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Commercial Finance Analyst

Employer
Page Personnel
Location
England, Bristol
Salary
£33000 - £40000 per annum + ACCA/CIMA study support
Closing date
Dec 11, 2019

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Job Role
Finance Data Analyst
Sector
Legal
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time

Job Details

The Commercial Finance Analyst works hand in hand with the business to prepare weekly trading updates and short term forecasts and monthly variance analysis. The role also provides key support to the Financial Planning and Analysis cycle with significant involvement in the budget and reforecast construct and collation. They also support ad-hoc deep dive analysis and new business development modelling.

Client Details

Our client is well known business and due to continued growth, they are now looking to recruit a Commercial Finance Analyst. The Finance department is a critical support function in a fast paced dynamic environment, delivering efficient financial analysis, diligent financial control, and excellent business partnership at all levels.

This role is based in Bristol

Description

Key Responsibilities;

  • Drive performance in the business areas you support by using data to create relevant, accurate and insightful analysis
  • Predict performance, identify opportunities and highlight risk, which will in turn allow business owners to deliver on their strategy
  • Prepare and distribute robust management information and analysis, consisting of both Financial and Non-Financial metrics to the business and report key variances.
  • Set up reporting and measurement frameworks for new business areas
  • Working hand in hand with the commercial finance team and business owners, to provide data and insight to drive operational performance and improve profitability
  • Engage with the business owners and operational teams, to drive robust financial decision making supporting the long-term strategy of the business.
  • Translate strategy into operational deliverables. Support the business owners in operational activities that require finance input - e.g. volumes, efficiencies, yield, pricing etc
  • Lead the month end process, reviewing outputs and delivering commentaries that provide insight into business performance.
  • Deliver appropriate reporting/analysis to the business as required
  • Lead the annual planning process for the business owner; drive the development of local operational plans that support the financial expectations. Ensure that the business is accountable for the plans.
  • Build FP&A models to support budgeting and forecasting
  • Maintain rolling forecasts supported by immediate threats and opportunities. Use these to support the month end close.
  • Work collaboratively with Business owners on longer term threats and opportunities. Providing insight that can influence decision making.

Profile

The successful Commercial Finance Analyst will be a graduate with an accountancy related degree, ideally you will have be studying towards CIMA/ACCA and be part qualified/finalist level (full study support will be provided)

Job Offer

A salary of between £33,000 and £40,000 is on offer to the successful candidate as well as ACCA or CIMA study support.

Company

When it comes to recruiting and placing part qualified (PQ) accountants and transactional finance candidates, Page Personnel gets the job done. We have 200 specialist recruitment consultants who know the finance market inside out and can help you to find the right role or the right candidate for your specific requirements. As part of a network of 21 countries we’re also able to offer global insight and access to international candidates.

We maintain close links with institutions like CIMA and ACCA, so it’s a market we fully understand. Our expertise also extends to areas like credit control, accounts payable and payroll and graduate recruitment. 

 

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