PRS Commercial Finance Analyst

Selwood; England; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the UK is seeking a Commercial Financial Analyst to join its team. The role offers the opportunity to provide crucial financial analysis, support project management, and work closely with multiple stakeholders. Ideal candidates will have over 5 years of experience, advanced Excel skills, and be qualified via CIMA/ACCA/ACA. Employees enjoy a competitive salary, hybrid working options, and various benefits to support work-life balance.

Benefits

Company bonus scheme

Medicash Scheme for medical expenses

Pension scheme with contributions

25 days holiday + 8 Bank Holidays

Increased annual leave with long service

Life insurance (3x annual salary)

Support for development and training

Mental health support

Employee discount scheme

Employee referral scheme

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience in FP&A or Finance Analyst roles.
• Ability to produce accurate reports and meet deadlines.
• Flexibility to support business requirements.

Responsibilities

• Provide financial analysis and feedback on projects.
• Develop dashboards for tracking project progress.
• Support budget and forecasting calculations.

Skills

Financial analysis

Excel data manipulation

Strong analytical skills

Interpersonal communication

Problem-solving

Attention to detail

Education

Qualified CIMA / ACCA / ACA or equivalent experience

Tools

Dynamics

Navision

Power BI

Job description

About The Role

Due to business growth, we have an exciting new opportunity for a Commercial Financial Analyst to join our PRS Commercial Finance team to deliver value creation projects and act as the key contact between the PMO and Business Unit stakeholders.

As a Finance Analyst, you’ll get to :

• Provide financial analysis and feedback on projects being undertaken to the key stakeholders in the business unit
• Be the key commercial and financial contact and attend meetings with the Project Managers as required
• Be strategically minded ensuring project plans align with business objectives
• Develop dashboards to track progress, achieved efficiencies and value addition of the projects and report back to key stakeholders within the agreed timescales.
• Support budget and forecasting calculations with detailed analysis, providing feedback to key stakeholders as required.
• Adhere to strict timetabled deadlines and answer any questions that may arise from the reporting.
• Identify trends in financial data to aid commercial decision making and incorporate these into the projects undertaken
• Work with the PRS Business Unit to drive excellence by highlighting any areas for reporting / modelling improvement and assist in resolving these.
• Assist with improving the impact and understanding of financial reporting on business performance by engaging, collaborating with and influencing internal stakeholders on a regular basis.

Qualifications & Experience

• Ideally 5+ years’ experience in a FP&A, Finance Analyst or Management Accountant position
• Qualified CIMA / ACCA / ACA or qualified by experience.
• Computer literate. Able to analyse and manipulate data on Excel, using advanced formulas and features.
• Previous experience of Dynamics, Navision or Power BI would be advantageous.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to undertake a range of financial and business modelling tasks.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to work independently as well as part of a team.
• Experience in using initiative to resolve issues and queries, as and when they arrive and be confident and curious to find your own answers as needed.
• Attention to detail is critical to success in this role.
• Ability to produce accurate reports to specific deadlines.
• Ability to act proactively / be forward thinking whilst maintaining a methodical, attention to detail approach.
• Flexibility to support the business to get the job done understanding the requirements of all stakeholders.

What we can offer you

We understand balancing work and life commitments isn’t always easy, that’s why we’ve designed our benefits package to support you in all areas of life.

• Competitive salary
• Eligible for company bonus scheme (annual and quarterly payments)
• Medicash Scheme – medical expenses scheme (access to 24hour online GP services, discounted gym memberships)
• Pension scheme with contribution based on total earnings not just salary
• 25 days holiday + 8 Bank Holidays
• Increasing annual leave entitlement with long service
• 3x your annual salary life insurance (DIS)
• Support for development and training
• Employee assistance programme (EAP) & access to Mental Health first aiders
• Employee discount scheme (discounts / vouchers for supermarkets, high street shops, holidays and more)
• Employee referral scheme
• Hybrid working (i.e., working from home and in the office) pattern.