Commercial Finance Analyst

Are you a part-qualified accountant who enjoys getting under the skin of the numbers, building robust analysis, and wants to develop into a genuine commercial finance business partner?A globally recognised consumer brands business is looking for a Finance Analyst to join its EMEA Commercial Finance team.Operating across multiple international markets and managing a portfolio of well-known consumer brands, this is a business with a strong heritage, ambitious growth plans, and a culture that genuinely invests in developing its people. You'll be joining a high-performing commercial finance team where you'll work closely with senior finance stakeholders and gain exposure to the decisions that drive revenue, margin and profitability across the region.This is an excellent opportunity for a part-qualified accountant who wants to move beyond reporting and into a role where commercial insight, forecasting and business performance are central. You'll become the analytical engine behind a major European region, owning key reporting and forecasting processes while developing the commercial understanding needed to influence decision-making over time.What will you be doing?Producing weekly and monthly performance reporting across sales, margin, channel profitability and promotional activityAnalysing customer, channel and product profitability, identifying key drivers of performance and supporting commercial discussionsSupporting budgeting and forecasting cycles, gathering inputs, maintaining models and consolidating regional submissionsPreparing variance analysis against budget and forecast, highlighting trends and explaining key performance driversBuilding and maintaining customer profitability models across revenue, trade investment, cost-to-serve and marginSupporting analysis of promotional activity, pricing decisions and ROI to improve commercial performanceDeveloping scenario modelling and what-if analysis to support planning and strategic decision-makingMaintaining and enhancing financial models, ensuring they are robust, accurate and easy to useUsing Excel, Power BI and ERP data to produce meaningful reporting and actionable insightDriving continuous improvement across reporting processes, helping improve efficiency and data qualityWhat would we love to see from you?ACA, ACCA or CIMA part-qualifiedExperience within medium to large retail/consumer businessesStrong grounding in reporting, forecasting, budgeting and variance analysisAdvanced Excel skills with experience building financial models from scratchStrong analytical skills with the ability to turn data into meaningful insightExcellent attention to detail and a commitment to producing accurate, high-quality workConfident communication skills and the ability to work effectively with both finance and non-finance stakeholdersExperience with Power BI, SAP or similar reporting tools advantageous but not essentialCurious, proactive and eager to learn in a fast-paced environment, particularly around AI developmentsLocation: Central London (4 days in the office)Salary: £45,000 - £50,000 + benefitsThis vacancy is a newly created role as part of organisational changes. Final appointment will depend upon the outcome of consultation processes and affected employees will have priority for consideration.