Commercial Finance Manager

Overview

As Commercial Finance Manager, you will partner with Consulting and Sector Units to provide real-time financial insight and strategic commercial support. You’ll influence decisions on bids, pricing, and delivery to create value while ensuring rigorous reporting and forecasting. You’ll lead ad-hoc analyses and contribute to growth projects, engaging senior leaders with clear, actionable insights. This role offers visibility across functions and a chance to shape financial strategy in a global professional services environment.

Pay / Benefits

• Private healthcare
• 25 days annual leave (+ 0.5 day Christmas Eve)
• Generous pension scheme
• Community and charity initiatives
• Annual performance-based bonus
• Tax efficient benefits (cycle to work, give as you earn)

Responsibilities

• Strategic business partnering with client and Go-to-Market levels; deliver forward-looking financial analysis and performance reporting
• Present insights to stakeholders in impactful formats to drive action
• Educate Unit Leads, Partners, and Consultants on financial principles and commercial acumen
• Lead workshops on finance topics such as bid modelling, the PA model and value creation strategies
• Provide commercial risk management support including open book reporting and high-risk assignment reviews
• Engage across the full lifecycle of service delivery, ensuring sound financial setup, pricing, and risk mitigation
• Deliver weekly, monthly, and quarterly performance reporting with variance analysis
• Lead forecasting, budgeting, and sensitivity modelling; perform earned-value analysis
• Monitor job profitability against bid projections and advise on corrective actions
• Oversee subcontractor arrangements, invoicing, payment terms, and debt collection
• Actively manage contract risk portfolios and advise on currency, taxation, and interest implications
• Prepare for internal audits, coordinate with auditors, and ensure SOX compliance
• Oversee risk and controls, monitor spend anomalies, and implement corrective actions

Key requirements

• UK 2:1 degree-equivalent
• Qualified Accountant (CIMA, ACCA, ACA)
• Experience influencing senior stakeholders
• Cross-functional relationship management
• Strong commercial acumen
• Advanced Excel and data analysis skills
• Experience in a global professional services environment and/or UK Government desirable
• Previous line management experience

• Strategic influence
• Business partnering
• Commercial awareness
• Advanced Excel
• Data analysis
• Earned-value analysis

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