Commercial Finance Analyst

Are you an ambitious Newly Qualified Accountant? Do you want to work in an ever-changing environment in which you have the opportunity to shape your own career path and future progression?

Robert Half Finance & Accountancy have partnered with a market leading, FTSE 250 organisation based in East Leeds. This is an incredibly exciting time to join this business as they embark on a journey of heavy investment into acquisitions as well as exciting projects. This Commercial Finance Analyst role will allow the successful candidate to work closely with Operational Management and Senior Finance Team and have a direct impact on the bottom line profitability of the organisation in 2016/17.

Reporting into the Head of Finance, as the Commercial Finance Analyst your role would be to analyse and report on the companies margins in order to best reflect the real value to the business. By analysing market pricing, profit margins, cost profiling, analysis of performance of different branches etc your role would be to provide the business with data and analysis to enable the Senior Management team to make strategic business decisions based on business performance.

Therefore the role offers great commercial/business partnering exposure and is heavily weighted towards liaising with senior non-finance stakeholders. This is a complex and exciting role to join a highly profitable and growing business with definite opportunities for progression.

It is the perfect opportunity for someone with a finance background to follow a more commercial/analytical career path.

The ideal candidate for this role would be:

• Newly Qualified of ACCA/CIMA Finalist
• From a strong analytical background
• Strong on Excel to an advanced level
• Be organised with a key attention to detail
• Have the initiative and confidence to liaise across departments
• As this role will be very visible within the business, it is essential that you have excellent communication skills as you may well present data and recommendations to the senior team

Salary & Benefits

• £30,000 to £40,000 plus benefits
• Full study support if part qualified
• Competitive Bonus
• On-site parking
• Clear, defined path with career progression

Robert Half Ltd acts as an employment business for temporary positions and an employment agency for permanent positions. Robert Half is committed to equal opportunity and diversity. Suitable candidates with equivalent qualifications and more or less experience can apply.