Commercial Finance Analyst

RVU Co UK; Greater London; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working 2 days/week

10% discretionary bonus

Employer pension contributions up to 7

Work from home budget £300

Job summary

Uswitch, part of RVU, is hiring a Commercial Finance Analyst in London. The role partners with commercial, marketing, product and technology teams to understand drivers of performance, forecast future outcomes and highlight risks and opportunities.

Reporting to the Finance Director, you will be the go-to finance expert for data and insights across departments. Be prepared to deliver regular KPI budgeting and variance analysis, support cost centre reporting and champion financial best practices

Qualifications

• Fully qualified accountant with 1 year PQE.
• Proficient in advanced Excel with strong model building abilities.
• Experience presenting financial analysis to non-financial stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Support budgeting and forecasting of KPI and financial performance (P&L to EBITDA).
• Provide regular reporting to understand drivers and outline risks and opportunities.
• Support monthly cost centre reporting and cross-functional data quality improvements.
• Partner with Product, Marketing, Leadership and Finance to drive insights using Netsuite/Tableau.

Skills

Excel

Tableau

SQL

AI tools (Claude)

Financial analysis

Stakeholder partnering

Attention to detail

Education

Fully Qualified Accountant (1 year PQE)

Tools

Netsuite

Tableau

Job description

Commercial Finance Analyst

Department: Business Services

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: London

Description

Hybrid: 2 days per week in our Tower Bridge office (Tuesdays & Thursdays)

Uswitch

At Uswitch, our goal is to be the UK's favourite way to choose and manage home-life essentials - from broadband and mobiles to energy and insurance. As we continue to grow and expand our services, we are looking for talented individuals who share our passion for making a positive impact on people's lives. If you want to be part of a team that is transforming the way consumers navigate their household services, we would love to hear from you!

We're part of RVU, a group of online brands that include: Confused, Tempcover, money.co.uk, and Mojo Mortgages.

The role

Supporting the Uswitch brand, the role of the Commercial Finance Analyst is to be an effective business partner to the commercial, marketing, product, technology teams, and work with them to understand the drivers of current performance and forecast future performance as well as outlining key risks and opportunities.

Reporting to the Finance Director, you'll be the go-to finance person for data and insight into financial and trading performance, and will business partner with stakeholders across all departments and product areas.

What you'll be doing

• Supporting budgeting and forecasting of KPI's and financial performance (P&L to EBITDA); taking stakeholder input through to board presentations
• Understanding current performance and the underlying business drivers through regular reporting, stakeholder meetings and ad hoc analysis
• Support management through monthly cost centre reporting
• Work across the business units to drive improved and consistent data and reporting, including via Netsuite & Tableau
• Be a champion for financial best practice and education to non-financial stakeholders
• Support the Product, Marketing, Leadership and wider Finance function in ad hoc projectr.

What we're looking for

• Fully Qualified Accountant with 1 year PQE
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and experience with spreadsheet model creation
• Proficiency with AI tools such as Claude an advantage but not essential
• Proficiency with Tableau or SQL an advantage but not essential
• Expertise in explaining financial analysis to non-financial colleagues
• Intellectually curious with an analytical mindset, as well as a genuine passion for partnering with the business
• The passion for impacting a business in terms of its outcomes and customers
• Great attention to detail; knowing how to spot outliers, trends and errors.
• A passion for carrying out robust analysis, underpinning the data with a strong collaborative approach.

You don't need to tick off everything on this list - so don't let that hold you back from applying. We want to make sure you're learning plenty during your time with us!

Our commitment to you

We are dedicated to developing valuable, inclusive, and user-friendly products and services that deliver positive outcomes for all of our customers. To achieve this, it's essential that our teams reflect the diverse range of people in our community. We believe in being the change we wish to see in the world, by embracing our differences and holding ourselves accountable to being open and inclusive teammates and wider community members.

What we offer

We want to give you a great work environment, support your growth both personally and professionally, and provide benefits that make your time at RVU even more enjoyable. Here are some of the benefits you can look forward to:

• 10% discretionary yearly bonus and yearly pay reviews (based on RVU and personal performance)
• A hybrid working approach with 2 in-office days per week and up to 22 working days per year to "work from anywhere"
• Employer-matching pension contributions up to 7.5%
• A one-off £300 "work from home" budget to help contribute towards a great work environment at home
• Excellent maternity, paternity, shared parental, and adoption leave policy, for those key moments in your life
• 25 days holiday (increasing with years of employment to 30 days) + 2 days "my time" per year
• Private medical cover, critical illness cover, and employee assistance programme
• A healthy learning and training budget
• Electric vehicle and cycle to work schemes
• Free in-office gym, accessible 7 days a week
• Free breakfast in the office daily
• You'll be equipped with great technology (choice of Mac or Windows)
• Free access to the Calm and Peppy app for physical and mental health
• Regular events - from team socials to company-wide events with insightful external speakers, we want to make sure our colleagues continue to feel connected.