Commercial Accountant

Nigel Wright Group; North East; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Nigel Wright Group is partnering with an established manufacturing organisation to appoint a Commercial Accountant to join its finance team. The role offers broad exposure across commercial finance, combining costing, analysis and forecasting with stakeholder engagement.

You will work closely with operational and finance colleagues to deliver insight that shapes profitability, pricing and future opportunities, supporting month-end and wider financial activities.

Qualifications

• Experience in manufacturing finance, costing and management accounting.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to communicate financial information to non-finance stakeholders.
• Experience with forecasting, reporting and performance analysis.

Responsibilities

• Product costing and profitability analysis.
• Support commercial evaluations and quotation activity.
• Forecasting, budgeting and performance reporting.
• Prepare and analyse KPIs to support decisions.
• Partner with operations and finance teams across the organisation.
• Provide insight and recommendations to improve commercial performance.
• Support month-end and wider finance activities as required.

Skills

Financial analysis

Commercial awareness

Forecasting

Costing

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Problem-solving

Job description

The Opportunity

An established manufacturing organisation is looking to appoint a Commercial Accountant to join its finance team.

This is an opportunity to move beyond traditional reporting responsibilities and play a key role in supporting commercial decision-making across the business. You'll work closely with operational and finance stakeholders, providing insight that helps shape profitability, pricing and future business opportunities.

The Role

This position offers broad exposure across commercial finance, combining costing, analysis and forecasting with stakeholder engagement and decision support.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Product costing and profitability analysis
• Supporting commercial evaluations and quotation activity
• Forecasting, budgeting and performance reporting
• Preparing and analysing KPIs to support business decisions
• Partnering with operational and finance teams across the organisation
• Providing insight and recommendations to improve commercial performance
• Supporting month-end and wider finance activities as required

The Person

We're interested in speaking with individuals who can combine strong financial analysis skills with commercial awareness and a genuine interest in understanding what drives business performance.

You will ideally have:

• Experience within manufacturing finance, costing, commercial finance or management accounting
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• The ability to communicate financial information to non-finance stakeholders
• Experience supporting forecasting, reporting and performance analysis
• A proactive and collaborative approach to working with colleagues across the business