Role: Commercial Finance Analyst Salary: Up to £45,000 Tenure: 12m Fixed Term Contract (Mat Leave Cover) Location: South Manchester / Hybrid 2 days office / 3 days WFH Start Date: ASAP Talent Accountancy & Finance are now on the hunt for a highly Commercial Finance Analyst on a 12m FTC (mat leave cover) to join a well-established retail brand as they continue to grow and dominate in their sector. The package for this role is a salary up to £45k DOE. With this being a 12m FTC the idea is this person can make an instant impact so the requirement is experience in majority of tasks listed below & needs to be qualified (or if part qual in the final stages of exams). Its a hybrid role (2 in / 3 at home) offering plenty of autonomy to really make an impact with a supportive team around you to bounce ideas off. Whats on offer Salary up to £45,000 Hybrid - 2 in / 3 WFH 37 days holiday including bank holidays & birthday. Free parking on-site 6.5% matched pension 4x life assurance Employee discounted healthcare scheme Staff discount on all products of 20% Fantastic exposure & experience to either take away at end of contract with a household name but also a foot in the door should a perm opportunity come available. The Role Key responsibilities: Weekly sales reporting including analysis on margins, commenting on trends, KPIs along with actionable steps to improve performance Provide insight on margin and stock reporting taking full responsibility & ownership for these reports. Designing and improving to meet the needs of stakeholders/users of reports Collaborate with key stakeholders to understand where you can add value from a commercial Finance standpoint to aid in decision making Work towards monthly reporting deadlines with wider Finance teams ensuring accurate delivery of sales and margin figures Identify underperforming areas of the business and work closely with team leads to understands causes and put plans in place to mitigate Assist with budget and forecast process Perform SWOT analysis on your business area to identify strengths, weaknesses, opportunities & threats Ad hoc support with Audit queries relating to your areas The Person This is a great role for someone who enjoys interpreting a businesss financial performance and really understanding the story behind the numbers. Someone pro-active & inquisitive thats happy to work across departments to understand impacts of both internal and external influences on financial results. Were looking for someone: Part Qual or Newly Qual CIMA, ACCA or equivalent Has experience in a Commercial Finance role, ideally with multi-site experience. Whether that be a previous Finance Analyst, Commercial Finance Analyst, Management Accountant position Competent on excel sumifs, graphs, pivot tables etc More than happy to discuss, even if youve not done everything on the spec feel free to get in touch and Id be happy to advise as best I can ADZN1_UKTJ