Commercial Finance Manager

In 1966, in Marseille, Pierre Bellon laid the foundations of what would become Sodexo, guided by a simple yet powerful idea: improving everyday life through services that truly matter.

Today, Sodexo is a global leader in Food and Services, supporting people at every moment of life, at work, in schools, hospitals and communities. With 426,000 colleagues across 43 countries, we serve 80 million consumers every day, generating €24.1 billion in revenues. Our growth goes hand in hand with social and environmental responsibility, driven by our purpose: to create a better everyday for everyone and build a better life for all.

About Sodexo Business Services (SBS)

Portugal is no exception! 8 years ago, we established Sodexo Business Services (SBS), our shared service center. Here, you will have the opportunity to join various Financial teams such as Record to Report, Order to Cash, Purchase to Pay, Financial Analysis, and Master Data, supporting European markets and ensuring business growth.

Join Us!

We are looking for talented professionals to be part of our team, bringing unique skills and perspectives to help us grow even further.

Commercial Finance Manager

⚙What will you do?

• Modelling and analysis/presentation of client pricing, sensitivity analysis, summaries of alternative commercial options in co-ordination with Finance, Commercial, Operational and Business Development
• Model potential future savings / glidepaths on mid-range and complex bids
• Challenge Country and Regional finance teams, to ensure that the pricing is accurate, competitive and delivered on time against bid timetable; Manage groups through complex activities and tight timescales
• During the negotiation phase analyse data for scenarios, investment approvals and revise bids
• Support growth via site mobilizations, including handling data for solutioning and
• due diligence for sites; Contribute to and critique the pricing of mobilisation and
• transition on mid-range / medium complexity bids
• Develops assumptions and risk analysis throughout the bid and mobilization process
• Work with other finance professionals to evolve models to establish and share best
• practice
• Build and identify potential changes to modelling to improve efficiency / functionality
• Demonstrate an ability to understand more complex specifications, draft effective
• clarifications questions and identify risk and opportunities
• Attend and support client presentations where required.
• To draft and/or review and negotiate appropriate data protection provisions in
• clients/suppliers contracts.
• Take the lead on presenting financial and commercial information to Senior
• Leadership by providing all the elements and scenarios needed to assess risk/reward
• and enable decision making

🤙What You Need to Succeed:

• Bid experience is desirable
• Can manage own workload and those of others on a bid
• Can communicate complex bids and concepts verbally, in writing and using visual
• presentations
• Active member of the Pricing Team and of Bid Teams and develops good working
• relationships with SME's
• Demonstrates commitment by working flexibly as required and helps others to
• maximise their output.
• Strong time management skills
• Demonstrates an ability to produce the required output, on time and to the
• appropriate accuracy and clarity
• Is comfortable with change and makes proposals for change and continuous
• improvement mindset
• Understands customer requirements - bid specific and what's typical for different
• client sectors
• Leads meetings where appropriate, ensuring the function of the meeting is clear, that
• attendees understand their role and outputs / actions are clear
• Ensures prices have a clear audit trail (inputs, calculations, outputs, assumptions),
• even where the process was complex, ensures any ad hoc modelling is similarly clear
• Enthusiasm to partner the business and willingness to develop and improve ways of
• working
• Advanced Excel skills with an ability to manipulate and handle large volumes of
• unstructured and bespoke data for differing client bids
• Degree Educated in Finance or similar analytical area

🎉 What we have to offer you?

• Hybrid working model;
• Flexible working hours;
• Health & Life Insurance;
• Meal allowance paid in Meal Card;
• Additional Days off: extra vacation day, employee’s birthday, volunteering day;
• Opportunity to grow professionally inside the Company;
• Possibility to participate in multicultural projects;
• Several internal activities aiming to promote our team´s wellbeing.

📩 Apply now! Send your CV to [email protected] with the job title in the subject line. Explore all our career opportunities here: Sodexo Careers.

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Diversity & Inclusion Statement

Sodexo is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive work environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment based on merit.

🔒 Data Privacy:

We respect your privacy. Your personal data will be used exclusively for recruitment purposes, processed under GDPR regulations, and treated confidentially. For further details, contact [email protected].