Commercial Accountant

Morgan McKinley; Dublin; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Morgan McKinley are exclusively partnering with a growing FMCG business to recruit a Commercial Accountant into their finance team. You will be a key finance partner to the commercial side, owning the P&L for a brand portfolio and working with sales and category teams to drive better financial performance.

You’ll analyse margins, COGS and variances, support budgeting and forecasting, and provide actionable insights to pricing and commercial decisions.

Qualifications

• Previous industry/operational finance experience.
• Strong understanding of P&L, COGS, margin and working capital.
• Experience partnering with non-finance stakeholders.
• Strong analytical and Excel skills.
• A commercial mindset and genuine curiosity.
• The initiative to identify a problem, investigate it and come up with a solution.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Sales and Category teams to understand and improve commercial performance.
• Take ownership of the P&L for a key brand portfolio.
• Analyse actuals, margins, COGS and variances to identify key drivers.
• Support budgeting and forecasting and challenging commercial assumptions.
• Manage and improve working capital.
• Provide financial insight to support pricing, sales and commercial decisions.
• Get into the detail behind the numbers and translate into clear recommendations.
• Improve processes and reporting across the finance function.
• Work with internal and external stakeholders across the wider business.

Skills

Analytical skills

Excel skills

P&L understanding

COGS & margins

Working capital

Stakeholder partnering

Commercial mindset

Problem solving

Tools

Excel

Job description

Morgan McKinley are exclusively partnering with a growing FMCG business to recruit a Commercial Accountant into their finance team.

This is an opportunity for an accountant who wants to be close to the commercial decision-making, working directly with sales and category teams and taking ownership of the financial performance of a key brand portfolio.

The Role

You’ll act as a key finance partner to the commercial side of the business, using financial insight to understand performance, challenge assumptions and support better decision-making.

You’ll be involved in:

• Partnering with Sales and Category teams to understand and improve commercial performance.
• Taking ownership of the P&L for a key brand portfolio.
• Analysing actuals, margins, COGS and variances to identify key drivers.
• Supporting budgeting and forecasting and challenging commercial assumptions.
• Managing and improving working capital.
• Providing financial insight to support pricing, sales and commercial decisions.
• Getting into the detail behind the numbers and translating this into clear commercial recommendations.
• Improving processes and reporting across the finance function.
• Working with internal and external stakeholders across the wider business.

What We're Looking For

We’re looking for someone who is as comfortable challenging a commercial stakeholder as they are preparing the numbers.

Ideally, you’ll have:

• Previous industry/operational finance experience.
• A strong understanding of P&L, COGS, margin and working capital.
• Experience partnering with non-finance stakeholders.
• Strong analytical and Excel skills.
• A commercial mindset and genuine curiosity.
• The initiative to identify a problem, investigate it and come up with a solution.

Why This Role?

This isn't a role where you'll simply produce the management accounts and move on.

You'll have real ownership of a brand partnership, working alongside commercial teams and helping them understand the financial impact of their decisions.

It's a fast-moving environment with plenty of autonomy, so it will suit someone who enjoys getting into the numbers, asking questions and using finance to influence the wider business.