Global consultancy business based in London are hiring a Commercial Finance Analyst on a 12 month temp to perm basis. This role will be hybrid working (3 days in the offce and 2 at home).

Tasks and Responsibilities

• Been through system implementation, significant change and comfortable with that
• Experience with high volume of data and reconciliation for income and costs - ideally to a project level
• Can provide detailed analysis and commentary against actuals/ forecast/ budget
• Commercial acumen with examples
• Self starter, initiative, experience with process improvements and/or creation
• Excellent people skills for business partnering
• Manage the preparation of management accounts on a monthly basis including variance analysis to budget / forecast.
• Preparation of monthly commentary / financial reports for management and regional management on a monthly basis.
• Reconcile project income and costs to ensure accuracy on a monthly basis.
• Preparation of forecast on a monthly basis and budget on an annual basis.
• Participate in, test and provide feedback for Commercial tools. Support the role out of these tools, embed and champion their use.
• Collaborate with Operations/ Finance and IT stakeholders during the continued implementation of the new finance system. Help to resolve issues and support continuous improvement and using the system to its highest efficiency.
• Support business pricing proposals when required.

Candidates must be studying towards a recognised UK accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA or CIMA)
Essential

• Experience of management accounting
• Experience in an analytical accounting role
• Experience in using financial systems
• Experienced user of MS Excel