Commercial Accountant

Our Client is a fast growth services and consultancy based organisation which has recently become part of a significant global successful Group.

Due to both growth and development the business has created another opportunity for a Commercial Accountant to join a high performing team of Commercial Accountants to add value, enhance performance to Group operations and work closely with key business stakeholders.

This is a proactive and high profile role within the Group with a high degree of visibility across the business.

Business Partnering

1 Support a division of the business, providing proactive financial guidance and appropriate analysis

2 Interpret and explain current performance against targets during monthly reviews with each area

3 Provide challenge to the business and influence decisions made by ensuring commercial implications are understood and taken into account

4 Help non-finance team members to understand the financials and how they can achieve the desired financial performance

Budgeting/Forecasting

1 Preparation of annual budgets and monthly reforecasts including supporting commentary and variance analysis

2 Co-ordinate gathering the relevant information from the business for both revenue and costs in a timely manner in order to meet deadlines

3 Investigation, challenge and analysis of financials and corresponding variances

4 Support preparation of a medium term plan (3-5 years)

Financial Reporting & Analysis

1 Work closely with the Financial Accounting team to ensure the month end actuals are accurate and completed on time

2 Provide detailed variance analysis to explain movements from budget/forecast

3 Preparation of a monthly reporting pack to inform the business of the actual financial performance and revised forecast against internal targets

 

Other/Ad Hoc

1 Assist in the production of financial models for scenario planning and ad hoc business cases

2 Support projects by tracking progress against targets and profitability

3 Support the pricing team by providing feedback when actual performance differs from plan, ensuring assumptions used reflect current performance

4 Make process improvements and find efficiencies within Finance as well as tracking profit maximising initiatives across the business

5 Assist with accuracy of cashflow forecast by ensuring relevant information is passed to the Financial Accounting team

 

Person Specification

 

Education & Qualifications

Essential

Qualified Accountant

 

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

Experience covering extensive P&L reporting and analysis by division/client/product.

Experience of being a business partner.

Experience of completing commercial analysis to inform decision making.

Advanced Excel skills.

Desireable

Experience of working in a  fast paced organisation.

Experience of bid modelling for new business opportunities.

Core Competencies  

 

Essential

These core competencies reflect our values:

Problem Solving

Innovative

Open and Fair

Accountability

Delivery Outcome & Fairness

Resilience

Supporting Others

Communication

 

Competencies – Job specific

Essential

Excellent communication and influencing skills.

Ability to challenge and provide evidence of their conclusions.

Attention to detail – conscientious.

Good organisation and co-ordination skills.