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Commercial Finance Analyst

Job description

Sewell Wallis are delighted to be working with a high growth technology business based in Harrogate who are looking to appoint a Commercial Finance Analyst into their finance team.

This newly created role is the result of multiple acquisitions having completed in the last 18 months, meaning the FP&A Manager now requires some extra support to ensure the finance function can provide performance analysis to aid business critical decisions, in a timely and efficient way.

This is an excellent opportunity for a Commercial Finance Analyst to join a rapidly growing finance team, with fantastic progression opportunities on offer.

The role will suit a dynamic finance business partner, who enjoys stakeholder management and adding value across a business. A confident and ambitious individual is required.

Your role will include the following responsibilities:-


-Work closely with reporting and commercial teams to analyse business performance
-Challenge key stakeholders to fully understand how all business areas are performing, to provide essential information to key decision makers
-Assist and drive improvements and re-forecast the Group forecast model including P&L, balance sheet and cash flow
-Develop automation of data processing to improve the forecasting process
-Ensure costs are tracked and forecast by division correctly
-Assist with transition to an FP&A solution-based forecasting process
-Monitoring of banking covenant forecasts

The ideal candidate will meet the following criteria:-

-A qualified accountant (candidates with the right experience and PQ will be considered)
-Have excellent attention to detail
-Be confident in business partnering with the wider business
-Excellent IT skills is essential, including Advanced Excel and PowerPoint
-Proactive approach and always thinking outside the box
-Stakeholder management experience or the ability to pick this up quickly
-Have a background working in commercial finance

Benefits in working for our client:-

-Flexible, hybrid working scheme including 3 days working at home
-Incredible offices with an on-site gym and discounted membership
-Excellent private medical scheme
-Study support if required
-Buy and sell holiday scheme
-Exceptional career progression within an incredibly high performing finance team

To apply please send your CV, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications please accept that if we have not responded to your application within seven days, your application has not been successful.

Sewell Wallis is a specialist recruitment company with a vast amount of experience in our industry we offer permanent, temporary and interim recruitment support for accounting and finance, human resources and business support positions. We recruit at all levels within finance from Purchase Ledger Administrator and Credit Controller level through to Financial Controller and Director positions. With offices in Sheffield and Leeds, we are well situated to cover all of South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and Manchester. Please visit our website for more information on accountancy and finance jobs and human resources or business support positions.

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