Senior Commercial Finance Analyst

I'm working with a well-established Financial Services organisation based in Leeds that is looking to appoint a Senior Commercial Finance Analyst to join its high-performing finance team. This is a key role within the business, focused on delivering commercial insight, financial analysis, and strategic support to help drive business performance and inform key decision-making.

This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious finance professional looking to take on a highly commercial role, offering significant exposure to senior stakeholders and the opportunity to influence strategic initiatives across the organisation.

Key responsibilities will include:

Delivering insightful financial analysis to support commercial decision-making across the business
Leading the preparation of budgets, forecasts, and long-term financial plans, providing meaningful analysis and recommendations to senior stakeholders
Producing and enhancing management reporting, dashboards, and KPIs to deliver clear visibility of business performance
Conducting detailed financial and commercial analysis, identifying trends, risks, opportunities, and key performance drivers
Business partnering with senior leaders across multiple functions, providing challenge, support, and commercial insight to improve profitability and performance
Supporting strategic projects through financial modelling, investment appraisals, business cases, and scenario analysis
Monitoring financial performance against budget and forecast, delivering robust variance analysis with clear recommendations
Driving continuous improvement across reporting, forecasting, and planning processes through automation, systems development, and process optimisation

The client is looking for:

ACA, ACCA, or CIMA qualified accountant (or finalist nearing qualification)
Previous experience in Commercial Finance, FP&A, Finance Business Partnering, or a commercially focused analytical finance role
Strong financial modelling and analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex data and communicate clear commercial insights
Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to influence and challenge senior decision-makers
Advanced Excel skills and experience working with reporting tools such as Power BI would be advantageous

If you're a commercially focused finance professional looking to take the next step in your career within a successful Financial Services organisation, this could be an excellent opportunity to join a business where you'll have genuine influence, broad exposure, and the chance to make a measurable impact.

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