Job Description

This role will take ownership of a small portfolio of contracts and have a very broad and diverse range of responsibilities. You will be working closely with the commercial and operations team on the contract site and will become a trusted partner to the Contract Director and the leadership team by transforming financial and non-financial information into insight and influencing decision making to improve financial performance and sustain growth. You will deliver on time and accurately the financial requirements and any additional support required for the transitions of new contract wins and extensions. You will also support the financial strategy for changes in operational delivery.

Key responsibilities of this role include, but are not limited to:

• Act as a trusted, visible, and accessible point of contact to business leaders; providing commercial and financial decision support; challenge and insight into business profitability to drive future performance.
• Understand the customer landscape and their drivers to provide contract / service pricing, cash, and margin optimization recommendations, ensuring an acceptable balance of risk and return.
• Accountable for the accuracy of financial records, compliance, business financial plans and forecasts that are produced by the Centre of Excellence.
• Understand the value drivers of the business and provide guidance on contract / service performance including ROI, scenario planning, KPI analysis and benchmarking.
• Support the portfolio strategy through market, competitor, and portfolio analysis, and inform market entry and exit decisions.
• Provide challenge and decision support for new business, drawing upon the Pricing and Deal Architecture and Legal teams, as appropriate.
• Develop customer relationships to successfully contribute to commercial and financial negotiations regarding variable revenue, rebids and change notices.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Qualified accountant
• Strong Finance Business Partnering experience in a large corporate, including experience of supporting commercial teams such as Sales and Marketing
• Previous contracts experience would be advantageous
• Be able to add value in a commercially focused environment when bidding and contracting.
• Have the ability to persuade, listen to, and resolve disputes with key decision-makers
• Show strong commercial acumen and comprehension of the connections between important financial and non-financial business value drivers
• Demonstrate consistency, integrity as well as being adaptable, energetic.