Senior Commercial Finance Analyst

Posted 19 April 2022
Salary £300.00 - £400.00 per day
LocationLondon
Job type Interim
ReferenceBBBH132330_1650446282
Contact NameShendl Van-Wyk

Job description

Senior Commercial Finance Analyst
up to £400 a day (DOE)
Hybrid Working / West End
Min 6 months interim role

I am currently recruiting for various Commercial Finance analyst roles paying up to £400 a day. My client requires candidates who have experience in financial modelling, excellent excel skills and who have a fair bit of commercial experience. These roles are for a min of 6 months with further opportunities in the business. You will be working for a FTSE 100 Retail firm with an excellent culture and flexible working.

In summary:
The role works within the Finance team and is responsible for supporting the Strategy team. This role is responsible for creating the assets required to effectively business partner, focussing on value creation and collectively strengthening their performance. You will be able to provide insight, analysis and commentary to stakeholders, aiming to influence and drive decisions and actions that improve the bottom line. You will support the Senior Finance Managers in their business area and the wider Finance team as required.

What you need to do

  • Run and interpret management reporting to provide timely insight, analysis and commentary to stakeholders
  • Be able to build an understanding of an external perspective and use it to engage Finance colleagues
  • Support on building and updating financial modelling in excel in order to support our strategic decision making, ensuring we have high-level financial rigour.
  • Work cross functionally across finance and the wider business to support the strategy workstreams. Ensuring they are supporting the planning, modelling and delivery of key strategy projects.
  • In line with timelines and processes set by FP&A, work with the business to manage Forecasting, LV, Centrals, Budgeting & Q2F
  • Build business cases and support post implementation reviews
  • Support the wider team on other Finance processes and budgets as required
  • Attend business review meetings supporting our Stakeholders as needed
  • Success in this role will mean supporting the business in making decisions that enhance performance to drive incremental income for the business, improving ROI performance and managing cost lines effectively

Candidate Specification:

  • Professionally Qualified Accountant (ACCA/ACA/CIMA), OR studying towards qualification
  • Strong Excel and numerical skills, with an aptitude for turning data into analysis and insight and being able to clearly articulate this through your communication
  • Strong commercial acumen
  • To have a good track record of strong financial control, but also the ability to maintain such an environment
  • Team player, able to work effectively within frameworks without direct supervision
  • Effective communicator with all levels of stakeholders, including audiences of varying financial and commercial acumen
  • Self-motivated team player, able to work autonomously, prioritise with good problem-solving abilities
  • Must have a strong eye for detail and accuracy