Commercial Manager - Derby, GBR

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ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The Commercial Finance Manager will be responsible for successful delivery of commercial management of the Rolls Royce Account.  Working closely with the Account Operations Managers & Leadership and the Client to provide commercial governance proactively delivering on Change Control driving value to both Rolls-Royce and JLL. The right candidate must have the ability to establish and maintain stakeholder relationships, both internally within JLL and externally with the our client.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Commercial Management

  • Provides clear direction and commercial advice to the account team

  • Drives processes to support account objectives and goals and motivates others to achieve them

  • Facilitate Global Change Control Process, providing support & maintenance of processes and driving innovation  

  • Review of all Change Control Requests for compliance with managed service agreement (MSA) and data accuracy, providing appropriate levels of challenge and ensuring value for money.

  • Create Pricing models that support a Change Control request

  • Provision of relevant management information and service levels

  • Contribute to MSA changes and updates

  • Provide support to the Quote process for Small Projects and Direct to Business, ensuring compliance to agreed processes

• Management of Commercial models

  • Detailed understanding of the MSA commercials with a broader appreciation of all aspects of the contract

  • Management and maintenance of relevant commercial documents including Site Level Pricing Model, ORM and contract management checklists

  • Provide monthly reporting on all Change Control Requests to client

  • Develop financial modelling & analysis supporting the senior leadership team

  • Lead pricing support for scope or service changes and small projects and direct to business requests

  • Management of the Global Cost Saving tracker

  • Management of the Global Investment Fund tracker

• Service Delivery Spend – Reporting, Budget and Forecast, working with Country & Regional Finance Teams:

  • Ensure Country & Site budgets are updated with impact of Change Control request and clearly shown in variance commentary

• Project work

  • Develop analysis and BI tools to support the contract performance as required

  • Provide innovation and to transform Review and transform the change management process

  • Support the implement of the new Client Discretionary Spend process

  • Support leadership and client with any adhoc requests

CANDIDATE SPECIFICATION:  KEY SELECTION CRITERIA

Ideal Experience

• In a finance commercial role for 5 years or greater with a proven track record of performance at a senior level

• Qualified Accountant

• Ability to work remotely and be able to manage and prioritize work load

Critical Competencies for Success

• Technical Competence

  • Ability to draw coherent input from a variety of functional units to compile concise financial information

  • Demonstrated experience with client reporting including preparation of straight forward executive summaries

• Quest for Excellence

  • Has an eye for detail, while not losing sight of the larger picture

  • Goal-oriented, able to focus on meeting all performance targets

• Problem Solving & Strategic Thinking

  • Capacity to deal with ambiguity and solve complex problems effectively

  • Analytical, proven ability to solve problems using an objective approach

  • Proven ability to employ holistic approaches and look towards long term solutions

• Project Management & Organizational Skills

  • Excellent planning & organizational skills to prioritize work and meet global and regional deadlines

–Team player and flexible, focused on the best outcome for all.

Other Personal Characteristics

• Demonstrates ability to build and retain key stakeholder relationships – able to interact across all media, including face to face with external clients at regional and global levels

• Clear communicator for teams in region and global – presentation skills and possesses strong verbal & written communication skills; also an active listener

• Self-motivated and a positive “can-do” attitude.

• Proactive and flexible – able to adapt to rapidly changing situations

• Proven ability to initiate and follow through with improvement initiatives

• Able to work independently and be a team player

• Exhibits honesty, trustworthiness and high standards of personal integrity

• Challenging colleagues, supporting an open culture for new ideas and willing to challenge status quo

• Ability to recognize when and who to escalate issues

Location

• UK – Preferable Derby

KEY STAKEHOLDERS

Account Operations & Leadership Team and Client Leadership at Country, Regional and Global levels

REPORTING TO

Global Finance Director

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Location:

Remote –Bristol, GBR, Derby, GBR

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