Senior Commercial Manager

Jobtailor; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in the United Kingdom (Glasgow) is seeking a finance professional to develop fit-for-purpose financial models for multi-year strategic business cases and to act as the gatekeeper for new investments. You will lead modelling activities and support external discussions with suppliers, ensuring value for money.

Collaborating across procurement, contract management and the wider finance team, you will influence senior stakeholders, drive large-scale change delivery, and advance the ACCA

Qualifications

• Commercial experience in multi-channel or high-volume customer business.
• Ability to develop financial models from scratch tailored to the task and adaptable in complexity.
• Strong ability to influence others, including those at levels above.
• Experience working within a matrix organisation to achieve common goals.
• Direct experience of supporting delivery of large scale change (£10m+).

Responsibilities

• Develop fit-for-purpose financial models for multi-year strategic projects and smaller-scale investments.
• Act as Finance gatekeeper for new business investment initiatives.
• Support financial/commercial discussions with external suppliers.
• Work with Procurement and Contract Management to ensure value for money in external relationships.
• Build expert knowledge of the ACCA customer journey and core products.
• Lead customer-focused modelling activities to generate actionable insights.
• Monitor discount consumption on core income lines.
• Approve new discounting initiatives and review existing initiative performance.
• Support the wider Finance team to ensure efficient department operations.
• Report day-to-day to the Head of Financial Planning & Performance.

Skills

Financial Modeling

Stakeholder Influence

Large Scale Change Delivery

Matrix Organization Experience

Customer-Focused Insights

Education

ACCA

Job description

• Develop fit-for-purpose financial models for financial business cases for multi-year strategic projects and smaller-scale investments
• Act as Finance gatekeeper for new business investment initiatives
• Support financial/commercial discussions with external suppliers
• Work with Procurement and Contract Management to ensure value for money in external relationships
• Build expert knowledge of the ACCA customer journey and core products
• Lead customer-focused modelling activities to generate actionable insights
• Act as Secretary for the Discount Governance Group
• Monitor discount consumption on core income lines
• Approve new discounting initiatives and review existing initiative performance
• Support the wider Finance team to ensure efficient department operations
• Report day-to-day to the Head of Financial Planning & Performance

Requirements

• Commercial experience gained within a multi-channel or a high-volume customer business
• Ability to develop financial models from scratch tailored to the particular task and adaptable in complexity
• Strong ability to influence others, including those at levels above
• Experience working within a matrix organisation structure to achieve common goals
• Direct experience of supporting delivery of large scale change (£10m+)
• Experience working collaboratively with and ability to challenge senior stakeholders

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in developing financial models tailored to strategic projects and investments, with a strong focus on influencing senior stakeholders and supporting large-scale change initiatives. Proficient in financial analysis and collaborative engagement within a matrix organization to drive value and efficiency.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Financial Modeling
• Stakeholder Influence
• Large Scale Change Delivery
• Matrix Organization Experience
• Customer-Focused Insights

Hard Skills

• Financial Modeling
• Financial Analysis
• Budgeting
• Forecasting
• Data Analysis

Soft Skills

• Influencing Others
• Collaboration
• Communication
• Problem Solving

Certifications & Qualifications

• ACCA

Industry Keywords

• Financial Business Cases
• Procurement
• Contract Management
• Discount Governance
• Customer Journey