Strategic Commercial Project Lead

Körber; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Körber in the United Kingdom is seeking a Commercial Project Manager to provide financial oversight across the UK project portfolio. You will partner with Project Management, Commercial, Procurement and Finance to safeguard profitability and cash flow throughout the project lifecycle.

The role emphasizes forecasting, EAC, risk management and strong business partnering to improve project performance, with SAP experience and advanced Excel skills preferred for effective stakeholder communication.

Qualifications

• Part-qualified accountant or equivalent relevant experience in project finance, commercial finance, project controls or a similar environment.
• Strong experience in financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis.
• Experience working with ERP systems, preferably SAP.
• Strong commercial awareness and understanding of project financial performance.
• Strong Excel and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication, influencing and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide commercial and financial oversight of assigned projects from initiation through to completion, ensuring performance is understood and managed against agreed objectives.
• Lead project-level forecasting and Estimate at Completion (EAC), working with Project Management and relevant stakeholders to maintain accurate and realistic outlooks.
• Monitor revenue, costs, gross margin, profitability, cash flow and working capital, identifying material variances and emerging trends.
• Act as a trusted business partner to Project Managers and Project Directors, providing financial insight, challenge and recommendations to improve project performance.
• Assess the financial and commercial impact of customer variations, change orders, claims, additional scope and other changes to project requirements.
• Support the identification and management of project risks and opportunities, including potential margin erosion, cost pressures, delays and commercial exposure.
• Provide commercial and financial input to project reviews, recovery plans, contract discussions and key project decisions.
• Work collaboratively with Commercial, Procurement, Operations and Finance to ensure relevant project information is accurate, timely and supports effective decision-making.
• Monitor project billing and cash-flow performance and support actions to improve cash conversion.
• Provide timely and accurate project performance information and commentary for management reporting.
• Ensure project financial and commercial information is prepared and reported in accordance with established company procedures and project governance requirements.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of project commercial management, forecasting and performance reporting.

Skills

Financial analysis

Budgeting

Forecasting

Variance analysis

Excel

Communication

Stakeholder management

Business partnering

Problem solving

Forecasting and planning

Education

Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, Engineering, Project Management degree

ACCA/CIMA/ACA or equivalent (desirable)

Tools

SAP

Job description

Körber in the United Kingdom is seeking a Commercial Project Manager to provide financial oversight across the UK project portfolio. You will partner with Project Management, Commercial, Procurement and Finance to safeguard profitability and cash flow throughout the project lifecycle.

The role emphasizes forecasting, EAC, risk management and strong business partnering to improve project performance, with SAP experience and advanced Excel skills preferred for effective stakeholder communication.