Commercial Finance Lead - Bids and Tenders

JR United Kingdom; Leeds; Remote; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent listed business is seeking a Commercial Finance Lead to oversee its finance team, focused on bids and tenders. This predominantly remote role requires strong communication skills and the ability to lead complex financial analyses. The ideal candidate will help drive rapid business growth through effective budgeting and forecasting.

Benefits

Salary around £100k

Bonus

Mostly remote and flexible working

Qualifications

• Experience in bid work and tenders.
• Confident and personable with senior leadership.
• Skilled in managing a team of finance professionals.

Responsibilities

• Managing a team of twelve finance professionals.
• Leading financial analysis and modeling for bids.
• Building relationships at all levels within the organization.

Skills

Communication

Financial analysis

Team management

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Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

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Posted:

06.06.2025

Expiry Date:

21.07.2025

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Job Description:

Citadel Source is working with a leading, listed business to recruit a Commercial Finance Lead – Bids and Tenders. The role is mainly remote and based in the UK. It involves leading the finance team within a new division focused on securing new business through tenders, and partnering with senior management.

About you

The ideal candidate will be confident, personable, and skilled at communicating complex financial information to senior leaders. They will have experience in bid work, tenders, business cases, and a focus on continuous improvement to support rapid business growth.

The role

This position offers an opportunity to support the business in developing a robust MI-driven approach, building budgeting and forecasting processes, setting targets, identifying risks and opportunities, and tracking progress with the leadership team.

Key responsibilities include:

• Partnering with senior leadership
• Building relationships at all levels
• Managing a team of twelve finance professionals
• Ensuring all finance aspects of bids meet requirements
• Leading financial analysis and modeling for bids
• Ensuring bid financial models comply with client requirements
• Testing sensitivities and scenarios to assess risks and opportunities
• Developing funding strategies for bids
• Leading finance governance and approval processes
• Developing and owning the finance bidding framework
• Supporting colleagues with financial guidance
• Collaborating across finance functions to improve efficiency

What the client offers

• Salary around £100k
• Bonus
• Mostly remote and flexible working

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