Commercial Finance Manager

Sodexo; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 59,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading services company is seeking a Commercial Finance Manager to lead strategic sourcing across the UK & Ireland. This role involves collaborating with stakeholders, driving performance, and managing financial modelling for bids. The ideal candidate should be a qualified accountant with excellent numerical skills and a strong commercial awareness. This position offers hybrid working, up to £70,000 salary, and a range of benefits.

Benefits

15% Bonus

Car allowance

20+ Sodexo benefits

Gym discount

24/7 employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Ability to analyse and work with incomplete data.
• Experience in collaborative working within a FMCG, FM, Services environment.
• Experience of working with budgets and financial targets.

Responsibilities

• Act as a key member of the project team within each bid.
• Own the Bid financial modelling of each tender.
• Accountable for identifying bid financial analysis and governance.

Skills

Numerical skills

Financial modelling (Microsoft Excel)

Commercial awareness

Communication skills

Data analysis

Education

Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)

Job description

Overview

We're looking for a Commercial Finance Manager to lead strategic sourcing across the UK & Ireland, driving performance, sustainability, and risk mitigation across key service lines. This role offers the opportunity to shape category strategies that deliver commercial impact, collaborate globally, and build strong stakeholder relationships while ensuring compliance and responsible sourcing.

Join Sodexo and be part of something greater. You belong in a team where you can act with purpose and thrive in your own way.

For more information on Sodexo Careers please visit Sodexo Careers

Main Responsibilities

• Act as a key member of the project team within each bid, and the point of contact for solution owners regarding cost details
• Own the Bid financial modelling of each tender, translate different data sets and sources into the standardised models.
• Read Bid documentation and provide reviews of terms vs normal practice, and commercial red lines
• Contribute to tender clarification processes, identifying areas of ambiguity, errors, and conflicting terms
• Accountable for identifying and ensuring appropriate bid financial analysis, benchmarking summaries and commentary, to support governance and decision-making processes.
• Provide pricing, commercial and financial support to the Business Development Team.
• Collaborate with operational colleagues and other members of the Commercial department during the mobilisation of successful tenders to ensure that all pricing commercial and contractual matters are understood.
• Present commercial summaries and analysis to the bidding team, finance director and other senior leaders making financial outputs relative to non-finance stakeholders
• Work closely with segments\' legal & commercial representatives to understand risks and that the contractual Schedules are appropriate and workable, including payment mechanisms, performance monitoring regimes, compensation on termination.
• Collaborate with other Commercial Managers to ensure that grey areas of responsibility are being effectively covered. Possibilities include new services into existing contracts and market test avoidance proposals.

Please see attached job description for further information regarding the role requirements

The Ideal Candidate

• Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA).
• Experience in analysing and working with incomplete data.
• Excellent numerical and financial modelling skills. (Microsoft Excel)
• High degree of accuracy
• understanding of how contracts work with strong commercial awareness.
• Able to liaise effectively with non-finance colleagues, sharing ideas and information.
• Experience of collaborative working within a FMCG, FM, Services environment (Ideal).
• Able to work independently, flexibly and professionally building relationships with key stakeholders.
• Able to communicate effectively with colleagues and senior managers / directors.
• Experience of working with budgets and financial targets.

Package Description

Up to £70,000 depending on experience + 15% Bonus + Car allowance

Hybrid working - 2 days at the office ( Manchester or London )

Working with Sodexo is more than a job; it's a chance to be part of something greater.

You'll belong in a company and team that values you for you; you'll act with purpose and have an impact through your everyday actions; and you'll be able to thrive in your own way.

In addition, we offer 20+ Sodexo benefits such as Sodexo retirement plan, discounts to over 1,900 brands to shop online, Gym discount to maintain a healthy lifestyle, a confidential 24/7 employee assistance programme providing independent support to overcome whenever life has its obstacles including emotional support, legal and financial advice.

For further details regarding our Sodexo benefits please see attached.

Ready to be part of something greater? Apply today!

About The Company

At Sodexo, our purpose is to create a better everyday for everyone to build a better life for all. As the global leader in services that improve the Quality of Life, we operate in 55 countries, serving over 100 million consumers each day through our unique combination of On-Site Food and FM Services, Benefits & Rewards Services and Personal & Home Services.

We\'re all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities, and we celebrate diversity. We\'re an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be natural, and be the best versions of themselves. We recognise that we\'re on a journey with regards to diversity and inclusion and would therefore welcome applications for candidates from underrepresented backgrounds.

We\'re a Disability Confident Leader employer. We\'re committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations. We run a Disability Confident interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria for the job.