Commercial Accountant

CPM UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED; Stokenchurch; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension plan

26 days holiday rising to 31

Life assurance

Health and wellbeing benefits

Training and development support

Job summary

CPM UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED is recruiting a Commercial Accountant to join the CPM Finance team. You will prepare and review monthly management accounts, analyse performance across clients and projects, and support budgeting and forecasting with inflation adjustments.

The role requires a proactive communicator who can present complex data to non-financial colleagues. We offer up to 38k DOE, excellent benefits including pension and generous holiday, with Monday–Friday hours and 37.5 per week.

Qualifications

• Experience in a commercial accounting environment.
• Ability to prepare and review management accounts with accurate balance sheet reconciliations.
• Capability to present complex financial information to non-financial colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and review monthly management accounts with key reconciliations.
• Analyse financial performance across clients, projects, and cost centres.
• Prepare budgets with inflation assumptions and rate card adjustments.
• Support forecasting and financial planning with robust data.
• Provide commentary to senior stakeholders for decision-making.
• Maintain strong financial controls and comply with policies and audit requirements.
• Support month-end, year-end, statutory reporting, and audits.
• Identify process improvements to enhance reporting quality and efficiency.
• Undertake ad hoc analysis and project work to support priorities.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Communication skills

Financial analysis

Attention to detail

Education

Part-qualified CIMA/ACCA

Tools

PeopleSoft

Planning Analytics

Job description

• Prepare and review monthly management accounts, ensuring accurate reporting of revenue, cost of sales, gross profit, accruals, prepayments, and relevant balance sheet reconciliations.
• Analyse financial performance across clients, projects, business units, or cost centres, highlighting risks, opportunities, and key variances against budget or forecast.
• Prepare client budgets in collaboration with business partners and clients, ensuring accurate assumptions and the application of inflationary adjustments and rate card increases to protect the business's profitability.
• Support forecasting, and financial planning processes by providing clear commercial insight and robust financial data.
• Prepare commentary for senior stakeholders to support informed decision-making.
• Maintain strong financial controls, ensuring compliance with internal policies, accounting standards, and audit requirements.
• Support month-end, year-end, statutory reporting, and external audit processes as required.
• Identify and implement process improvements to enhance reporting quality, efficiency, controls, and commercial visibility.
• Undertake ad hoc analysis, reporting, and project work to support business priorities.
• We're recruiting a Commercial Accountant to join the CPM Finance department, part-qualified CIMA/ACCA, currently studying towards full qualification desirable - we will even support towards your qualifications! Up to £38k DOE and excellent benefits including pension and 26 days holiday rising to 31 day, Part-qualified CIMA/ACCA, currently studying towards full qualification desirable.
• An effective communicator that can take complex financial information and present it to non-financial colleagues.
• Strong Excel skills, with the ability to analyse data and identify actionable insights.
• Experience working within a commercial accounting environment, with a solid understanding of business performance and client requirements
• Demonstrates a proactive interest in keeping up to date with financial reporting requirements, regulatory changes, and developments in commercial finance.
• PeopleSoft and Planning Analytics experience desirable
• CPM has been accredited Investors in People Gold award and places great importance on the training and development of our people. We work in a cooperative environment where great ideas and achievements are shared and celebrated.
• Basic salary up to £38k DOE
• Working hours: Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week
• Holiday Package: 26 days plus bank holidays, increasing by 1 day each year of service up to 31 days plus bank holidays. Option to buy or sell up to 5 days
• Pension Plan: Secure your future with a pension plan
• Life Assurance: Enjoy peace of mind knowing you have 1X life assurance
• Peppy: Confidential access to expert health support across areas like fertility, menopause, pregnancy, and more.
• Health and wellbeing: DIGICARE+ App - Access to second opinions from doctors, counselling sessions, nutritionist advice, and gym discounts all in one place!
• At CPM, we are proud to foster an inclusive work environment. We believe in a workplace that celebrates the unique perspectives and skills of all individuals believing this makes us stronger and more innovative.