Commercial Finance Analyst

First Central Insurance & Technology Group; Haywards Heath; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Commercial Finance Analyst to join their dynamic Change Initiatives team. This role offers the chance to leverage your finance skills in a rapidly growing environment, where you will analyze financial performance, support strategic decision-making, and contribute to exciting projects. With a strong focus on collaboration and innovation, you will play a key role in driving business improvements and ensuring that every investment delivers value. If you are a proactive problem solver with excellent communication skills, this is your opportunity to make a significant impact in a supportive and energetic workplace.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Energetic and supportive workplace

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Part-qualified Accountant or relevant experience is essential.
• Proven experience in financial analysis and business modeling.

Responsibilities

• Analyze financial aspects of projects and track performance.
• Create detailed financial models for cost and benefit analysis.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Stakeholder management

Advanced Excel skills

Organised and adaptable

Logical problem solver

Education

Part-qualified Accountant (ACA, CIMA, ACCA)

Tools

Workday

TM1

Job description

Recruiter First Central Insurance & Technology Group

We're 1st Central, a market-leading insurance company utilising smart data and technology at pace. Rapid growth has been based on giving our 1.4 million customers exactly what they want: great value insurance with an excellent service. And that's the same for our colleagues too; we won Insurance Employer of the Year at the British Insurance Awards 2024 and our Glassdoor score is pretty high!

Ready to put your finance skills to work where change is the name of the game? 1st Central is looking for a Commercial Finance Analyst to join our Change Initiatives team.

You will analyze the financial aspects of exciting projects across the business—tracking performance, challenging the status quo, and ensuring every investment delivers value. If you excel at financial analysis, strategic thinking, and translating complex data into clear insights, we want to hear from you.

Skills that will make you a great fit:

• Strong communication skills: Able to explain financial info clearly to non-finance colleagues, aiding decision-making.
• Stakeholder management: Skilled at building relationships across teams, especially in Change and Finance.
• Advanced Excel skills: Proficient with complex formulas, models, and large data sets for accurate analysis.
• Organised and adaptable: Capable of managing multiple priorities effectively.

We support flexible working—most of your time will be remote, with one day per week in our Haywards Heath, West Sussex office. You can choose to spend more time in the office if preferred.

What’s involved:

Strategic and Commercial Acumen

• Understand business strategy and provide relevant insights into performance.
• Learn about change initiatives and their KPIs.
• Support change management with insightful financial analysis.

Stakeholder Management

• Build strong relationships with key stakeholders across Finance and the wider business.

Business Modelling

• Create detailed financial models for cost and benefit analysis.
• Support initiative development and tracking through modeling.
• Report on group-wide initiatives (ROI, Payback) on a cash and P&L basis.

Business Initiatives and Tracking

• Develop analysis and models for initiative evaluation.
• Ensure benefits are tracked and challenged appropriately.
• Assist in driving business improvements with financial analysis.

Planning and Forecasting

• Support annual budgeting and forecasting processes.
• Ensure initiatives are reflected in budgets.
• Collaborate with Expense Management to include external costs.

Experience, knowledge, skills & qualifications:

• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Excellent time management and organisational skills.
• Logical problem solver with a proactive approach.
• Part-qualified Accountant (ACA, CIMA, ACCA) or relevant experience.
• Proven experience in financial analysis and business modeling.
• Familiarity with Workday (including Adaptive Planning) and TM1 is a plus.
• Experience in the insurance industry is desirable.

Behaviours:

• Team player with relationship-building skills.
• Commercially aware and inquisitive.
• Driven, proactive, enthusiastic.
• Strong Excel and modeling skills.
• Detail-oriented and analytical.
• Flexible with a positive attitude.

If you're curious, collaborative, and eager to make an impact, this could be the role for you. We value smart decision-making, teamwork, and integrity. If this sounds like you, apply now and see where this opportunity can take you.

What can we do for you?

People come first. We’re committed to creating an extraordinary environment for our colleagues. Our workplaces are energetic, supportive, and inspiring. For more details on our perks, see here.

Interested? Our Talent team is happy to share more about what we’re looking for and what we offer. Feel free to get in touch.