Commercial Finance Analyst

Commercial Finance Analyst
up to £50k DOE
Hybrid working (1 day in, 4 from home)
West London
Graduate with min 2 years commercial finance experience

I am currently recruiting for a Graduate with a couple of years experience as a Commercial Finance Analyst to join a Global PE backed Education Business in London. This role offers fantastic exposure, study support and great trajectory. Please email your CV to

This role requires strong commercial awareness, attention to detail, excellent analytical skills and the ability to influence a wide variety of stakeholders. It will be working closely with business partners in the Head office teams as well as at the schools.

Responsibilities will include:

• Own the monthly reporting/forecasting and budgeting for the central cost functions. Business partner with budget holders to produce robust budgets, identify key trends and variances to budget and update forecasts monthly.
• Own the catering budgets/forecast process, working alongside our key suppliers to ensure accurate monthly reporting of catering spend and identify any opportunities for cost efficiency
• Own the Group Recharges budget and work with Group Finance to understand variances and outline areas of improvement.
• Supporting Commercial Finance Manager in financial analysis and executive reporting for the business
• Supporting the team in implementation of NSPB (Netsuite Planning & Budgeting) which is a new reporting system being implemented recently
• Development of clear and insightful month end reporting and KPIs
• Support non-financial stakeholders by translating financial data into actionable insights to drive decision-making
• Continuous improvement of month end reporting and forecasting processes
• Adhoc analysis and projects

Candidate Specification:

• Proactive and self-motivated with a desire to learn and drive process improvements
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills
• Ability to manage ongoing duties with contribution to projects and ad-hoc requirements
• Team player with a keen eye for detail
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and ERP systems
• Management Reporting & variance/trend analysis - ability to 'tell the story'
• Experience of power queries and/or macros for Excel
• Experience in process improvement initiatives and systems implementation.
• Experience of with data visualisation tools (e.g., Power BI)
• Graduate with relevant work experience
• ACCA/CIMA/ACA part-qualified OR desire to study for accountancy qualification. Study support provided
• Proven experience (+2 years) in a commercial finance or financial analysis role.