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Finance Manager - Bids & Tenders - 5 month FTC
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Commercial Finance Manager – Fixed Term Contract (5 months, starting ASAP)
Location: Staines Upon Thames
We are entering a period of significant tender activity and are looking for an experienced Commercial Finance Manager to join us on a five-month fixed term contract. You will play a central role in shaping our bid strategy, ensuring every proposal is commercially robust and every contract delivers the margin it promises.
Tender and Commercial Delivery
- Develop the pricing models, benchmarks, and financial measures that underpin our RFP responses
- Build a detailed understanding of our contracts, pricing mechanisms, and competitive position across the UK & Ireland
- Partner with the commercial team to review and challenge proposals ahead of submission
- Conduct post-tender audits, confirming delivered margin against approved documentation
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Reporting and Analysis
- Own month-end close and revenue reporting, ensuring all revenue streams are correctly accounted for
- Deliver variance analysis against forecast, identifying root causes, risks, and opportunities
- Support the monthly, quarterly, and rolling forecast process, including risk-adjusted forecasting
Improvement
- Work with commercial, procurement, and operations to identify revenue leakage and margin improvement opportunities
- Provide oversight of the order-to-cash process
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About You
- Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA/CGMA)
- 5–8 years’ commercial finance experience, ideally within a large FMCG business
- Proven track record of managing large, complex tenders and RFPs
- Able to bring clarity to complex commercial models and present confidently to senior stakeholders
- Advanced Excel with strong Office 365 skills
- Sound judgement in handling commercially sensitive information
This is an opportunity to make an immediate and visible contribution to the commercial success of the business during a pivotal period.
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