Business Finance and Pricing Manager

Job description

Your Impact:

At Jacobs, we'll inspire and empower you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed - today and into tomorrow. With more than 55,000 people in 40 countries, working at Jacobs offers an exciting range of opportunities to develop your career within a supportive and diverse team who always strive to do the right thing for our people, clients and communities.

People are Jacobs' greatest asset, and we offer a competitive package to retain and attract the best talent.

In addition to the benefits you'd expect, UK employees also receive free single medical cover and digital GP service, family-friendly benefits such as enhanced parental leave pay and free membership of employee assistance and parental programmes, plus reimbursement towards relevant professional development and memberships. We also give back to our communities through our Collectively program which incorporates matched-funding, paid volunteering time and charitable donations.

About the Opportunity

Technology, Consulting & Innovation (TC&I) provides a range of research, analysis, testing and bespoke engineering solutions for sectors including nuclear, aerospace, clean energy, infrastructure and oil and gas.

• Our complex of more than 50 laboratories and test rigs includes the UK's High Temperature Facility.
• World leaders in structural integrity, corrosion and cracking.
• More than 700 specialists from PHD's to technicians.
• R&D, technical and delivery expertise to create bespoke engineering solutions.

We think differently and challenge the accepted, with inclusive, collaborative, and diverse teams, made up of the best scientific and technical minds... and we want you to join our team!

We are seeking a Business Finance and Pricing Manager to lead our Single Source Reporting (SSR) and Pricing strategies, driving robust financial management compliance and performance, maximising margin within the business and market context.



Key role responsibilities:

• Development of, and implementation of a SSR for each contract subject to these regulations; objective to ensure compliance, and robust governance and reporting whilst maximising return on these contracts.
• Development of, and implementation of pricing strategy including cost tower models, tailored for each business and market within T,C&I; objective being to maximise GM whilst ensuring cognisance to SSR and potential impact.
• Upskilling the business in SSR, and pricing strategies.
• Monitoring compliance with the SSR, and pricing strategies.
• Feeding performance improvements in to the SSR and pricing strategies.
• Assist with cost build up preparations for grant funded projects.
• Support preparation of financial information for auditors.
• Attend external meetings where necessary in support of financial discussions around SSR, and grant funded projects.
• Working seamlessly with Project Controls, Finance Business Partner, Corporate Finance, Commercial, Operational Sales, and Operational Delivery.

Here's What You'll Need:

• Experience in SSR from a financial and commercial perspective.
• Working knowledge of ERP systems (Oracle) and reporting systems (HFM).
• Strong analytical skills with a proven ability to interpret and articulate insight.
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Strategic thinking combined with excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrable experience in development and implementation of strategic campaigns.
• Experience of collaborating with multiple disciplines such as finance, commercial, and delivery.
• Ability to effectively handle change and work in a fast-paced environment to meet tight deadlines.

Our Culture:

Our values stand on a foundation of safety, integrity, inclusion and diversity. We put people at the heart of our business and we truly believe that by supporting one another through our culture of caring, we all succeed. We value positive mental health and a sense of belonging for all employees. Find out more about life at Jacobs.

We aim to embed inclusion and diversity in everything we do. We know that if we are inclusive, we're more connected, and if we are diverse, we're more creative. We accept people for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, mental health, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you're pregnant or on family leave. This is reflected in our wide range of Global Employee Networks centred on inclusion and diversity - ACE, Careers, Enlace, Harambee, OneWorld, Prism, Vetnet, and Women's - find out more about our employee networks here.

Jacobs partners with VERCIDA to help us attract and retain diverse talent. For greater online accessibility please visit www.vercida.com to view and access our roles. As a Disability Confident employer, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a vacancy. We welcome applications from candidates who are seeking flexible working and from those who may not meet all the listed requirements for a role.

If you require further support or reasonable adjustments with regards to the recruitment process (for example, you require the application form in a different format), please contact the team .

Your application experience is important to us and we're keen to adapt to make every interaction even better. We welcome feedback on our recruitment process and if you need more from us before deciding to join Jacobs then please let us know.

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