# Commercial Finance Lead  - (Fixed Terms Appointment) 24 months

**Company**: Government Commercial Function
**Location**: Salford, Greater Manchester
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: Flexible
**Salary**: GBP 76,942 - 84,637 per year
**Category**: Finance
**Industry**: Finance

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## Description

As Commercial Finance Lead, you will be part of DSIT Commercial and join a function recognised as the Best Commercial Team in Government (Government Function Awards 2024).

You will lead a team of commercial finance managers who are experts in their contracts and suppliers, ensuring that BDUK discharges its obligations under the contract correctly and manages suppliers to do the same.

Key Responsibilities:

- Enabling BDUK stakeholders, suppliers and delivery partners to understand and apply effective Value for Money (VFM) processes across individual contracts and projects.

- Leading analysis of supplier pricing, supplier performance and programme performance to provide assurance that public funding is delivering value for money.

- Overseeing VFM assurance and evaluation activity across all stages of the commercial lifecycle.

- Leading commercial and financial negotiations with suppliers on contract change proposals and exits to secure robust outcomes that represent value for money and protect BDUK’s commercial position.

- Ensuring suppliers adhere to contractual cost management and reporting obligations.

- Supporting the development of BDUK’s commercial strategy through robust, evidence-based analysis.

- Providing coaching and development support to more junior members of the team.

Essential Skills:

- Evidence of a sound understanding and application of procurement and contract management principles, concepts and techniques.

- Application of risk management key principles.

- Sound judgement and decision-making skills.

- Ability to analyse financial information to improve decision making in complex commercial situations.

- Ability to work within multi-functional teams and communicate and influence effectively.

Desirable Skills:

- A relevant qualification for Commercial and / or Financial, or a willingness to study towards one.

- Experience of the telecoms marketplace and regulated market environment.

Benefits:

- Flexible working

- Generous benefits

- Career Coaches

- Mentors

- L&D

- A Commercial College

- Active talent management

## Skills

### Required
- procurement
- contract management
- risk management
- financial analysis
- communication

### Nice to have
- telecoms marketplace
- regulated market environment
- commercial qualification
- financial qualification

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