Senior Commercial Finance Analyst

Partner Financial are engaged with a PE backed restaurant group embarking on a period of double-digit growth. Reporting into the Commercial Finance Manager, you will have ownership of the analytics process as the company look to put a new strategic plan in place.

With an entrepreneurial Board and acquisitive strategy, the Senior Management Team are keen to build a best in class finance function to be the focal point of their goals. You will have strong commercial acumen and financial modelling skills, with a natural ability to solve problems, challenge and ask the right questions.

Key responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Working alongside the Finance Director to manage and maintain the 3-year business plan and model to help visualise the company’s plans
• Providing insightful commercial and trend analysis to help ascertain the viability of new sites and products
• Devising product sales and volume forecasts to assess the risk for franchisees
• Manipulating data to present recommendations for promotional and product strategies
• Leading the budgeting and forecasting process with key stakeholders
• Understanding the key factors impacting sales and explaining them to the Senior Management Team
• Creating and reviewing the control reports on actual v forecasted weekly gross margins and highlighting variances

Profile:

• Qualified Accountant (ACA, CIMA, ACCA)
• Strong Excel skills (including macros and building financial models)
• An inquisitive mind-set where you continuously seek process improvement

Interested candidates should send their CV to Chidozie Ononeze, who will be contacting candidates with the closest match to the client’s selection criteria within three days of application to arrange an initial meeting.