Commercial Finance Manager / Contracts Finance – Procurement

Government Recruitment Service; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A government department is seeking a Commercial Financial Business Partner to join their Finance team in Glasgow. The ideal candidate will manage finance contract management on major programs and support financial evaluations of suppliers. Strong analytical skills and experience in contract management are essential for this role, contributing to the oversight of critical commercial projects and ensuring value for money in procurements.

Qualifications

• Experience in commercial finance and contract management.
• Ability to assess financial standing and risks of suppliers.
• Strong analytical skills for financial evaluation.

Responsibilities

• Manage commercial finance contract management on major programs.
• Support relationships with key senior stakeholders within Finance.
• Provide financial guidance across critical commercial projects.

Job description

Overview

We are excited to announce that we are currently seeking a Commercial Financial Business Partner (SEO) to join our Commercial Finance team at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).

The Commercial Finance team is a small team with a big remit, our team plays a crucial role operating across critical commercial projects and procurement activities, providing colleagues with financial guidance and support across the entire life cycle of commercial contracts.

As a team, we are responsible for providing financial support to major procurements projects and post contract award activities, which can include Open Book analysis, supplier viability analysis, payment modelling, and financial Strategy development.

The Commercial Finance Business Partner will primarily focus on supporting financial evaluation of companies contracting with DWP. Assessing their financial standing and any financial risks.

The Commercial Finance team is a small team with a wide reach, working across a number of critical DWP Commercial Categories to support our commercial colleagues on sourcing activity and to provide financial support during the in-life management of contracts.

We support our customers providing financial analysis when monitoring and assessing the financial health of our suppliers during live running to ensure we bring out the best value for money in our programmes.

We have an exciting opportunity for an SEO Commercial Finance Business Partner within the Commercial Directorate. The role will support:

• Commercial finance contract management on major programs (ranging from £hundreds of millions to £billions in contractual value)
• Support in the management of multiple relationships across DWP, in particular, with key senior stakeholders within Finance, Commercial and Policy communities.