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"&lt;p&gt;Reporting to the Commercial Insights (CI) Team leader and Director of Finance for Tax and CI .&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Working with the Commercial Insight team’s key stakeholders such as the Clients and Markets Exec (CME), UK Finance Director and LoS Directors of Finance the role will involve working to implement the commercial agenda, including pricing support, business performance management, profit improvement, insight and commercial awareness.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;b&gt;Responsibilities&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Strategy, Planning and Budgeting&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Working in conjunction with key industry stakeholders to drive profitable growth and determine relevant metrics for industry sectors, large client accounts and xLoS propositions to maximise financial performance&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Providing key stakeholders  with insight to the strategic direction of the business and working in close collaboration with LoS DoFs and finance teams to ensure broader business plans are consistent and aligned with financial goals&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Supporting a smooth CI planning process, setting targets, providing challenge and securing an overall plan that underpins the long term strategic aspirations of the firm&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Supporting implementation of the CI team strategy, identifying markets / client accounts where performance is inconsistent with plans, undertaking review and analysis thereof and working with CI stakeholders to develop corrective action plans&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;Performance Management and Profit Improvement&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Provides CI key senior stakeholders with interpretation and analysis of monthly results, identifying underlying trends and areas of concern, providing value added insight&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Subject matter expert representative on various working groups&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Provides complex  pricing and profitability support to large client tenders to ensure proposals are commercially sound&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ensures constructive challenge is provided to key stakeholders on performance levels and works with them to agree performance improvement plans &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Devises and implements pricing strategies and methodologies&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Increases commercial awareness in the business via training&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Delivers ongoing high quality decision support, analysis and insight in all aspects of commercial performance to key stakeholders such as Industry, client account lead partners and CME leadership&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Maintains a strong understanding of commercial activities across the  Firm&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;People Management&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Focuses on ongoing quality improvement, staff development, best practice sharing and team working.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Collaboration and team working&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Promotes knowledge sharing within the CI team&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Maintains strong relationships with the regional Finance Leaders, sharing best practice and keeping the group up to date with core CI team developments&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ensure that the CI team works in partnership with CME, Exec Board Market Leader EAs, proposal teams, SMT, BDS and MI.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Encourages the team to act as the ‘face of Finance’ ie strong ambassadors for OneFinance and positive role models&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;b&gt;Role requirements&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The following skills are required for this role&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Client relationships&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Builds and develops strong, sustainable  relationships internally and externally&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Has the ability to influence at all levels and to take a view and  challenge when necessary&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Financial Services experience an advantage&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Strategic &amp;amp; commercial awareness&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Understands the broader business dimensions and is able to focus on the bigger picture&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Broad appreciation of macroeconomic and external business environment&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Pricing experience an advantage.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Demonstrates strong commercial acumen&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Leadership &amp;amp; teamwork&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Acts as a role model - leads effectively and inspirationally&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Develops others and delegates successfully&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Planning, analytical and delivery skills&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Is highly analytical and is able to formulate and follow through long term plans&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Takes ownership, gets things done and solves problems&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Manages change effectively, whether self initiated or imposed&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Personal &amp;amp; professional behaviour&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Demonstrates a high level of curiosity, consultation skills and  integrity&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Excellent commercial &amp;amp; analytical skills&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Builds credibility and is very professional&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Not the role for you?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Did you know PwC offer &lt;a href=&quot;http://pwctrk.co.uk/tp/rj6.JoCPj-J-K&quot; rel=&quot;no-follow&quot;&gt;flexible contract&lt;/a&gt; arrangements as well as &lt;a href=&quot;http://pwctrk.co.uk/tp/rj6.LwauM-J.K&quot; rel=&quot;no-follow&quot;&gt;contingent work&lt;/a&gt; ( ie temporary or day rate contracting)?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The skills we look for in future employees&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;All our people need to demonstrate the skills and behaviours that support us in delivering our business strategy. This is important to the work we do for our business, and our clients. These skills and behaviours make up our global leadership framework, &amp;lsquo;The PwC Professional&amp;rsquo; and are made up of five core attributes; whole leadership, technical capabilities, business acumen, global acumen and relationships. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Learn more here &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pwc.com/uk/careers/experienced/apply&quot; rel=&quot;no-follow&quot;&gt;www.pwc.com/uk/careers/experienced/apply&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Diversity&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We work in a changing world which offers great opportunities for people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We seek to attract and employ the best people from the widest talent pool, as well as those who reflect the diverse nature of our society. And we aim to encourage a culture where people can be themselves and be valued for their strengths. Creating value through diversity is what makes us strong as a business and as an organisation with an increasingly agile workforce, we&#39;re open to flexible working arrangements where appropriate.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Learn more here &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pwc.com/uk/diversity&quot; rel=&quot;no-follow&quot;&gt;www.pwc.com/uk/diversity&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://www.applytracking.com/tp/rj6_UFWXC_J.K&quot; rel=&quot;no-follow&quot; /&gt;"
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