Commercial Finance Analyst

SF Partners; Walsall; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

SF Partners is seeking an experienced Commercial Finance Analyst to join a busy finance team on a contract basis in the United Kingdom. You will dive into numbers, provide financial insights across reporting, forecasting and business partnering, and challenge metrics to drive commercial decisions.

The role requires someone who can work independently, builds relationships quickly and translates data into practical recommendations for stakeholders across the business.

Qualifications

• Experience in Commercial Finance, FP&A or related roles.
• Strong Excel skills with large data sets.
• Proven budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis experience.
• Good commercial awareness and ability to interpret numbers for non-finance stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with commercial and operational teams to provide financial insights.
• Analyze revenue, costs, margins, and profitability to assess performance.
• Own reporting, budgeting and forecasting across key areas.
• Produce clear financial analysis and commentary to aid decisions.
• Investigate variances against budgets and forecasts; highlight risks and opportunities.
• Build and maintain financial models to support commercial choices.
• Support pricing and cost-saving initiatives and related projects.
• Partner with stakeholders to help them understand financial performance.
• Identify opportunities to improve reporting and processes.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Financial analysis

Forecasting

Budgeting

Stakeholder management

Education

ACCA/CIMA/ACA (part-qualified or qualified)

Tools

Excel

Job description

We're looking for an experienced Commercial Finance Analyst to join a busy finance team on a contract basis.

This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys getting stuck into the numbers, working closely with the wider business and providing insights that genuinely make a difference.

You'll be joining a fast-paced environment where you'll need to hit the ground running, build relationships quickly and get involved in everything from financial reporting and forecasting to commercial analysis and business partnering.

We're looking for someone who's confident working independently, comfortable challenging the numbers and able to turn financial data into clear, practical recommendations.

Key Responsibilities :

• Working closely with commercial and operational teams to provide financial insight and support.
• Analysing revenue, costs, margins and profitability to understand business performance.
• Taking ownership of reporting, budgeting and forecasting across key business areas.
• Producing clear financial analysis and commentary to support decision-making.
• Investigating variances against budgets and forecasts, highlighting risks and opportunities.
• Building and maintaining financial models to support commercial decisions.
• Supporting pricing, cost-saving initiatives and wider commercial projects.
• Partnering with stakeholders across the business to help them understand their financial performance.
• Identifying opportunities to improve reporting and existing processes.

Experience :

• Previous experience in a Commercial Finance Analyst, FP&A Analyst, Management Accountant or similar role.
• Strong Excel skills and confidence working with large amounts of financial data.
• Solid experience in budgeting, forecasting, reporting and variance analysis.
• Good commercial awareness and the ability to look beyond the numbers.
• Experience working with stakeholders outside of finance.
• A proactive, hands-on approach with the ability to work independently.
• Strong communication skills and confidence presenting financial information.
• The ability to pick things up quickly and add value from the outset.
• ACCA, CIMA or ACA qualifications (part-qualified or qualified)