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Sign UpBand 8a Finance Manager - Efficiency & Recovery - South East
Posted 1 day ago by Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
The Finance Manager role at the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust involves leading financial reporting and supporti...
- Rate £70,887 per year
- Category Outside
- Work type Hybrid
- Location South East; Milton Keynes; Southampton; Dartford; Reading; Maidstone; Sutton; Croydon; Slough; Portsmouth; Brighton
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Senior Bid Manager (Public Tender Exp) - FTC PERM Role
Posted 2 days ago by Endeavour Recruitment
The Senior Bid Manager will lead the end-to-end bid process for a complex UK government programme, ensuring high-quality...
- Rate £80,000 per year
- Category Outside
- Work type Hybrid
- Location Milton Keynes, UK
Trainee Mortgage Adviser - East Midlands
Posted 3 days ago by THE NEW HOMES GROUP LIMITED
This role is for a Trainee Mortgage Adviser with one of the UK's leading mortgage providers, offering a structured train...
- Rate £50,000 per year
- Category Outside
- Work type Hybrid
- Location East Midlands; Nottingham; Leicester; Derby; Northampton; Kettering; Lincoln; Derbyshire; Chesterfield; Mansfield; Corby
AI Engineer - Remote - Outside IR35 - Python - LLMs - Azure - RAG
Posted 3 days ago by We Are Orbis Group Ltd
The AI Engineer role focuses on developing production AI applications for a well-funded technology company, leveraging P...
- Rate Negotiable
- Category Outside
- Work type Remote
- Location United Kingdom
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About Our Outside IR35 Financial Modeller Contract Roles
What does a financial modeller contractor do?
Financial Modeller contractors are engaged to build sophisticated quantitative models that support investment decisions, project financing, business valuations, strategic planning, and regulatory capital analysis. The work is technically demanding and output-critical: models built by Financial Modellers are used to raise debt and equity financing, to support M&A transactions, to evaluate the financial viability of major infrastructure and energy projects, and to stress-test business plans under different economic scenarios. The quality, flexibility, and auditability of the models produced directly influences the commercial decisions made by boards, investors, and lenders, which is why specialist Financial Modeller contractors can command day rates well above the broader finance contracting market.
Financial Modeller contractors are expected to have exceptional Excel proficiency, building complex multi-tab integrated financial statement models, project finance models with detailed cashflow waterfall structures, or asset-level models for infrastructure and real estate without errors or hard-coded assumptions. Adherence to financial modelling best practice standards, including the FAST or SMART modelling conventions or equivalents, is expected in professional modelling environments. Experience with specific model types relevant to the engagement, whether a leveraged buyout model, a project finance model for a renewable energy asset, or a three-statement corporate model for a listed business, is the primary selection criterion. The ability to sense-check model outputs, identify and fix errors in existing models, and present model assumptions and outputs clearly to non-technical stakeholders is consistently expected alongside the build capability.
What is the market like for financial modeller contractors?
Financial Modeller contracting is a high-value specialist market concentrated in corporate finance, infrastructure finance, real estate, private equity, and energy and utilities sectors. Demand is driven by the volume of transactions, project financing, and investment decisions that require rigorous quantitative analysis. The infrastructure and energy transition markets have been particularly active sources of project finance modelling demand, as the volume of offshore wind, battery storage, and hydrogen projects requiring financial modelling has grown substantially. Supply of genuinely expert Financial Modellers who work to professional modelling standards and can operate in demanding transactional environments is limited, which supports premium rate levels in this specialism.
What does Outside IR35 mean?
IR35 is UK tax legislation that determines whether a contractor is genuinely self-employed or working in a manner that resembles employment. When a contract is classified as outside IR35, the engagement is treated as a business-to-business arrangement. The contractor operates through their own limited company, invoices for services, and manages their own tax affairs including corporation tax, self-assessment, and VAT where applicable.
Outside IR35 engagements are assessed against three key factors: the degree of control the client exercises over how the work is delivered, whether the contractor has a genuine right to provide a substitute, and whether there is a mutuality of obligation between the parties. Contracts that demonstrate contractor autonomy, project-based delivery, and the absence of ongoing employment obligations are more likely to sit outside IR35. Since April 2021, responsibility for making this determination sits with the end client for medium and large private sector organisations.
On QualityContracts.co.uk, approximately 28% of roles with a stated IR35 status are classified as outside IR35. The proportion varies by sector and role type, with some disciplines seeing a significantly higher or lower share of outside IR35 opportunities. Each listing on this page displays its IR35 status where provided by the hiring organisation.
What financial modeller roles are usually Outside IR35?
Financial modelling is one of the disciplines most naturally suited to outside IR35. The engagement is almost always structured around a specific deliverable: a project finance model, an LBO model, a property development appraisal, or a business plan model. The contractor works independently, applying their modelling methodology to produce a defined output. Infrastructure funds, PE houses, and corporates evaluating major investments commission bespoke financial models from specialist contractors.
How much do financial modeller contractors usually earn when working Outside IR35?
Contract rates for financial modeller roles typically range from £500 to £900 per day, depending on the scope of the role, required expertise, and the delivery expectations of the engagement. Rates shown are for outside IR35 engagements and reflect the gross day rate paid to the contractor's limited company before any personal tax obligations.
How many Outside IR35 financial modeller vacancies are there on Quality Contracts?
Over the past twelve months, we have tracked over 150 financial modeller contract roles across the site. Of the roles currently listed on our site, around one in four are Outside IR35. Data reviewed up to June 2026.