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Commercial Finance Analyst | Part Qualified | Wigan | Permanent | £35-45k

We’re recruiting a Commercial Finance Analyst for a successful, well-established manufacturing organisation in Wigan. Working closely with the Commercial, Marketing and Transport teams, you’ll provide the financial insight that supports operational and commercial decision-making.

This would suit a part-qualified CIMA/ACCA accountant or an experienced finance professional who has developed through experience and is keen to gain a professional qualification.

As Commercial Finance Analyst, you will act as a finance business partner to key operational stakeholders, taking ownership of commercial and marketing overheads alongside the full P&L for the transport operation.

Responsibilities will include:

• Producing weekly and monthly commercial and operational analysis.
• Reviewing sales, margins and performance variances.
• Identifying the key drivers behind financial performance and translating them into meaningful insight.
• Managing commercial and marketing overheads, including accruals and prepayments.
• Taking responsibility for the transport fleet P&L.
• Presenting financial information clearly to non-finance stakeholders.
• Supporting internal and external audit requirements.
• Ensuring financial and operational data is accurate across the company’s ERP and reporting systems.
• Improving and standardising finance processes across different sites.
• Supporting wider finance projects and requirements when needed.

For this Commercial Analyst role,we’re looking for someone who is:

• Part-qualified through CIMA or ACCA, or qualified by experience with an ambition to gain accreditation.
• Experienced in a Finance Analyst, Management Accountant, Commercial Accountant or similar role.
• Comfortable working with accruals, prepayments and P&L reporting.
• Confident analysing large datasets and explaining the story behind the numbers.
• Able to build strong relationships with commercial and operational stakeholders.
• Comfortable working at pace within a deadline-driven environment.
• Proactive, ambitious and keen to develop their commercial finance and business-partnering experience.
• Experience within manufacturing, FMCG, food production, logistics or another fast-paced operational environment would be particularly beneficial.

The position will involve travel between company sites, so access to your own vehicle will be required.

For this role, you get a fantastic benefits package which includes:

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays with option to buy/sell
• Study support
• Life assurance
• Employee Assistance Programme and remote GP service.
• BUPA healthcare
• Funded professional and personal development opportunities.
• Retail discount
• Recognition awards and regular employee engagement events.
• Annual volunteering day.
• Long-term development opportunities within a large and successful international group.

Commercial Finance Analyst

£40,000 - £45,000 + Full Study Support

Central London | Hybrid Working

Are you a part-qualified finance professional looking to build a career in commercial finance?

We are recruiting for a Commercial Finance Analyst to join a leading retail / hospitality business in Central London.

This is a great opportunity to move into a highly commercial role with real exposure to sales, margin, product performance and trading analysis, while working closely with operational teams across the business.

You'll join a six-person Commercial Finance team, reporting to the Commercial Finance Manager, and play an important role in turning financial and operational data into clear, actionable insight.

Full CIMA / ACCA study support will be provided.

What you'll be doing

• Sales, margin and product performance analysis
• Helping produce the weekly trading pack
• Identifying key trends, risks and opportunities within trading performance
• Using advanced Excel and Power BI to turn data into meaningful commercial insight
• Working closely with operations and other non-finance stakeholders
• Supporting commercial decision-making across the business
• Assisting with monthly management accounts and month-end reporting
• Producing ad-hoc analysis for the wider Commercial Finance team

What we're looking for

• CIMA / ACCA studier
• At least 2 years' experience in a finance analyst, management accounting or commercial finance role
• Strong analytical and numerical skills
• Advanced Excel – essential
• Power BI experience would be highly advantageous
• Retail, FMCG, food, hospitality or wider consumer-sector experience would be beneficial
• Confident communicator who enjoys working with non-finance stakeholders
• Proactive, commercially minded and keen to progress

For someone looking to develop from a traditional finance role into commercial finance and business partnering, this offers excellent exposure within a large, fast-paced consumer business.

£40,000 - £45,000 + Full Study Support

• Central London | Hybrid Working