Commercial Finance Analyst — FP&A Partner Contract

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

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.