Finance Manager - Commercial Evaluations

Vitae Financial Recruitment; England; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency seeks a Finance Manager to support commercial evaluations within a dynamic finance team in Hertfordshire. The ideal candidate will be a qualified professional with strong commercial acumen and project evaluation experience, contributing to strategic business decisions in a hybrid working environment.

Benefits

Generous Bonus

Comprehensive Benefits Package

Qualifications

• Experienced finance professional with a background in commercial evaluations.
• Proven ability to operate effectively in a fast-moving environment.
• Exposure to manufacturing, technology, or construction industries.

Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted finance business partner in bid and proposal processes.
• Conduct commercial evaluations and pricing to support strategic decisions.
• Develop and maintain critical business skills within the team.

Skills

Commercial acumen

Relationship building

Project evaluation

Costing and pricing methodologies

Education

Qualified CIMA, ACA or ACCA

Job description

Finance Manager - Commercial Evaluations

Hertfordshire (Hybrid - 2-3 days / Flexible Working)

Circa 65,000 - 75,000 per annum (depending on experience)

Generous Bonus

Comprehensive Benefits Package

Overview

An exciting opportunity for an experienced finance professional to join this market leading international business where you will be able to apply your finance and business partnering skills in a truly commercial context, working within a fast-paced, multi-skilled environment. This role offers a high level of autonomy and insight into how large organisations manage business and commercial risks.

This role requires someone with exposure to commercial project evaluations, including areas such as costings, pricing, project evaluation, scenario planning, and bids/tender evaluations or similar, with a demonstrable background in business partnering commercial, operational or project teams.

You will likely come from a manufacturing, technology, construction, or other project-based industry / sector.

The Role

You will join a specialist, independent finance team responsible for the review and analysis of bids and proposals, facilitating internal approvals and supporting contract negotiations. The role provides strategic insight into organisational business direction, covering both domestic and international opportunities across the full lifecycle of products—from assessment and development to manufacturing and customer support.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted finance business partner in bid and proposal processes
• Maintain strong working relationships with Sales and Project Teams to ensure financial requirements are fully represented
• Conduct commercial evaluations, costings, pricing, and scenario planning to support strategic business decisions
• Develop and maintain critical business skills within the team, supporting staff development and retention
• Contribute to costing and pricing methodologies for long-term contracts
• Interface and influence business leads at all organisational levels

About you

• Ideally Qualified CIMA, ACA or ACCA
• Experienced finance professional with strong commercial acumen and exposure to project-based evaluations
• Proven ability to build relationships across multiple functions
• Knowledge of contract costing, pricing, and scenario planning advantageous
• Experience in manufacturing, technology, construction, or other project-based industries desirable
• Able to operate effectively in a fast-moving, complex environment

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