Accountant - Commercial FP&A

Morrisons; Bradford; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK retailer is seeking an analytical Finance partner to support the Commercial team in Bradford. The role involves delivering margin reporting, budgeting, and performance analysis while acting as a bridge between Finance and Buying teams. The ideal candidate is a qualified accountant with strong analytical and communication skills, ready to drive change and improve commercial performance. Competitive benefits include discounts, bonuses, career progression, and enhanced leave policies.

Benefits

15% store discount

10% discount card for family

Annual bonus scheme

Career development opportunities

Generous holiday entitlement

Market leading pension scheme

Healthcare benefits

Free parking onsite

Qualifications

• Strong track record in a business partnering role.
• Ability to turn complex data into actionable insights.
• Confidence to challenge assumptions and influence stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Prepare timely and accurate commercial margin reporting.
• Produce insightful commercial analysis to inform trading actions.
• Support on consolidation of commercial budgets and forecasts.
• Manage assigned period-end duties.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Education

Qualified Accountant (CIMA, ACA, ACCA or equivalent)

Job description

We are seeking an analytical and proactive Finance partner to support our Commercial team. You will own the delivery of timely commercial margin reporting and period-end controls while acting as a bridge between Finance and the Buying teams. Your focus will be on turning data into insight, highlighting trends, challenging assumptions on forecasts, and driving actions that improve commercial performance and profitability.

Responsibilities

Reporting & Performance Analysis

• Prepare timely and accurate weekly and periodic commercial margin reporting, clearly summarising performance and highlighting key drivers of variances
• Develop and maintain reporting tools that enhance visibility of commercial KPIs and facilitate proactive decision-making.

Insight, Business Partnering & Opportunity Identification

• Produce insightful commercial analysis (e.g. loss-making lines, cost price increases, market price movements) to inform pricing decisions, trading actions, and commercial strategy
• Act as a trusted partner to the Commercial Finance team, category managers, buyers, and senior stakeholders.
• Identify opportunities for margin improvement, or risk mitigation, turning analytical findings into clear actions.
• Support business partners by providing insight and highlighting trends, challenging assumptions, validating forecasts, and holding owners accountable for delivery of agreed actions.
• Support on adhoc projects aligned to the Commercial strategy

Budgeting, Forecasting & Consolidation

• Support on the consolidation of commercial budgets, forecasts and outturns, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and alignment with financial targets.
• Review outputs to identify anomalies or deviations from expectations, providing challenge and clarification where required.

Period-End Responsibilities

• Manage assigned period-end duties including ownership of the Commercial Head Office Non-people costs P&L.
• Complete balance sheet reconciliations related to commercial areas, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timely resolution of issues.

About you

We need a Qualified Accountant (CIMA, ACA, ACCA or equivalent) with a strong commercial mindset and a proven track record in a business partnering role. This is an important position requiring an individual who is ready to take ownership, drive change, and operate with a high degree of autonomy.

You’ll also bring:

• A 'can-do' mindset: A problem solver who thrives in a fast-paced, changing environment.
• Strong analytical skills: Able to turn complex data into actionable insights.
• Confidence to challenge: The ability to influence and gain buy-in from a wide range of stakeholders, including senior management.
• Great communication skills: Able to explain complex financials in a simple way.
• Resilience and adaptability: Comfortable navigating a business that’s evolving and growing.
• A sense of ownership: Taking responsibility for results and seeing things through.

About us

In return for all your hard work, you will receive:

• 15% discount in store from the day you join us
• Additional 10% discount card for a friend or family member
• Annual bonus scheme
• Career progression and development opportunities
• Generous holiday entitlement
• Market leading pension scheme and life assurance
• Healthcare benefits including Aviva Digital GP
• ‘MyPerks’ giving you discount with over 850 retailers
• Free parking onsite
• Enhanced Family, Maternity and Paternity Leave
• Private Healthcare

Alive with activity, our modern Head Office is home to our corporate teams that make sure everything runs smoothly. Here, you’ll find comfy breakout areas, a coffee shop, Morrisons Daily and a subsidised restaurant. We are within commuting distance of Leeds, Manchester and the Yorkshire Dales - and we even have free parking!

At our Head Office you will expect to find supplier showcases, charity fundraising and celebrations all year round for the events that mean the most to our colleagues.

There’s more to our business as it’s fast paced and ever changing, as such we’ve got lots of fresh opportunities for you to play your part in our success. We’d love to meet you!

At Morrisons, we’re proud to be building a team that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve. We want every colleague to feel respected, supported and able to be themselves at work. Different voices, experiences and ways of thinking help us grow and improve and that’s good for our customers too.

We’re always looking for people from all walks of life to join us and bring their talents to our team. Together, we can build a workplace where everyone has the chance to thrive, make a difference and belong.