Finance Commercial manager

Finance Commercial Manager supporting the Germany Delivery Organization;
Independent contributor with no people management responsibilities;
Advisor, helper, facilitator for the Sales and Service Delivery community and country Senior Leadership to better understand their business (opportunities/ risks/ trend) and overall business dynamics;
Support the design and ongoing management of robust financial analysis, reporting and governance processes for commercial aspects on specific contracts;
Manages continuous improvement process to ensure we maximize revenue capture and cost control/accuracy;
Finance/Commercial owner and escalation point for internal business and support functions;
Month-end financial close activities;
Commercial contract management;
Supports his/her manager in delivering their responsibilities and liaises with internal cross functional teams;
The ideal candidate should be excited about the opportunity to identify, pursue and capture P&L improvement opportunities;
Profit and loss responsibility for business area;
Needs to understand and where required present and recommend to senior management the commercial hydraulics for account or business area including key profit drivers, risks and opportunities.
Client facing commercial contact / negotiator;
Responsible for signing off new and additional business and supporting the commercial modelling of renewals/ extensions;

• Excellent analytical, numerical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• High level of ethics required
• A knowledge of general accounting practice
• Ability to work on own initiative
• Excellent working knowledge of Excel.
• Knowledge of SAP systems preferred
• Ability to prioritize and work to deadlines
• Good verbal and written communication skills (both German and English business language)
• Good presentation skills
• Risk management experience useful
• Prior negotiation skills useful
• Ability to work across a variety of departments and functions to achieve objectives
• Ability to travel