Commercial Accountant

Investigo are delighted to be supporting a impressive business based in Slough with the recruitment for a Commercial Accountant on a permanent basis. Ideally you will have strong academics and are a finalist in ACCA/ACA or CIMA.

Responsibilities/Accountability's

• Develop robust launch recommendations (full P&L) with a clear view on earnings profile / risks & opportunities.
• Lead innovation tracking, reporting and analysis. Drive actions through monthly insights on innovation performance vs. Plan.
• Represent finance within brand teams, focused on driving growth & profitability
• Build quarterly brand forecasts & annual plans for the brands.
• Assess and improve the profitability of brands
• Perform key tasks within the commercial finance team, to ensure that reporting is both timely & accurate and provide management with relevant financial information
• Complete ad-hoc financial analysis on UK projects to ensure robust financials behind decision making process
• Provide financial support, challenge and drive actions for / to the 40+ heads in departments

Professional Skills and Competencies

• Finalist in ACA/CIMA
• Ambitious and keen to take on responsibility in an organisation that provides a high level of autonomy and individual responsibility
• Strong commercial awareness
• Good analytical / thinking / problem solving skills
• Team orientation and well-developed communication skills.
• A confident self starter who uses their initiative & can work independently with little supervision
• Excel skills