Senior Commercial Finance Manager

~~Senior Commercial Finance Manager (Qualified) – Birmingham – £55,000 to £70,000 + Outstanding Benefits – Hybrid~~ We are currently recruiting for an exciting opportunity, offering the chance to work on some of the most critical and impactful procurement programmes in the UK. 📍 Location: Birmingham (Hybrid Working) 💼 Role: Senior Commercial Finance Manager (Qualified) 💰 Salary: £55,000–£70,000 + Excellent Pension + Flexible Benefits 📄 Contract: Permanent | Full-Time

The Role
As Senior Commercial Finance Manager, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the financial strategy across major procurement and commercial projects. You will be a trusted financial expert, advising senior leaders and providing detailed financial analysis to ensure the delivery of efficient, commercially sound contracts.

You’ll lead a small team of qualified finance professionals and engage directly with senior stakeholders, providing both strategic input and detailed financial insight across programmes worth billions in public expenditure.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead complex financial analysis, modelling, and strategic advice to support major procurement activity

• Provide expertise in supplier viability, investment decisions, open book accounting, and payment methodologies

• Engage and influence stakeholders at senior leadership and ministerial levels, providing trusted financial insight to drive key decisions

• Support contract negotiations with financial due diligence and commercial analysis

• Manage and develop a team, ensuring delivery of high-quality financial analysis aligned to organisational goals

About You

• Fully qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA, ICAEW, or equivalent) with full membership

• Proven track record in financial modelling of complex transactions (Excel essential, VBA desirable)

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to present clear, concise financial insights

• Commercially astute with experience advising on procurement, supplier relationships, and commercial strategy

• Experienced leader with the ability to develop teams and build effective working relationships across a range of stakeholders

At the Robert Walters Group, we endeavour to contact all candidates to register their details. However, due to the high number of applications we receive, if we have not reached out to you within 72 hours, please assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

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