Commercial Finance Analyst

Marks Sattin (UK) Ltd; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Commercial Finance Analyst to join their growing team. In this newly created role, you will focus on budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis, directly contributing to strategic decision-making. You'll partner with various divisions to analyze business performance and prepare management reports that inform senior leadership. If you are passionate about finance and eager to make an impact in the fashion sector, this is your chance to thrive in a dynamic environment that values your insights and expertise.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified ACA/ACCA/CIMA with experience in commercial finance roles.
• Strong Excel skills for data analysis and manipulation.

Responsibilities

• Business partnering to analyze performance and support decision making.
• Preparation of budgets, forecasts, and management reporting.

Skills

Financial Analysis

Business Partnering

Budget Management

KPI Reporting

Excel

Communication Skills

Data Manipulation

Market Analysis

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA Qualification

Job description

Commercial Finance Analyst

This is a newly created role due to growth, and will report into the Head of Commercial Finance - focusing on budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis and business partnering.

Key responsibilities:

• Business partnering with divisions across the business to analyse and review business performance and contribute to decision making.
• Management and preparation of budgets and liaising with budget holders.
• Production of quarterly forecasts and presentation meetings for senior management.
• Development of KPI reporting and analysis and contributing to forward planning process.
• Preparation of monthly, quarterly, and year-end management reporting including performance reporting and analysis for senior leadership.
• Analyse and manipulate financial data, to provide results to drive operational efficiency.
• Focus on continual improvement, recommending improvement strategies for data quality and reporting.
• Staying up to date with industry trends and news in the industry, including market and competitor analysis.
• Ad-hoc analysis, process improvement and project work to support the wider team and business.

Qualifications:

The ideal candidate will be fully qualified (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) with experience working in a commercial finance/analytical role. Candidates must be strong communicators, with the ability to work well with stakeholders at all levels and outside of finance. Ideally you will have strong business acumen, with the ability to influence and challenge, contributing to business planning and strategy and decision making. Experience working within the consumer market such as retail would be advantageous. Candidates must have strong Excel capabilities, with the ability to manipulate and analyse large data sets.

If you have relevant experience and are seeking your next challenge within a growing business in the fashion space, please apply today!