Commercial Finance Policy Manager
Commercial Finance Policy Manager
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Job Title: Commercial Finance Policy Manager
Band: 4
Salary: 48027 - 53310 (pro ratad)
Location: Norwich
Terms: Permanent
Hours: Part Time
Closing Date: 09/10/25
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Job Summary
You will be part of the pre-award & policy sub team within Commercial Finance. You will be responsible for working with our Procurement Operations and Policy Colleagues to align the procurement pipeline to Commercial Finance activities and ensure compliance with EFS policy.
You will ensure that Commercial Finance supports the Commercial teams to develop new Commercial Agreements and provides risk profile support through the tiering activity. You will contribute to policy discussions and identify best practice.
Directorate Overview
As a directorate FPP are responsible for the planning reporting and financial wellbeing of CCS. This includes:
budgets and financial reporting
strategy and business planning
supplier and project assurance
performance reporting
risk management
The Finance team develop and manage all financial reporting. We work closely with different departments to develop budgets projections and business plans related to money and finances.
The Planning Performance and Risk team develops our business plan tracks its implementation measures business success and holds the business to account. The team is responsible for increasing the management capability of corporate risk through review and assurance.
Team Summary
This fantastic and rare opportunity sits in the Commercial Finance Team which supports CCS to manage financial risk for over 10000 suppliers. Our team of 8 finance professionals really makes a difference working with procurement operations to deliver commercial agreements while ensuring compliance with financial stability policy and delivering value for our customers through performing financial risk assurance activities.
Key Accountabilities:
Manage relationship with procurement operations to ensure procurement pipeline is visible and tiering activity is complete on time
Support commercial teams during development of Commercial Agreements through ACM meetings
Represent Commercial Finance in the Policy Implementation Network
Represent CCS in the Commercial Finance Knowledge Network
Act as a trusted partner to commercial teams to ensure compliance with Economic and Financial Standing Policy
Identify and contribute to initiatives to develop the commercial Finance service offering
Support wider Commercial Finance team to deliver reactive assurance to Commercial teams
Essential Criteria (to be assessed at application stage):
Strong networking experience to ensure collaboration across teams
Highly organised with strong attention to detail
Effective workload prioritisation scheduling of tasks and
Experience of working with multiple stakeholders and communicating technical and policy related topics
Experience of supplier/market analysis
Desirable Criteria:
Working knowledge of Government Playbooks and the Economic and Financial Stability policy
In the event of a high number of applications the desirable criteria will be used as a second sift.
Success Profiles (to be assessed at interview):
You will be assessed against the following Behaviours:
Managing a Quality Service
Delivering at Pace
Communicating and Influencing
You will be assessed against the following Technical Skills:
Stakeholder Management
(A link to the Civil Service Success Profiles Framework is provided below)
What we will offer you here are some of the benefits you can expect:
Competitive salary
Generous pension scheme
A discretionary non-contractual performance related bonus
Working remotely in addition to working in advertised office location
Flexi time scheme (available for B1-B6)
Minimum 25 days annual leave to a maximum service related 30 days excluding bank holidays
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Want to make a difference Find out more about the rewarding work that we do in our candidate pack.
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Working flexibly delivering outcomes
CCS is a flexible business with a smarter working model where our colleagues benefit from a mix of home and office working. Successful candidates are expected to work from one of the office locations listed. Our current office attendance approach requires a minimum of 26 days per quarter (approx 2 days per week which may be subject to change) in CCS office locations or off site meetings with suppliers customers partners networking / industry events. This is pro rata for those who work part time. Our smarter working principles mean that our people have the advantage of both office and offsite based collaboration and learning as well as working from home. This way of working allows us to honour our commitment to being a responsible business offer flexibility and better work life balance as well as ensuring we deliver our business with confidence and in accordance with our CCS values.
Selection Process
Candidates who are successful at sift will be contacted as soon as possible following the closing date and advised of the interview process in more detail. The sift will commence on 10th October and interviews will be held WC 20th October either at one of our offices or via video with interview times and dates to be confirmed. (Subject to change)
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A reserve list may be held for up to 12 months which the Civil Service may use to fill future suitably similar vacancies across government for candidates who are considered appointable following interview. Should you be placed on a reserve list and want to be removed please contact
Complaints procedure
Our recruitment processes are underpinned by the principle of selection for appointment on merit on the basis of fair and open competition as outlined in the Civil Service Commissioners Recruitment Principles details of which can be found at
If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles and you wish to make a complaint you should contact in the first instance.
If you remain unsatisfied with the response you receive you can then contact the Civil Service Commission at
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Complaints Procedure
Our recruitment processes are underpinned by the principle of selection for appointment on merit on the basis of fair and open competition as outlined in the Civil Service Commissions Recruitment Principles details of which can be found at you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles and you wish to make a complaint you should contact in the first instance.
If you remain unsatisfied with the response you receive you can then contact the Civil Service Commission at
Internal candidates should apply using their Workday account. Please use the careers hub for your application.
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Part-Time
