Commercial Finance Analyst
Description✓Following an intense and exciting period of growth and development, our client are looking to hire an experienced Commercial Finance Analyst to take on a broad business partner role which will enable them to continue to grow the business.
✓As Commercial Finance Analyst you will lead on commercial insight to drive efficiencies, improve reporting and provide analytical insight
✓I addition to this help drive the business forward in proactively challenging assumptions and making recommendations for improvements.
✓This role has a lot of breadth and would suit a commercial analyst seeking to gain experience for 'Head of department' position in the future.
✓Key Duties and Responsibilities
✓· Be the finance anchor for forecasting - collect, collate and submit forecast
✓Understand movements and provide commentary.
✓· Drive P&L ownership through business partnering with departmental managers providing financial support, deep dive analysis and challenging the status quo to create efficiencies and business growth opportunities.
✓· Assist with the annual strategy and budget process, collating, analysing and challenging assumptions.
✓· Complete commercial analysis of projects for consideration by the Board of Directors/Investors
✓· Enhance weekly/monthly reporting across key business partnering departments to give greater clarity and transparency of performance and raise levels of accountability and proactiveness in trading.
✓· Revenue, margin and mix analysis and reporting.
✓· Assist with forward looking cashflow and updating rolling forecasts.
✓Essential Qualifications, Qualities and Behaviours we are looking for:
✓· ACCA/CIMA/ACA Qualified
✓· Recent experience in a highly analytical role
✓· Sound analytical background with astute attention to detail
✓· Ability to explain technical issues in a concise and non-technical manner
✓· Ability to stay focused, use own initiative and excellent organisational skills
✓· Approachable, calm and professional manner
✓· Commercially aware and ability to step back to see the 'big picture'
✓· Proficiency with statistical and forecasting fundamentals
✓· A passion for accuracy and a drive for improvement Show more →
✓As Commercial Finance Analyst you will lead on commercial insight to drive efficiencies, improve reporting and provide analytical insight
✓I addition to this help drive the business forward in proactively challenging assumptions and making recommendations for improvements.
✓This role has a lot of breadth and would suit a commercial analyst seeking to gain experience for 'Head of department' position in the future.
✓Key Duties and Responsibilities
✓· Be the finance anchor for forecasting - collect, collate and submit forecast
✓Understand movements and provide commentary.
✓· Drive P&L ownership through business partnering with departmental managers providing financial support, deep dive analysis and challenging the status quo to create efficiencies and business growth opportunities.
✓· Assist with the annual strategy and budget process, collating, analysing and challenging assumptions.
✓· Complete commercial analysis of projects for consideration by the Board of Directors/Investors
✓· Enhance weekly/monthly reporting across key business partnering departments to give greater clarity and transparency of performance and raise levels of accountability and proactiveness in trading.
✓· Revenue, margin and mix analysis and reporting.
✓· Assist with forward looking cashflow and updating rolling forecasts.
✓Essential Qualifications, Qualities and Behaviours we are looking for:
✓· ACCA/CIMA/ACA Qualified
✓· Recent experience in a highly analytical role
✓· Sound analytical background with astute attention to detail
✓· Ability to explain technical issues in a concise and non-technical manner
✓· Ability to stay focused, use own initiative and excellent organisational skills
✓· Approachable, calm and professional manner
✓· Commercially aware and ability to step back to see the 'big picture'
✓· Proficiency with statistical and forecasting fundamentals
✓· A passion for accuracy and a drive for improvement Show more →