Role Responsibility:

COMMERCIAL & FINANCE MANAGER – G4S Care and Rehabilitation Services

Home Based with regular travel to our secure establishments and Community Contracts

(Rugby, Wolverhampton, Milton Keynes, Northampton and South Wales)

Full Time, Permanent role

£70,000.00 - £76,000.00 per annum

Benefits: Pension, Company Bonus Scheme and Company Car or Allowance

Are you looking for your next career challenge working in a unique environment?

Do you have drive? Enthusiasm? Work well under pressure? Are you organised?

About us

G4S Care & Rehabilitation Services (CaRS) successfully manages five prisons, one secure training centre and a number of community contracts in England and Wales. The philosophy of our business is to rehabilitate offenders and equip them with the skills needed to re-integrate back into society. Our aim is to create an environment in which our staff and our service user feel safe.

About the role

We are looking for an experienced Commercial Manager to take the lead on a range of commercial activities within the CaRS Business, including contract management, variations and business improvement activities.

Reporting to the Commercial Director, you will work closely with the Managing Director along with all Prison, Secure Training Centre and Community Contract Directors and Senior Management Teams across multiple contracts.

In addition, you will deputise for the CaRS Finance Business Partner and will be responsible for providing financial guidance and advice to all Prison, Secure Training Centre, and Community Contract Directors as well as developing financial strategies and profit improvement plans for all relevant contracts.

Some of the key responsibilities for this role are:

• To take the lead in responding to Notices of Change as directed by the Commercial Director in respect of the main client contracts, subcontractors, suppliers and Industries Contracts.
• To implement and maintain a robust contract management system of all sub contract relationships within the business ensuring that those contracts are both efficient and effective and reporting to the Commercial Director the performance of each contract.
• To ensure that all contractual obligations are met and that full compliance with legal and statutory contract conditions placed on the business are achieved. Raising any concerns on non-compliances to the Commercial Director.
• To take the lead in a range of commercial projects within the business designed to improve the commercial and financial performance of contracts within the business.
• To provide financial guidance and advice to establishment Directors and their Senior Management Teams. Taking the lead in developing financial strategies and plans for the relevant contracts.
• Under the guidance of the Finance Business Partner to take the lead in coordinating the profit improvements plans within the business.
• Liaise with external auditors and other agencies as needed to ensure full compliance with company and statutory requirements.
• To act as the Investment Board Secretary for the CaRS Business
• Collate Life Cycle, ARF and Capex proposals from all sites for the monthly Investment Board, ensuring that the appropriate business cases and investment appraisals are included.
• To provide the investment board with the up to date financial information which includes, Original Budgets, actual and committed spends and latest forecasts, together with the monitoring of the expected return on investments.
• Ensure that the agreed investments are appropriately accounted for with the support of the contract Management Accountants.
• Commercial and Finance support for the Business Development Team on new business opportunities.
• Provide Commercial and Financial support to the mobilisation of new contracts and demobilisation of ending contracts.

The Ideal Candidate:

About you

Leading by example, we are looking for a highly motivated and determined person, with the ability to be resilient, confident with a tenacious can do attitude and the ability to work alone and as part of a busy and fast paced environment.

The ideal candidate for this role will have contract management experience with Commercial experience of PFI contracts. Whilst desirable, it is not essential to be a post qualified Accountant

In addition, you must be able to demonstrate the ability to work to tight deadlines, maintain confidentiality, have the ability to prioritise workload, maintain high levels of accuracy and challenge where necessary. Excellent written and verbal communication skills are a must, as well as working proactively and using your own initiative.

It is key that you are flexible, work well under pressure and able to work in a constantly evolving work environment.

You must have strong IT skills, including experience of Google and Google Docs, Word, Excel and Powerpoint.

Equality and Diversity is an important part of G4S Care and Rehabilitation Services. We actively encourage applications from all backgrounds and are a fully inclusive employer who aims to support all employees to be their true selves. We are happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments for either the role or during the recruitment process

G4S is committed to safeguarding and promoting the wellbeing of children and adults at risk and the post holder must support these goals.

Please note that these vacancies are subject to a 5 year checkable history and the strict vetting standards set by G4S, and HMPPS and are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act.

You must be eligible to work in the UK and must have been resident in the UK for a minimum period of 3 years. You will also need to provide full details of your employment and education history for the last 5 years as part of the security screening process for this role.

What we offer

• Competitive salary
• 5 weeks' holiday plus bank holidays
• Access to a contributory pension scheme
• A range of study support programs and learning & development to assist with your own personal development once you have completed the required mandatory training and probation period.
• Various employee discount schemes including Perks at work and Blue Light for major Brands
• Discounted Gym Memberships
• Access to Employee Assistance Programme

To apply for this vacancy please send your covering letter and CV to Leah Bowpitt, Resourcing Business Partner at leah.bowpitt@uk.g4s.com by the closing date above or press .