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Pay £62,167 - £72,474
Job description
Working closely with Commercial and Business area experts you will be responsible for providing a wide range of analysis and activities to enable the department to achieve value for money to DWP’s Service Delivery Commercial, Financial & Shared Services, and Automated Buying, Business Services and External Resources Commercial functions covering a portfolio of £2.8bn.
Activities will include (but are not limited to):
- Providing finance support to complex procurements including developing payment mechanisms, drafting tender documents, financial evaluation, procurement dialogue and commercial negotiation.
- Providing Should Cost analysis and contributing to Delivery Model Assessment to determine the most appropriate delivery method for the service.
- Providing analysis of financial statements and opinion on the relative strength and ongoing financial viability of suppliers.
- Leading reviews and analysing open book data on a regular and ad-hoc basis to ensure the department is gaining the maximum economic value from existing contracts.
- Leading and developing a small team of finance professionals, contributing to joint team and corporate objectives.
- Keeping DWP safe by ensuring that commercial activity adheres to published guidance including Managing Public Money and the Sourcing Playbook.
- Providing advice and insight to support data driven decision making and working collaboratively with other functional experts at all levels to deliver shared objectives.
- Acting as a financial leader and adviser, demonstrating professional and personal credibility and generating confidence in senior stakeholders.
Person specification
We welcome applications from candidates who demonstrate the following Essential Criteria:
- Experience of the critical review, challenge and evaluation of commercial proposals to deliver value for money.
- Experience of financial modelling including risk allocation, should cost modelling, and design of pricing models, preferably following guidance in the Cabinet Office’s Sourcing Playbook.
- The ability to analyse complex data and to communicate outcomes and financial concepts to a non-financial audience.
- Experience of leading within a team of subject matter experts and of bringing together expertise from multiple disciplines to drive desired outcomes for the organisation.
- Experience of ensuring adherence to financial policy such as Managing Public Money, including influencing stakeholders at all levels, demonstrating integrity and credibility.
Qualifications
You must hold a full chartered level professional qualification awarded by a UK-recognised accountancy body: CIMA, ICAEW, ACCA, CIPFA, ICAS or Chartered Accountants Ireland.
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Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Finance and Sales
Industries
Newspaper Publishing
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