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Commercial Finance Analyst
- Posted 08 May 2025
- Salary £45000 - £50000.00 per annum
- LocationCrawley
- Job type Permanent
- Discipline Accountancy and Finance
- ReferenceBBBH215996_1746727141
Job description
Join a Leading Brand on the Outskirts of Crawley!
Are you ready to take your career to the next level? We are seeking a talented individual to join our clients dynamic finance team. As part of a leading brand, you will play a crucial role in managing and analysing financial data, ensuring accurate and timely reporting, and supporting strategic decision-making.
Hybrid working - 37.5 hours a week - Monday-Friday - Car Park On Site!
Location: Outskirts of Crawley
Key Responsibilities:
- Assist the Finance Business Partner in managing the Management Accounts model, including monthly rollover and integrity checks.
- Update the forecast model for new routes and forecast changes.
- Produce monthly route contribution analysis from management accounts data.
- Generate charter contribution reports.
- Assist in producing monthly management accounts and updated full-year forecasts according to the defined timetable.
- Support the production of meaningful monthly results commentary, including variances to the last forecast and detailed causal analysis.
- Prepare and post journals for management accounting, including calculating accruals and prepayments.
- Analyse spend against budget and forecast, including overhead analysis and scheduling meetings with Budget holders.
- Complete analysis of accrual workings and reconciliations.
- Assist in producing timely financial analysis, monthly internal management information, and KPI dashboards.
- Assist the commercial team in producing the capacity outlook and generating commercial revenue forecasts.
- Assist with annual financial plan preparation and business plan modeling.
- Work with the finance team to ensure accurate and complete end-to-end financial operations and processes.
- Assist in annual audit preparation.
- Manage the approval of recharges, building relationships with colleagues to understand these charges.
- Assist in reviewing Quarterly Standard Costing reconciliations.
- Create reports to satisfy stakeholder requests, highlighting any risks or opportunities.
- Perform ad-hoc tasks as required by the Finance Business Partners, Financial Planning and Analysis Accountant, and Procurement Manager.
- Maintain process maps and notes on duties undertaken.
- Support the wider team in delivering tasks and reviewing output.
Desirable Qualifications and Skills:
- CIMA/ACCA studier (attained operational level or equivalent)
- Computer literate with advanced MS Excel skills (managing file links, lookups, pivots, formulas, etc.)
- Previous experience in an accounting role
- Sound knowledge of accounting concepts
- Previous experience of performing reconciliations
- Financial modelling experience
Why Join Them?
- Be part of a leading brand with a strong reputation.
- Work in a collaborative and supportive environment.
- Opportunity for professional growth and development.
- Competitive salary and benefits package.
