Commercial Finance Analyst
FMCG
Wigan
£37,500
Hybrid working (2 days WFH)
Jelly Technical is recruiting on behalf of a market-leading FMCG manufacturer for a Commercial Finance Analyst to join their team based at their Wigan site. This is a fantastic opportunity for a part-qualified (CIMA/ACCA) professional to step into a high-profile corporate environment and develop strategic business partnering experience. The organisation is fully committed to supporting your professional growth, offering full accreditation support alongside a range of market-leading employee benefits.
As a Commercial Finance Analyst your key responsibilities include:
- Act as the primary finance partner to the commercial division, helping operational heads evaluate performance against key business targets.
- Deliver comprehensive weekly and monthly margin variance analysis, identifying the key drivers behind sales trends.
- Produce actionable forecasting models, weekly KPIs, and monthly management reporting packs to guide corporate decision-making.
- Maintain strict data integrity across internal ERP systems whilst assisting with routine internal and external audit requirements.
What You’ll Bring:
- Part-qualified status (CIMA/ACCA).
- Desire to work towards full accreditation.
- Experience as a Finance Analyst within a manufacturing environment.
- A solid understanding of accruals, prepayments, and commercial finance principles.
- Able to analyse large amounts of data and help non finance teams understand the value and meaning behind it.
- Excellent communication skills: helping the numbers make sense is a key part of the role.
- Able to work at speed to successfully meet the daily challenges within in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
Apply TODAY to express an interest. A member of the Jelly Technical team will endeavour to contact all suitable applicants within 72 hours.
