Commercial Finance Analyst

Company: Nick Buick Associates
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Location: Greater London
Job Description:

Large retail / FMCG consumer business based in central London is seeking to hire a part qualified accountant with strong commercial skills.

You will help shape decisions through insight, challenge and clear storytelling. You’ll support the Finance Manager with month-end and planning, and partner with the Business Development Finance Manager to evaluate new opportunities and investment decisions.

What you’ll be doing

  • Support monthly management accounts: explain variances vs plan, trends, and risks/opportunities
  • Track OPEX with the shared service team
  • Help deliver annual budgets and weekly/monthly/quarterly forecasts (customer numbers, sales, gross profit, labour)
  • Partner with Operations to understand profitability and quantify actions, risks and opportunities
  • Support capex appraisals, new business cases and post-investment reviews
  • Build efficient, accurate Excel models to improve ways of working

What you’ll bring

  • Part Qualified accountant (CIMA / ACCA)
  • Team player
  • Strong Excel skills and confidence with large data sets
  • Commercial mindset with the ability to pull out key themes/insights

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Posted: March 4th, 2026