Senior Commercial Finance Analyst — Strategic FP&A, Hybrid

The Crown Estate; Windsor; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Flexible working

Private healthcare

Life and critical illness cover

28 days holiday

Job summary

The Crown Estate is seeking a Senior Commercial Finance Analyst in the Rural, Coastal & Traditional portfolio to deliver high-quality financial reporting, planning and analysis, transforming complex data into meaningful insight for strategic decision-making.

You will partner with asset managers, managing agents and finance colleagues, own monthly reporting, budgeting and forecasting, and drive improvements across the function.

Qualifications

• Recognised professional accounting qualification (ACA/ACCA/CIMA).
• 4–5 years in commercial finance, FP&A, management accounting or related field.
• Strong budgeting, forecasting, month-end and variance analysis skills.
• Experience owning recurring finance reporting cycles.
• Advanced Excel modelling and data analysis abilities.
• Ability to communicate complex financial info to non-finance audiences.
• Desirable knowledge of Power BI, Power Query, or related tools.

Responsibilities

• Own monthly management reporting with variance analysis and commentary.
• Lead annual budgeting and quarterly forecasting with stakeholders.
• Partner with budget holders and asset managers to review performance.
• Manage month-end activities including accruals and journals.
• Enhance management information with Excel models and BI dashboards.
• Extract, reconcile and analyse data from multiple systems.
• Support decision-making with financial analysis and scenario planning.
• Oversee capital expenditure reporting and project tracking.
• Drive process improvements and automation across reporting.
• Present clear financial insights to finance and non-finance audiences.

Skills

ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualification

Management accounting

Budgeting & forecasting

Month-end processes

Variance analysis

Excel modelling

Power BI

Stakeholder management

Automation & process improvement

Education

Professional accounting qualification (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)

Tools

Power BI

Excel (advanced)

Job description

The Crown Estate is seeking a Senior Commercial Finance Analyst in the Rural, Coastal & Traditional portfolio to deliver high-quality financial reporting, planning and analysis, transforming complex data into meaningful insight for strategic decision-making.

You will partner with asset managers, managing agents and finance colleagues, own monthly reporting, budgeting and forecasting, and drive improvements across the function.