Summary: The role of Commercial Finance Analyst involves producing management accounts and engaging in business partnering within a leading UK-wide company. This fully remote position is a 6-month fixed-term contract covering maternity leave, focusing on financial analysis, budgeting, and liaising with non-financial stakeholders. The analyst will work closely with Finance Business Partners to improve processes and support various projects in a fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Business partnering with Operational Managers.
• Supporting with budgets and forecasts - ensuring specified areas are working within budget.
• Providing analysis of variances - identifying opportunities and risks.
• Completing month-end tasks.
• Assisting with the review of financial controls and procedures.
• Supporting with pricing and analyzing how changes will influence the budget.
• Conducting ad hoc site visits to investigate and analyze financial irregularities.
• Taking on ad hoc commercial and operational projects.
• Carrying out financial reporting for specified areas.

Key Skills:

• Previous experience producing management accounts (budgets and forecasts) is essential.
• Strong communication skills for business partnering support (confident, clear, and concise).
• Analytically minded with the ability to investigate queries for resolution.
• Proactive in driving operational and commercial improvements.
• Ability to work independently and balance workload effectively.
• Excellent Excel skills and strong attention to detail.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with confidence in findings.

Salary (Rate): 40000

City: Birmingham

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: remote

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: Finance