Senior Commercial Finance Analyst - M&A
Posted Today by JasperRose – A Sphere Digital Recruitment Group Company
£75,000 Per year
Fixed-Term
Hybrid
London Area, United Kingdom
Summary: A Senior Commercial Finance Analyst is sought for a 9-12 month fixed-term contract within a PE-backed B2B SaaS/Media business in London. This role involves supporting financial due diligence and strategic growth initiatives while collaborating closely with the Senior Leadership Team. The position offers a competitive salary, bonus, and benefits, and requires a qualified accountant with strong financial modeling skills. The role is hybrid, requiring in-office attendance two days a week.
Key Responsibilities:
- Preparing robust financials and investor packs
- Supporting financial due diligence processes and ensuring the accuracy and consistency of financials
- Building and maintaining multi-year financial models to support strategic growth and valuation activities
- Providing actionable commercial insights and suggestions to the Senior Leadership Team
- Supporting budgeting, forecasting and KPI reporting, aligning financial plans with strategic business objectives
- Developing financial models for business cases, investment appraisals, and profitability analysis
- Preparing weekly and monthly trading reports, board presentations, and financial commentary
Key Skills:
- Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or international equivalent)
- Post-qualified experience in a fast-paced commercial environment
- Strong financial modelling with heavy involvement in mergers and acquisitions activity
- Preferably practice trained with 1-2 years industry experience but not essential providing the above criteria is met
- Ability to start within 1 months notice
- Strong presentation skills, excellent analytical capabilities, and experience partnering with senior stakeholders
- A strong understanding of SaaS financial and operational metrics (MRR, NRR, CAC, LTV etc.) is desirable
Salary (Rate): £75,000.00 yearly
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: fixed-term
Seniority Level: Senior
Industry: Finance
Senior Commercial Finance Analyst | 9-12 month FTC | PE backed SaaS/Media business | £70,000-£75,000 + bonus + benefits | London (Hybrid working, 2 days)
A Senior Commercial Finance Analyst is required to join a fast-paced, market-leading B2B SaaS/Media business on a 9-12 month fixed-term contract. The business is backed by a leading global private equity investor and is undergoing a significant growth and transformation journey in preparation for a future exit.
Reporting to the Head of Commercial Finance, the Senior Commercial Finance Analyst will play a high-impact role, supporting financial due diligence, exit readiness activities, and strategic growth initiatives. This is a fantastic opportunity to work closely with the Senior Leadership Team, driving key financial insights and improvements at a pivotal stage of the business growth.
Responsibilities:
- Preparing robust financials and investor packs
- Supporting financial due diligence processes and ensuring the accuracy and consistency of financials
- Building and maintaining multi-year financial models to support strategic growth and valuation activities
- Providing actionable commercial insights and suggestions to the Senior Leadership Team
- Supporting budgeting, forecasting and KPI reporting, aligning financial plans with strategic business objectives
- Developing financial models for business cases, investment appraisals, and profitability analysis
- Preparing weekly and monthly trading reports, board presentations, and financial commentary
Requirements:
- Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or international equivalent)
- Post-qualified experience in a fast-paced commercial environment
- Strong financial modelling with heavy involvement in mergers and acquisitions activity
- Preferably practice trained with 1-2 years industry experience but not essential providing the above criteria is met
- Ability to start within 1 months notice
- Strong presentation skills, excellent analytical capabilities, and experience partnering with senior stakeholders
- A strong understanding of SaaS financial and operational metrics (MRR, NRR, CAC, LTV etc.) is desirable
In return for your hard work, you will be joining a high-performing team during an exciting period of growth and transformation. The business offers a collaborative working environment, hybrid flexibility, and excellent benefits including a competitive bonus scheme.