The Company

SecureCloud+ specialises in providing fully managed secure ICT services to the UK's Defence and Security sectors, as well as other government departments with complex and demanding security requirements. SecureCloud+ prides itself on its successful track-record of delivering real benefits to its customers, but also on its ethos of investing in its employees’ personal and professional growth.

The Role

The Commercial Analyst sits within the Commercial Services function and supports the link between Commercial Services and Finance. The role provides structured analysis, reporting support, and coordination across both the pre-contract and in-delivery phases of the contract lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

1. Cost Modelling from BoM and Forecast Data

• Receive and review BoM data provided by Supply Chain and Procurement, helping to translate component-level cost detail into structured commercial cost models for review by Commercial Services and Finance.

• Support the integration of resource forecasts, third-party costs, and other commercial inputs into a single model, ensuring assumptions are documented and source data is clearly referenced.

• Apply Finance-defined rates, overhead assumptions, margin guidance, and standard cost structures under guidance from Commercial Services and Finance.

• Help identify key cost drivers, movements, and variances within the model, escalating areas that require review or clarification.

• Maintain version control across cost model updates, ensuring changes are recorded clearly and previous versions can be traced when required.

• Where BoM inputs appear incomplete, inconsistent, or unclear, raise structured queries with Supply Chain, Procurement, Commercial Services leads, or relevant stakeholders to support timely resolution.

2. Pricing Analysis and Commercial Model Support

• Support the translation of approved cost models into pricing structures using Finance-set criteria, margin guidance, and agreed commercial templates.

• Assist with basic scenario and sensitivity analysis, such as modelling the impact of changes in volume, scope, resource mix, or supplier cost.

• Highlight where changes to assumptions may affect the commercial position, escalating potential risks or sensitivities for review by more senior stakeholders.

• Help identify and document any deviations from standard pricing structures, including the reason for the deviation and the potential commercial impact where this can be quantified.

• Support the preparation of pricing schedules, cost breakdowns, and supporting commercial narratives required for internal review and contract award activity.

• Act as a coordination point for model updates and Finance queries during the pre-contract phase, ensuring responses are tracked, evidence is gathered, and updates are reflected accurately in the model.

3. Commercial Model Support at Contract Award

• Support the finalisation of the commercial model at contract award by helping reconcile the model against agreed scope, pricing, and contractual assumptions.

• Help prepare a clean baseline version of the commercial model for use as the reference point during delivery reporting and future variance analysis.

• Document key assumptions, cost inputs, pricing decisions, and supporting information in a clear and accessible format.

• Track changes made to the commercial model between initial submission and final contract award, ensuring these are visible to Commercial Services and Finance for review.

• Support the completion of financial and commercial handover documentation, helping ensure that the delivery reporting cycle begins with a clear and agreed baseline.

4. Day-to-Day BoM Administration

• Maintain the Bill of Materials as the core source of component-level commercial information, ensuring entries are current, accurately categorised, and consistent with the latest agreed position.

• Collate BoM updates from budget owners, delivery teams, Supply Chain, Procurement, and other internal stakeholders on a regular reporting cycle.

• Check and reconcile BoM submissions to ensure components are accounted for, recorded consistently, and ready to support commercial and Finance reporting.

• Act as a central coordination point for BoM data within Commercial Services, identifying incomplete, inconsistent, or conflicting inputs and escalating these for resolution.

• Track changes to the BoM at component level throughout delivery, maintaining a clear audit trail between the original contract baseline and the current commercial position.

• Support stakeholders by providing templates, timelines, and guidance on the BoM information required for each reporting cycle.

• Ensure the component-level BoM detail held by Commercial Services can be reconciled to the summary position provided to Finance, supporting clear responses to questions or challenges.

5. Finance Reporting and Query Support

• Prepare structured commercial reporting inputs for Finance using agreed templates and reporting formats.

• Support the alignment between BoM data, commercial assumptions, and the budget position owned and managed by Finance.

• Log Finance queries or information requests relating to commercial data, BoM movements, cost assumptions, or reporting submissions.

• Categorise and route queries to the appropriate Commercial Services lead, budget owner, or stakeholder with the relevant background information.

• Track open queries through to resolution, helping ensure responses are provided within agreed timeframes.

• Consolidate responses and supporting evidence for review before submission back to Finance.

• Maintain clear records of queries, responses, actions, and decisions to support auditability and future reporting cycles.

Security Clearance & Right to Work:

To be considered for shortlisting, candidates must meet the eligibility criteria for Security Clearance. This typically requires applicants to be British Citizens or to have lived and worked continuously in the UK for the past five years. This requirement is due to the nature of the role and the need to access sensitive information or secure sites. Security Clearance checks will be undertaken as part of the recruitment process for successful candidates. Additionally, please note that we are not a licensed sponsor under the UK Government’s visa scheme. Therefore, we are unable to accept applications from individuals who require sponsorship to work in the UK. If you are unsure whether you meet the criteria for Security Clearance, we encourage you to review the UK Government guidance before applying