Commercial Finance Analyst

UK Tote Group; London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading sports betting company is seeking a Commercial Finance Analyst to join their FP&A team in London. This role involves financial planning, budgeting, and analysis to support strategic decision-making. The ideal candidate is a finalist or newly qualified accountant with strong financial modelling skills. Benefits include a bonus scheme, pension plan, and a collaborative work environment.

Benefits

Bonus scheme

Company Shares Option Plan

Contributory pension scheme

Life insurance (4 x basic salary)

Simply Health Plan

Holiday entitlement (25 days plus bank holidays)

24/7 employee assistance helpline

Agile office environment with free snacks

Regular social events and volunteering opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in financial modelling and building business cases.
• Commitment to reporting accuracy with strong attention to detail.
• Ability to work with stakeholders at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Prepare regular reporting and analysis with insightful commentary.
• Support budgeting, planning, and reforecasting processes.
• Business partnering to develop best practice tools and processes.

Skills

Financial modelling

Problem solving

Reporting accuracy

Advanced Microsoft Excel

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Finalist or newly qualified accountant

Tools

Power BI

Job description

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic Commercial Finance Analyst to join our FP&A team based near Covent Garden in Central London. This role is a great opportunity for a finalist or newly qualified accountant looking to join a growing company and aligns with our values of; we love winners, we own it, and we think differently.

Who we are:

The Tote are racing's most popular pool betting operators and can be found online and across many racecourses in the UK and Ireland. We're passionate about all things racing, we love the sport and it's in our DNA. Using best-in-class technology, digital innovation, and customer engagement, we are developing the Tote reaching new audiences with innovative products.

Our headquarters in Wigan is the main hub for our team of over 200 innovative and ambitious experts dedicated to delivering our vision of providing the best betting experience for racing fans. We also have a small office in central London (Kean Street, WC2B 4AS) where this role and the FP&A team are based. For this role presence will be required in the London office 2/3 days per week. A full induction, training, and personal development plan will be provided to anyone who joins the team.

About the role:

As Commercial Finance Analyst you will play a key role in the FP&A team, supporting with critical financial planning processes including budgeting, forecasting, commercial analysis, cost reporting and business insights. You will also work proactively to build strong business partnering relationships with wider teams across the Tote, using financial planning and analysis along with the presentation of financial information to support and improve strategic decision making within the business.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare regular reporting and analysis, producing reports that include relevant and insightful commentary and analysis,
• Support in the budgeting, planning and reforecasting processes, this will involve meeting with revenue and cost P&L holders across the business and discussing findings with the Head of FP&A for use in the budget cycle
• Business partnering with other teams throughout the wider business to develop best practice tools, models and processes that improve the analytical capabilities of the FP&A function
• Proactively work with the FP&A team to improve current or introduce new processes to develop the FP&A function

What you'll need:

We are looking for a driven individual who will enjoy and make a success of financial modelling, problem solving and business partnering with teams across business functions. The ideal candidate will be finalist or new qualified accountant with previous experience in financial modelling, building business cases and can demonstrate a willingness to play a key role in driving process improvements. Other skills and experience we are looking for candidates to demonstrate include;

• Strong attention to detail with a commitment to reporting accuracy
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
• An enthusiastic and personable approach to working with stakeholders at all levels
• Previous experience using Power BI databases and dashboards is advantageous but not essential

What we offer:

At the Tote you can expect a friendly working environment with a strong sense of teamwork and pride in what we do. Our company benefits package includes:

• Bonus scheme
• Company Shares Option Plan
• Contributary pension scheme
• Life insurance (4 x basic salary)
• Simply Health Plan
• Holiday entitlement (25 days plus bank holidays)
• Confidential 24/7 365 employee assistance helpline
• Agile and collaborative office environment with free fruit, biscuits, and drinks
• Regular social events, charity events and volunteering opportunities

If this sound like the role for you, we'd love to hear from you.