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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