Commercial Controlling Manager

Role Overview

• Align to a high-profile engagement, taking ownership of contract management across commercial, financial, and engagement dimensions.
• Partner closely with engagement leadership and key stakeholders to drive financial performance and ensure adherence to contractual requirements.
• Bring strong commercial acumen and proven experience in financial and engagement management.
• Play a key role in leading, coaching, and developing junior team members, contributing to the overall effectiveness and capability of the Controlling Function.
• Demonstrate a strong understanding of the contract’s commercial construct and underlying business case.
• Act as the primary point of contact for all commercial matters for the client, Engagement Partner, Tax Account Lead and Tax leadership.
• Drive the activation and governance of commercial contractual clauses, ensuring early identification and mitigation of non-compliance risks.
• Support contract renewals and related commercial discussions.
• Build and maintain visibility of global engagement financials, driving robust commercial governance with key stakeholders.
• Monitor and report financial performance against plan, supported by detailed variance analysis and root cause insights.
• Recommend and implement actions to mitigate risks and capitalise on commercial opportunities.
• Lead and manage the Commercial Operations team, ensuring adherence to EY standards and Quality & Risk Management (QRM) requirements.
• Oversee and review key deliverables, including internal contracting, change requests (scope and fee), estimates to complete, billing, reporting and pricing plans.
• Drive consistency, accuracy and continuous improvement across commercial processes and deliverables.

Requirements

• A Graduate/MBA degree or equivalent.
• 10-15 years of experience.
• Project Management Skills to deliver positive outcomes in short timelines.
• Team handling skills.
• Experience in managing a team size of 2-3 at least.
• Proven experience in building and maintaining robust financial and operational models, with strong data analysis and presentation skills.
• Hands-on experience managing end-to-end budgeting and forecasting processes.
• Experience in month-end reporting, including variance analysis with a focus on accuracy and timeliness.
• Demonstrated ownership of cash flow reporting and management.
• Experience managing projects with complex billing structures and multi-dimensional interdependencies.
• Basic understanding of P&L concepts and key financial elements.
• Strong understanding of financial and commercial drivers and their interdependencies.

Benefits

• Continuous learning: Build future-ready skills and a growth mindset to navigate evolving business challenges
• Success as defined by you: Leverage the tools, flexibility, and support needed to create meaningful impact in your own way
• Transformative leadership: Gain the insights, coaching, and confidence to grow as a purpose-driven leader
• Diverse and inclusive culture: Thrive in an environment where you can bring your authentic self to work and help foster inclusion for others