Commercial Accountant

Pharmacy2U; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading online pharmacy in Leeds is seeking a Commercial Accountant to analyze and manage financial performance. This role involves working closely with stakeholders to drive profitability and efficiencies. Candidates should have strong Excel skills and relevant qualifications. Benefits include flexible working, health initiatives, and a supportive environment.

Benefits

Occupational sick pay

Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption pay

Contributory pension

Health Cash Plan

Employee discount site

Cycle to work scheme

Hybrid working opportunities

Commitment to CPD/training

Qualifications

• Ability to deliver in a high-pressure environment with tight deadlines.
• Capable of manipulating and analyzing large data sets.
• Commercially driven with data analysis supporting strategic decisions.

Responsibilities

• Design and update financial models to forecast performance.
• Drive continuous improvements in reporting and analysis.
• Identify trends and provide recommendations for profitability.

Skills

Advanced/fluent excel skills

Strong verbal and written communication skills

Inquisitive nature

Confident in own abilities

Education

Qualified/part qualified CIMA/ACCA/ACA or demonstrable QBE

Job description

As Commercial Accountant you will play a key role in analysing, managing and forecasting the financial performance of the business, working with key stakeholders to drive profitability and efficiencies. Your role will support the Senior Commercial Accountant and Finance Director to manage the increasing demands of a growing, ambitious and data-driven company. Finance business partnering with key stakeholders and budget holders across the business, forecasting financial performance throughout the month in real-time, offering valuable commentary on financial performance and making appropriate recommendations to drive growth and profitability. Deliver ad-hoc request for scoping and modelling new projects and initiatives.

Key Accountabilities

• Responsibility for designing and updating detailed financial models to accurately forecast business performance throughout, commentating variance analysis to budget holders
• Driving continuous improvements in reporting, analysing and forecasting business performance
• Comprehensive understanding and tracking of the key drivers within the business in terms of behaviour and impact
• Identifying and investigating trends and offering recommendations to key stakeholders in order to drive growth and profitability in real-time for maximum reward
• Assisting with commercial tenders and other requests for new projects and initiatives, ensuring activities are fully scoped, modelled appropriately and all costs are considered and captured
• Building working relationships throughout the group with great exposure to the Senior Leadership Team
• Supporting the Senior Commercial Accountant and Finance Director where necessary

• Advanced/fluent excel skills
• Qualified/part qualified CIMA/ACCA/ACA or demonstrable QBE
• Performing in a high-pressured environment, delivering against tight deadlines
• Working within company and ethical rules and regulations

• Manipulating and analysing large data sets
• Communicating financial information to a range of stakeholders
• Commercially driven with the ability to guide and support strategic decision-making through analysing data
• Innovative and inventive – finding creative solutions to problem solving through data, research and experience
• Able to proactively take the initiative and anticipate future needs and act independently to find solutions or achieve goals before being prompted
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Able to prioritise and organise work based on deadlines and importance
• Diligence to ensure work is completed to the highest standard; accurately and efficiently
• Confident in own abilities but prepared to listen to, and learn from, managers and colleagues with more experience
• Inquisitive – prepared to question the status quo whilst maintaining respect for the views and decisions of your colleagues

Qualifications

• Advanced/fluent excel skills
• Qualified/part qualified CIMA/ACCA/ACA or demonstrable QBE

Benefits

Occupational sick pay, Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay, Contributory pension, Health Cash Plan, ,Discounted insurance (Aviva), Employee discount site, Discounted gyms (via our blue light discount card), Employee assistance programme, In-house mental health support,Free onsite parking, Health and wellbeing initiatives, Social events throughout the year,25 days annual leave increasing with service plus bank holidays or 28 days annual leave, Annual Leave buy and sell scheme, Flexible working, Cycle to work scheme, Green car scheme (subject to minimum earnings), Registration fees paid (GPhC, NMC, CIPD etc.), Long service bonus, Refer a friend bonus, Blue light card, Hybrid working (when competent), Commitment to CPD/training, Free flu vaccine, Discounts & Exclusive offers at The Springs - Leeds, 25% Discount on health & beauty purchases, 25% Discount on Pharmacy2U Private Online Doctor Services.

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