Senior Commercial Finance Analyst

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Our people at JLL are shaping the future of real estate for a better world by combining world class services, advisory and technology for our clients. We are committed to hiring the best, most talented people  and empowering them to  thrive, grow meaningful careers and to find a place where they belong.  Whether you’ve got deep experience in commercial real estate, skilled trades or technology, or you’re looking to apply your relevant experience to a new industry, join our team as we help shape a brighter way forward.   

Based – Derby (client site Rolls-Royce)

Hours – 40hrs (Monday to Friday)

JLL empowers you to shape a brighter way.  

Our people at JLL are shaping the future of real estate for a better world by combining world-class services, advisory and technology for our clients. We are committed to hiring the best, most talented people and empowering them to thrive, grow meaningful careers and find a place where they belong.  Whether you’ve got deep experience in commercial real estate, skilled trades or technology, or you’re looking to apply your relevant experience to a new industry, join our team as we help shape a brighter way forward. 

What this job involves:

The Senior Commercial Finance Analyst will be responsible for successful delivery of Finance Business Partnering for and commercial management of the Rolls-Royce Account in the UK.  Working closely with the Finance Business Partner, Account Operations Managers and the Client to provide Finance & Commercial governance proactively delivering on Finance Reporting & Analysis, Budget & Forecasting and Change Control driving value to both Rolls-Royce and JLL. The right candidate must have the ability to establish and maintain stakeholder relationships, both internally within JLL and externally with our client.

What your day-to-day will look like:

• Change Control Management
  • Provides clear direction and commercial advice to the account team
  • Facilitate Global Change Control Process, providing support & maintenance of processes and driving innovation 
  • Review of all Change Control Requests for compliance with managed service agreement (MSA) and data accuracy, providing appropriate levels of challenge and ensuring value for money.
  • Create Pricing models that support a Change Control request
  • Provision of relevant management information and service levels
  • Provide support to the Quote process for Small Projects and Direct to Business, ensuring compliance to agreed processes
• Finance Partnering
  • Be the Finance subject matter expert to Account Operations Managers
  • Hold Monthly Finance & Commercial meetings with Account Operations Managers
  • Develop Site and Service Level Budgets and Forecast
  • Produce Monthly Financial Reporting to show performance of Actual vs Budget / Forecast with commentary

• Provide value add analysis to drive informed date driven outcomes
• Provide oversite to Client Billing and Unbilled, ensuring both are current

• Project work / Other
  • Develop analysis and BI tools to support the contract performance as required
  • Provide innovation and to transform Review and transform the change management process
  • Support the Business On Demand processes
  • Support Account Operations Managers and Client with any adhoc requests
  • Lead Financial and Commercial processes with Key Suppliers

Required / Desired Experience:

• In a finance commercial role for at least 5 years
• Preferably a Qualified Accountant or studying to achieve an Accounting Qualification
• Be office based but also work remotely and be able to manage and prioritise workload

Critical Competencies for Success

• Technical Competence
  • Ability to draw coherent input from a variety of functional units to compile concise financial information
  • Demonstrated experience with client reporting including preparation of straight forward executive summaries
• Quest for Excellence
  • Has an eye for detail, while not losing sight of the larger picture
  • Goal-oriented, able to focus on meeting all performance targets
• Problem Solving & Strategic Thinking
  • Capacity to deal with ambiguity and solve complex problems effectively
  • Analytical, proven ability to solve problems using an objective approach
  • Proven ability to employ holistic approaches and look towards long term solutions
• Project Management & Organizational Skills
  • Excellent planning & organizational skills to prioritize work and meet global and regional deadlines

Other Personal Characteristics

• Demonstrates ability to build and retain key stakeholder relationships – able to interact across all media, including face to face with external clients at regional and global levels
• Clear communicator for teams in region and global – presentation skills and possesses strong verbal & written communication skills, also an active listener
• Self-motivated and a positive “can-do” attitude.
• Proactive and flexible – able to adapt to rapidly changing situations
• Proven ability to initiate and follow through with improvement initiatives
• Able to work independently and be a team player
• Exhibits honesty, trustworthiness and high standards of personal integrity
• Challenging colleagues, supporting an open culture for new ideas and willing to challenge status quo
• Ability to recognise when and who to escalate issues

KEY STAKEHOLDERS

UK Finance Business Partner, Account Operations Managers and Client

REPORTING TO

UK Finance Business Partner

At JLL, we embrace more innovative ways of working and prioritise opportunities to strengthen and advance your career within the UK and beyond. We support each other's wellbeing and champion inclusivity and belonging across teams. What sets JLL apart is our culture of collaboration, both locally in the UK and across the globe. Join us in taking the more inspiring, innovative, and optimistic path on our journey toward success as a Senior Commercial Finance Analyst in Derby.

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