Commercial Finance Manager in Sheffield

Location: Blackpool; Leeds; Manchester; Newcastle upon Tyne; Sheffield; Glasgow

Salary: 45,225

Employment: Full time

Category: Finance Manager

Posted: 2026-11-04

Valid to: 2026-11-19

Employer: Department for Work and Pensions

We are excited to announce that we are currently seeking a qualified Commercial Financial Manager to join our Commercial Finance team at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). The Commercial Finance team is a small team with a big remit. Our team plays a crucial role operating across critical commercial projects and procurement activities, providing colleagues with financial guidance and support across the entire life cycle of commercial contracts.

The Commercial Finance Manager (SEO) will primarily focus on supporting financial negotiating and assessing financial viability of major contractors, supporting the Health workstreams within the Commercial Finance team.

The role will be to support:

• Commercial finance engagement on major program procurements (ranging from hundreds of millions to billions in contractual value)
• Manage multiple relationships across DWP, in particular, with key senior stakeholders within Finance, Commercial and Policy communities to demonstrate a clear understanding of commercial finance strategic direction
• Act as a trusted partner to commercial teams as they manage supplier on commercial agreements.

Colleagues have joined us from a variety of backgrounds, sectors and specialisms; they enjoy the exposure and stretch opportunity this position provides. Your learning, development and career growth journey doesn’t end when you join DWP. It’s just getting started. Everyone in DWP gets a guaranteed 5-days learning per year when they want to expand their accounting skills, and the reality is you’ll have access to as much learning as you want.

This post is challenging. It will require pro-active and innovative thinking, with excellent communication skills and an outgoing and enthusiastic approach to financial challenges. The role and responsibilities for this position include, but are not restricted to:

• You’ll be working in a small team of accountants providing advice to the Head of Commercial Finance, on the safe delivery of bn’s worth of contracted services.
• You’ll support standardising the approach to commercial finance modelling activities across DWP’s major programmes including: Support the delivery of financial analysis and cost intelligence projects across high-value procurement activities together with assessing supplier financial viability.
• Provide support for commercial finance engagement with stakeholders.
• Provide specialist advice and guidance to stakeholders and the wider organisation- including payment models, investment, make or buy decisions, ‘should cost’, financial due diligence and contractual terms.
• Contract/In-life Management – collaborate on the design of financial analysis during tender rounds and in-life contract management.
• Payment methodology and design – working with operational colleagues to support the design of robust and fair payment mechanisms to maximise successful outcomes, whilst managing risk and achieve value for money for the taxpayer.

ESSENTIAL SKILLS

To be successful in joining DWP Commercial Finance you should be able to demonstrate the following Essential Criteria as part of our application process:

• Data analysis, supporting the creation of bespoke analysis and comfortable going beyond the numbers to develop a compelling narrative in a project related environment.
• Conducting financial analysis to evaluate the financial health of Suppliers, understanding the risk to the contract to support Commercial Contract Risk Management.
• Financial modelling experience, the ability to scope and work alongside the modelling team to support the development of complex models to provide expert advice and insight.
• Experience in raising financial and commercial awareness across stakeholders through providing advice and training.
• Strong Excel skills, including the ability to analyse data, use formulas, and present information clearly.
• Confident in creating clear, engaging presentations using PowerPoint, tailored to different audiences.

Qualifications

This role is open to CCAB / CIMA qualified accountants or part-qualified accountants who are still studying. You must hold a full chartered level qualification, or be studying for a professional qualification, awarded by a UK-recognised accountancy body: CIMA, ICAEW, ACCA, CIPFA, ICAS or Chartered Accountants Ireland.

Alongside your salary of 45,225, Department for Work and Pensions contributes 13,101 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Our team loves the ability to balance their life and their work, with flexible hours, flex-friendly, hybrid working (some time in the office, some time at home) and lots more.

The role is full time only. Applicants who wish to work an alternative pattern are welcome to apply; however, your preferred working pattern may not be available, and you should discuss this with the vacancy holder before applying.

You’ll join us in one of our brilliant DWP hub locations of Blackpool, Glasgow, Leeds, Newcastle, Manchester or Sheffield. Applicants should apply for suitable posts where they can travel to and from their home office location daily within a reasonable time.

At the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) we value diversity and inclusion and actively encourage and welcome applications from everyone, including those that are underrepresented in our workforce.