Finance Manager, Bids, Contracts And Evaluation Team

MBDA is a leading defence organisation. We are proud of the role we play in supporting the Armed Forces who protect our nations. We partner with governments to work together towards a common goal, defending our freedom.
What we can offer you:

• Bonus of up to 21% of base salary
• Pension of maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%
• Annual salary review
• 25 days annual leave (plus holiday purchase)
• Fantastic site facilities, including subsidised meals, free car parking and gym on site at Stevenage
• Excellent career progression and development opportunities

The Bids, Contracts and Evaluation (BCE) team are a specialist and independent Team within MBDA's Finance department. BCE are seeking to recruit a Finance Manager to take a lead role in the independent review and analysis of bids and other proposals. You will be facilitating internal approvals and providing support to subsequent contract negotiations.
The successful candidate will operate in a dynamic and stimulating environment, in a role that provides an unprecedented insight into MBDA's strategic business direction through involvement in the various business case proposals and sales campaigns.
Propositions will include both UK Domestic and Export sales opportunities, and cover the whole life cycle of products within MBDA. (Assessment Phase, Development, Manufacturing and Customer Service Support).
What we're looking for

• Someone who will quickly become recognised by the organisation as an expert and valued adviser in the process leading up to submission to the Finance Committee
• Ability to maintain a robust working relationship with the Sales and the Programme Teams at National Company and Group level to ensure the views / requirements of Finance are represented in any business analysis.
• Maintaining and further developing business critical skills within the team and managing staff development and turnover within a changing business environment
• Prior experience of costing and/or pricing methodologies in long term contracts
• Ability to interface with and influence Business leads at all levels in MBDA

What's in it for you?

• The role offers a high level of autonomy and the opportunity to work in a fast paced environment working within multi-skilled teams
• Exposure to top management and the difficult decisions they have to make in managing the business
• Chance to lead different partners with divergent requirements to ensure proposals are well understood and reflect what is best for MBDA
• Opportunity to use financial skills in a commercial context, and develop understanding of how large organisations protect themselves against business and commercial risks

Join a great team!
You will be joining a happy and motivated team whose members are always supportive of each other in ensuring delivery of overall team objectives.
Our team is multi disciplined and continually evolving with a mixture of experienced and less experienced members and provides an environment in which you can learn quickly and influence the direction of development and improvement.
We are fully integrated across France, Italy and UK and this gives us the opportunity to work with and learn from different cultural approaches.
Our Business:
We respect new perspectives and experiences, and we value our collaborative ways of working. We are committed to growing and supporting diversity in our workforce and ensuring everyone has an equal opportunity to reach their potential. MBDA is proud of our employee-led networks, examples include: Gender Equality, Pride, Menopause Matters, Parents and Carers, Armed Forces, Ethnic Diversity, Neurodiversity and more...
We recognise that everyone is unique, and we encourage you to speak to us should you require any advice, support or adjustments throughout our recruitment process. We also welcome applicants who are looking for flexible working arrangements.
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Please Note: MBDA UK Limited requires all employees to achieve the required medical and national security clearance for their role. Further restrictions and/or limitations relating to nationality and/or rights to work may also apply. As a minimum and after offer stage, all successful candidates will need to undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS), which are managed by the MBDA Personnel Security Team.
Due to the nature of our business, this particular vacancy requires the applicant as a minimum to be a British Citizen or a Dual UK national with British citizenship and capable of achieving the clearance levels mentioned above.
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