Commercial Finance Analyst

Commercial Finance Analyst

£40,000 - £45,000 + Bonus, Study Support

Aylesbury (Hybrid)

Are you an analytically minded Finance Analyst and part-qualified
Accountant with strong Excel skills, who wants to get out of the
transactional work and into proper commercial analysis? Aila
Recruitment is working exclusively with a market-leading business
in Aylesbury to appoint a Commercial Finance Analyst on a
permanent basis.

About the Company:

• £25m turnover and UK leader in their industry, operating across

the commercial, trade and home sectors.

• Founded 30 years ago and at the forefront of its industry and

continuing to grow

• A modernising business investing in its systems and data, with

flexible and hybrid working

The Role:

Reporting directly to the Group Financial Controller, this is a
newly created role designed to give the business the financial
and operational insight it needs to improve profitability, cash
flow and decision-making. You'll own the weekly and monthly
reporting, dig into margin and project profitability, and
business partner across Sales, Service, Installations, Operations
and Stores.

This is not a transactional job. The business is automating its
manual processes, so your time goes into analysis, insight and
improvement. It will suit someone commercially curious who enjoys
getting under the numbers, asking why, and having the confidence
to challenge managers constructively.

Key Responsibilities:

• Produce weekly and monthly reporting, dashboards and management

information.

• Analyse revenue, margin, overheads, working capital and cash

performance, explaining variances against budget, forecast and
prior year with recommended actions.

• Support budgeting, forecasting, longer-term planning and

financial modelling.

• Analyse project and installation profitability, including

labour, materials, subcontractors and WIP.

• Review service contract profitability, engineer productivity,

labour recovery, overtime and call-outs.

• Analyse customer, product and sales profitability, pricing and

discounts.

• Partner with operational managers to explain performance and

agree practical actions.

The Ideal Candidate:

• Experience in management accounting, FP&A or a strongly

analytical finance role.

• Excellent Excel skills with a sound understanding of budgets,

forecasts, margins and working capital.

• Able to turn financial and operational data into clear

recommendations for non-finance colleagues.

• Commercial curiosity, attention to detail, ownership and the

confidence to challenge constructively.

• Studying towards ACCA or CIMA

What they Offer:

• Salary of £40,000 - £45,000.


• 10% bonus scheme.


• Full study support.


• 25+ days holiday plus bank holidays, plus your birthday off.


• Flexible and hybrid working


• Gym membership contribution, Cycle to Work, Tech Scheme,

PerkBox and others

How to Apply:

We want to hear from you if you're excited about this opportunity
and believe you have what it takes to excel in this role. Apply
now for further information.

About Aila Recruitment:

Aila is a specialist finance recruitment business dedicated to
providing the best jobs to the best people. We operate as an
extended arm of our client's business and a career coach for our
candidates' ongoing development.

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