Cost & Pricing Finance Manager - BPO/ITeS

Cost & Pricing Finance Manager (BPO/ITES)

- Responsible for leading the preparation of Cost Proposals, including the proposal budgets and all accompanying financial and required documentation in support of Co's bids and proposals, as an integral member of Co's Cost & Pricing Team.

Key Responsibilities:

- Provides cost & pricing support on a full range of proposals to include both domestic and overseas opportunities and ranging in size and complexity from small task orders to multi-million dollar hybrid vehicles.

- In collaboration with the CFO, determines optimal price points for bids and conduct price-to-win analysis; ensures cost proposals meet profitability rates/targets set by the organization.

- Prepares and/or updates budget spreadsheet templates for various contracting mechanisms to facilitate accuracy and consistency in how budget data is compiled and presented.

- Continually assesses pricing and estimating approaches used throughout Co's and identifies and recommends best practices for use company-wide.

- Collects cost and pricing data for bids including in-country data, market data for cost line items.

- Utilizes and maintains cost/pricing models and narratives, schedules, and technical elements in the development of proposals in accordance with request for proposal (RFP) specifications to determine anticipated direct costs (labor & Other Direct Costs), and indirect rates, for a variety of proposal types, to comply with bid requirements and Co's costing standards.

- Collaborates with project managers to ensure that all contract pricing activities comply with company requirements and policies.

- Reviews client requests for proposals (RFPs) in developing pricing strategies.

- Sends pricing data calls to subcontractors and responds to pricing data calls by prime contractors as needed.

- Reviews draft and final award documents for consistency of financial/costing data with cost proposals and provides analyses and documentation to project implementation team.

- Works closely with Technical teams, Project Managers and Financial Management (FINMAN) to assess financial implications of teaming, staffing and procurement decisions for bids and post-award implementation.

- Works with Project Managers and Contracts Department in the development of budgets for Contract Modifications.

Qualification And Experience:

i. CA or CWA of MBA (Finance) with 2-3 year's work experience as a pricing/budget analyst, with substantial experience preparing proposal budgets

ii. A demonstrable and thorough understanding of investment and risk appraisal techniques

iii. Ability to analyse complex problems and provide innovative solutions

iv. Capable of combining strategic and analytical perspectives with a pragmatic approach

v. Comfortable with challenging issues, passionate colleagues and demanding deadlines

vi. Substantial experience in the use of Excel for budget preparation

vii. Excellent communications skills, in written and spoken English

Remuneration:

An outstanding remuneration package that rewards professionalism and diligence will be on offer for the successful applicant as well as a well defined career path. An excellent package will be on offer for the right candidate, including an above industry base salary for the right person as well as the most complete employee benefit scheme. Don't miss out on this opportunity to join the market leader