Junior Commercial Finance Analyst
Salary: £35,000 - £37,500
Location: Lichfield or Wigan (travel will be expensed to non home based site)

Ashley Kate are partnering with a growing business to recruit a Junior Commercial Finance Analyst to join a close knit commercial finance team. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys partnering with operational stakeholders, analysing financial performance and providing meaningful insight to support commercial decision-making.

Key Responsibilities

• Produce weekly and monthly financial reports, providing meaningful analysis and commercial insight.
• Support the budgeting and forecasting process, including annual budgets and rolling forecasts.
• Partner with commercial, marketing, supply chain and operational teams to support business performance.
• Analyse sales, margins and operating costs, identifying trends, risks and opportunities.
• Take ownership of designated overhead budgets and contribute to the management of operational profit and loss accounts.
• Prepare financial commentary for monthly management reports and stakeholder meetings.
• Ensure the accuracy and integrity of financial data across reporting systems.
• Support internal and external audit requirements.
• Assist with maintaining robust financial controls and compliance procedures.
• Identify opportunities to improve reporting processes, increase efficiency and support continuous improvement initiatives.
• Work collaboratively with stakeholders to provide financial support for new projects and commercial initiatives.

About You

• Minimum 2 years experience within a commercial finance, management accounting or financial analysis role.
• Part Qualified or Newly Qualified (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or ICAEW)
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret large datasets and turn numbers into meaningful business insight.
• Experience preparing accruals and prepayments.
• Excellent Excel skills and confidence working with financial systems.
• Experience supporting budgets, forecasts and month-end reporting.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to influence and build relationships across different teams.
• A proactive mindset with a passion for improving processes and driving efficiencies.

Why Apply?
This is an opportunity to join a collaborative finance team where you'll gain exposure to a broad range of commercial activities and work closely with senior stakeholders across the business. You'll be encouraged to contribute ideas, influence decision-making and develop your career within a supportive and forward-thinking environment.

Interested to find out more?