Commercial Finance Manager - Home based

RecruitME; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading water industry provider is seeking an Interim Commercial Finance Manager to join their Senior Management Team. This home-based role with travel to London requires significant experience in commercial finance, leading financial management for a major smart metering programme. The ideal candidate will be fully qualified and possess advanced financial modelling skills, with a focus on complex bids. This opportunity promises visibility, influence, and the chance to shape long-term transformation in the water sector.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in commercial finance.
• Advanced financial modelling and commercial analysis skills.
• Strong investment appraisal capability.

Responsibilities

• Lead financial management for the business.
• Partner with commercial and operational teams.
• Provide financial rigour on new opportunities.

Skills

Commercial finance experience

Financial modelling skills

Investment appraisal capability

Background in high-value bids

Education

Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA preferred)

Job description

Commercial Finance Manager – Home based

£80, – £, DOE | Home-Based with Travel to London & South East

Low-Carbon Market Leader | Rapidly Expanding | Entrepreneurial

Our client is a provider of fully funded, turnkey data-as-a-service solutions for the water industry and has recently secured a landmark 20-year smart metering contract —the first fully financed programme of its kind in the sector.

Due to high growth and long-term programme demands, they are seeking an Interim Commercial Finance Manager to join their Senior Management Team.

The Opportunity

This senior role leads financial management for the business and acts as deputy to the Finance Director. You’ll partner with commercial and operational teams, provide financial rigour on new opportunities, and shape financial strategy across a major long-term metering programme.

A high-impact position with visibility and influence from day one.

Key Focus Areas

• Financial leadership across a multi-year, high-value metering programme
• Finance lead for bids, tenders, pricing and modelling
• Monthly performance insight, commentary and board reporting
• Scenario modelling, investment appraisal and risk evaluation
• Budgeting, forecasting and strategic long-term financial planning

Ideal Candidate

• Significant experience in commercial finance
• Advanced financial modelling and commercial analysis skills
• Strong investment appraisal / project finance capability
• Background in complex, high-value bids / tenders
• Experience within water, utilities, engineering, construction or infrastructure
• Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA preferred)

Contract & Working Pattern

6–12 Month Fixed-Term Contract

Temp-to-Perm Potential

Inside IR35 (no contractors)

£70k–£k dependent on experience

Monday–Friday, 8 : 30am–5 : 00pm (40hrs)

Home-based with travel to London and the South East

Why Apply?

A rare opportunity to support the commercial and financial direction of a pioneering, industry-first smart metering programme, shaping long-term transformation in the water sector.