Financial Analyst/Commercial Analyst

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.