Remote - Financial Analyst

Counted Recruitment; Birmingham; Remote; GBP 50,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote

Job summary

Counted Recruitment is recruiting a Financial Analyst for a fully remote UK role. You will partner with senior operations leaders, turning data into practical guidance to influence day-to-day and strategic decisions.

The ideal candidate is ACCA/CIMA qualified (or part-qualified) with strong Excel skills and experience in commercial finance and large datasets, preferably within logistics. You will be a key finance partner shaping business decisions from home with occasional travel as needed.

Qualifications

• ACCA/CIMA qualified preferred; part-qualified considered.
• Hands-on business partnering experience essential.
• Commercial finance experience essential.
• Confident working with large datasets is essential.
• Strong Excel skills and familiarity with reporting systems.
• Logistics, transport or distribution experience is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Partner with senior operational leaders to turn numbers into actionable guidance.
• Analyze large data sets to create performance measures driving improvement.
• Contribute to annual budgeting and forecasting with realistic plans.
• Identify cost savings, protect margins, and propose actionable recommendations.
• Own month-end reporting for the operations leadership with trend analysis.
• Model ROI for capital spend and investment payback.
• Build trusted relationships across finance and operational teams.

Skills

Business partnering

Commercial finance

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

Finance systems

Education

ACCA/CIMA qualification

Part-qualified considered

Tools

Excel

Reporting systems

Job description

About the Business

An exciting opportunity to join a well-established logistics business as a Financial Analyst, offering a salary of £50,000 - £55,000 and the flexibility of a fully remote role. The business has a great culture and a close-knit, supportive team, and this role puts you right at the heart of the operation as a trusted, commercially minded finance partner who isn't afraid to challenge and shape decisions.

Main Duties:

As a Financial Analyst, your main duties include:

• Work as the go-to finance partner for senior operational leaders, turning the numbers into practical guidance that influences day-to-day and longer-term decisions
• Interrogate large volumes of operational and financial data to build analysis and performance measures that drive real improvement across the operation
• Play an active part in the annual budget and forecast cycles, making sure plans are realistic and tied to the wider direction of the business
• Pinpoint where cost can be reduced, margin protected and efficiencies gained, putting forward clear recommendations and challenging assumptions where needed
• Own the month-end performance reporting for the operational leadership team, explaining movements, trends and where attention is needed
• Assess proposals for capital spend, modelling expected returns and how quickly each investment pays for itself
• Build strong, trusted working relationships across both the finance team and the wider operation

Location / Office / Culture

This role is fully remote with 3 to 4 office visits a year at most, giving you excellent work-life balance. You'll be joining a friendly, collaborative finance team within a business that values open, honest input and genuinely listens to its people.

What We Are Looking For

The ideal candidate will have:

• ACCA/CIMA qualified ideally, though part-qualified candidates will be considered
• Hands-on business partnering experience is essential
• Commercial finance experience is essential
• Confident working with large datasets is essential
• A commercial mindset, with the confidence to push back and hold your own with senior stakeholders
• Strong Excel skills and comfortable working with reporting systems
• Experience within logistics, transport or distribution is desirable but not essential

Why Join the business

• Fully remote working with minimal travel
• Salary of £50,000 - £55,000
• Well-established and stable business
• Great culture and supportive team
• A visible, influential role where your insight shapes real business decisions

About Us

We are a local accountancy recruitment specialist. We appreciate that roles are often online for a long period of time.