Commercial Analyst - 9 month FTC

At Close Brothers we look to recruit individuals from all different backgrounds and encourage you to apply even if you don't tick every box. We celebrate diversity, promote inclusivity and are open to discuss flexible work options to help you balance your work and home life. Join the Close Brothers WorkPlace Team where you will support the management of the financial budget including management of the properties under the Group Facilities contract and managing payments within the Property and projects team, inputting into the department's strategy for service delivery and future forecasting. The successful candidate will engage positively with all of our supply chain and P&F team to get the best value out of our contracts and operations. RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support in commercial assurance role for all commercial and contractual changes, including supporting management and providing required management information to support senior decision making and reporting.
• Manage Reactive budget spend - identify trends
• Payment of supply chain within 30days
• Maintain channels of communication with supply chain identifying and resolving commercial issues. Support in maintaining risk and issue logs and ensuring minutes are taken and filed.
• Support management of suppliers against their contractual SLAs/KPIs, ensuring contractual obligations are met, and all contract related risks or issues are addressed.
• Key in leading the commercial elements of all procurements and supplier negotiation processes to ensure legally and commercially sound outcomes.
• Review and analyse supplier spend, identifying areas for saving and efficiencies.
• Assess commercial data for both accuracy and audit purposes, and provide input to management reports and other requests for information
  
  Management & Accounting qualification, BTEC/ ILM3 or above
• Excellent Stakeholder management and communication skills both written and oral
• Ability to produce reports and analyse data
• The ability to demonstrate an analytical approach, good problem-solving and strong negotiation skills. - Making Effective Decisions
• Experience of managing commercial suppliers and delivering value for money, including experience of contract management and measuring SLAs, KPIs and using contractual levers. Experience
• Knowledge of procurements, with an understanding of Bank procurement rules.
• The lead criteria is: Experience of managing commercial suppliers and delivering value for money, including experience of contract management and measuring SLAs, KPIs and using contractual levers
• Forecast and budget management experience across a UK wide portfolio
• Experience of negotiating contract including understanding industry standard clauses.
  
  At Close Brothers we support employees to balance their work life priorities and in this role you will be able to enjoy a mixture of hybrid working.
Close Brothers is a leading UK merchant banking group providing lending, deposit taking, wealth management services and securities trading. At Close Brothers we provide financial support and advice to small businesses and individuals in the UK. Our purpose is to help the people and businesses of Britain thrive over the long term. To find out more about Close Brothers, please visit our careers page: To find out more about life at Close Brothers: To find out more about our benefits: To find out more about our commitment to creating an inclusive environment: #LI-TM1 #LI-HYBRID Close Brothers is a leading UK merchant banking group providing lending, deposit taking, wealth management services and securities trading. We employ over 3,500 people, principally in the UK. Close Brothers Group plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a member of the FTSE 250.We remain focused on markets and services we know and understand, developing leading positions and unrivalled expertise. Our approach is prudent and considered enabling us to grow sustainably, through all market conditions, building confidence among our depositors and investors. Our businesses have remained local as we continue to provide bespoke services, and developing long-term relationships ensuring our success in the future. We value our clients over everything else. What they do is important - they are the doers and makers of things, the wealth creators, the investors and the savers. We ensure our services meet their specific needs and invest to support them as they grow. These principles, founded in our past but applied to the modern world today, represent what we describe as 'modern merchant banking' - values that are embedded in our culture and that underpin everything we do. Close Brothers Group