Posted: 5h ago
The role
Sheridan Maine is delighted to be supporting a leading organisation with the appointment of a Commercial Finance Analyst to join their Finance team on a 12 month fixed term contract.
Hybrid – 2 days office / 3 days home working
This is a fantastic opportunity for a commercially focused finance professional who enjoys working closely with stakeholders, delivering insight and helping shape business decisions through accurate analysis and reporting.
Working closely with Finance Business Partners and senior teams, you will play a key role in improving financial performance, supporting forecasting activity and providing meaningful commercial insight.
Key Responsibilities:
Provide financial analysis and insight to support senior stakeholders across digital operations and marketing functions
Produce accurate management reporting, including variance analysis, commentary and performance insights
Support month-end activities including reporting, reconciliations and financial controls
Partner with teams across marketing, ecommerce, operations and finance to ensure effective decision-making
Support the budgeting and forecasting process, identifying risks, opportunities and areas for improved efficiency
Analyse expenditure and performance trends, providing recommendations to optimise costs and improve profitability
Maintain strong financial controls and help improve existing processes and ways of working
Prepare reporting packs and present financial information clearly to non-finance stakeholders
Support commercial decision-making by translating complex financial data into clear business insight
Provide ad hoc analysis and support across key business initiatives
About You:
You will be a proactive and commercially minded finance professional with strong analytical skills and the ability to build relationships across a business.
The ideal candidate will have:
Experience within a commercial finance or management accounting environment
Part-qualified (CIMA/ACCA/ACA)
Strong Excel and Microsoft Office skills
Experience producing management reports, budgets, forecasts and variance analysis
Excellent communication skills with the confidence to challenge and influence stakeholders
The ability to explain financial information clearly to non-finance teams
A curious mindset with a passion for understanding the story behind the numbers
Strong organisation skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
Why consider this opportunity?
This role offers the chance to work in a highly commercial finance environment, gaining exposure to senior stakeholders and supporting decisions that directly impact business performance.
This is an excellent opportunity for a finance analyst looking for their next challenge.
You are required to be eligible to work in the UK full time without restriction.
Due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not always possible to respond to unsuccessful applicants. Therefore, if we have not responded to your application within five days, please assume that on this occasion your application has not been successful.
