Commercial Finance Lead - Bids and Tenders

JR United Kingdom; Chelmsford; Remote; GBP 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading listed business is seeking a Commercial Finance Lead focused on bids and tenders. This predominantly remote role involves collaborating with senior leadership, managing a finance team, and driving process improvements in a growing division. Ideal candidates should possess strong leadership and financial analysis skills.

Benefits

Bonus

Majority remote working policies

Flexible working hours

Qualifications

• Capable of explaining complex financial information to senior leadership.
• Experience leading commercial activities like bids and tenders.
• Eager to support continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Acting as a business partner to the Senior Leadership Team.
• Managing a team of twelve finance professionals.
• Leading financial analysts during the bid process.

Skills

Leadership

Financial Analysis

Commercial Awareness

Partnership Skills

Job description

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Commercial Finance Lead - Bids and Tenders, Chelmsford

Citadel Source is delighted to be working on an exclusive basis with a leading, listed business to recruit a Commercial Finance Lead – Bids and Tenders. This role is predominantly remote and based in the UK. It involves leading the finance element of a new division focused on securing new business through tenders, providing an exciting leadership opportunity within a growing team.

About you

The ideal candidate will be confident, personable, and possess strong partnering skills. You should be capable of explaining complex financial information to senior leadership, leading on commercial activities like bids and tenders, and eager to support continuous improvement to help the business win new opportunities and drive growth.

The role

This position offers the chance to partner with the business as it develops a robust MI-driven approach. Responsibilities include supporting budgeting and forecasting, setting operational targets, identifying risks and opportunities, and tracking progress with the senior leadership team.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Acting as a business partner to the Senior Leadership Team
• Building relationships across all levels of the business and participating in management meetings
• Managing a team of twelve finance professionals
• Ensuring all finance aspects of bids meet internal and client requirements
• Leading financial analysts and modellers during the bid process to ensure high-quality, accurate financial components that optimise commercial advantage
• Ensuring bid financial models comply with client templates and requirements
• Challenging and validating all bid inputs, testing sensitivities, and providing financial insights to support risk and opportunity discussions
• Leading funding strategy development for bids
• Managing finance governance, including preparing briefings and obtaining approvals for bid submissions
• Developing and maintaining the finance framework for bidding activities
• Promoting understanding and use of the finance framework across the finance team
• Supporting Bid Finance Managers with guidance and challenge
• Collaborating with the Mobilisation team post-bid to review assumptions and risks
• Driving process improvements and best practices within the finance function

What the client offers

• Salary around £100,000
• Bonus
• Majority remote and flexible working policies

If you are interested, please apply or contact Oliver Price at [emailprotected].