Senior Pricing and Commercial Finance Manager

2 days ago
Full time role
In-person · United Arab Emirates... more

We're the global leader in providing energy solutions that help businesses grow and communities thrive. We work as a team and we’re proud of the difference we make to customers, to local communities, and towards a sustainable future for the world.  

We are hiring a Senior Pricing and Commercial Finance Manager who will be responsible leading the preparation of commercial pricing models for bids and tenders, Supporting the division’s Sales Teams on bid pricing whilst ensuring that Aggreko’s Risk Management Policy including internal returns targets are met or exceeded. 

Why Join Aggreko?

  • Position will be based in Dubai, UAE

  • Competitive compensation package

  • Industry-leading benefit plans including medical insurance

  • Continuous training and development with career growth opportunities

  • Safety-focused culture

Role Overview: Senior Pricing and Commercial Finance Manager ​ will be leading the preparation of commercial pricing models for bids and tenders. Working across the wider Aggreko organisation to ensure that techno-economic inputs to the project pricing models are robust. Providing concise written and verbal communication to enable the organisation to clearly understand and evaluate the proposals being presented for approval, with a full appreciation of the potential risks. In all instances applying ‘best practice’ financial modelling and corporate finance methodologies

What you’ll do:

  • Accountable for accuracy and validity of pricing models and outputs.

  • To prepare commercial pricing models including cost assessments based on input from Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, Tax, and Treasury.

  • To update the risk register in order to ensure that the team is aware of risks/mitigations so that impact on pricing is adequately addressed.

  • To liaise with the sales personnel and operations personnel in order to ensure that all quotations and other support information required for pricing is delivered in a timely manner.

  • Develop and implement tools and procedures to improve pricing and governance process

  • To strongly enforce ‘process compliance’ in line with governance policies by sales teams of the end to end process (from sales inquiry to pricing submission)

  • Propose innovative pricing strategies and deal structures to maximise chances of success

  • Preparation of Contract Approval Documents to seek approval from Executive Team by highlighting key assumptions, returns, risks and sensitivities

  • Completion of bid deliverables to be submitted as part of the tender requirements

  • To build a repository of key input and outputs for various bids in order to develop meaningful pricing benchmarks

  • Share best practices, knowledge and bid details with other members of the pricing team

  • To support on adhoc projects

  • Aggreko places a strong emphasis on health, operational safety and environmental protection.  It is a requirement and moral obligation of each employee to be actively committed and accountable for compliance with the Aggreko Health, Safety & Environmental policies, operating procedures and compliance to local legislation.

You’ll have the following skills and experience: 

  • Drive for results a desire to achieve “step changes” in business results with strong commercial acumen

  • Understanding of project evaluation techniques – IRR, NPV, Payback

  • Educational experience such as CA, ACA, CIMA or equivalent/similar finance qualification

  • Experience of Project Finance will be advantageous

  • Power sector with solar renewables industry experience is preferred

  • Comfortable in situations where there may be ambiguity over data and where initiative will need to be shown to make appropriate assumptions

  • Discretion and diplomacy

  • Task Completion – reliable, committed to completing tasks.

  • Resilience – persistent, positive and self reliant.

  • Accountability – drives outcomes by taking personal responsibility.

  • Customer Focus - understands the importance of customer needs, whether internal or external, focuses on responding to them and develops relationships.

  • Ability to understand competitive landscape, country risk, competition and how these factors influence pricing strategy and risk management. 

  • Ability to build and maintain strong working relationships with colleagues in different geographies

  • Ability to communicate (verbally and concise report writing) at all levels of the organisation

Find out more and apply now. 

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