Commercial Finance Analyst

3 weeks ago

Wilmslow UK, Cheshire, United Kingdom Citation Professional Solutions Full time

Group Finance Analyst

Location – 3 days at HQ (Wilmslow), 2 days from home

Salary – Competitive



We are the Citation Group. We offer colleagues and clients an opportunity they will not gain at many other businesses. We are interested in growth, investment and service excellence. We have never and will never grow our business by cost cutting or tying people up in bureaucracy. We don’t do politics – we want people focused upon actions and delivery. We don’t do micro-management – we empower, support and innovate. We are leaders, not empire builders and we love our business.


The role

We are looking for a commercially astute, ambitious, finance analyst who wants to step into a business that will challenge, enhance, refine, and build on their current skillset. This role will report into the Head of Commercial Finance for the Impact Division and offer fantastic opportunity to work across four different brands within the Citation group.

As part of the team, you will be tasked with building dashboards and automating reporting that will inform through key commercial insights and KPI’s, with the aim of improving business performance for the division and group. Another key responsibility of this role is to support in the creation and maintenance of P&L rolling forecast models, along with analysis of P&L performance vs. forecast and prior years. This work will underpin the decision-making process for management teams within the division.


To be suitable for this role you will need to utilize excellent excel data extraction, transformation, and modelling skills, and couple this with the ability to present/communicate key insights coherently to the senior leadership team, and Head of Commercial finance. Experience with SQL, Power BI/Power Query, Tableau, or similar program is desirable. You will also be required to work with a range of different teams across the group, using strong communication and people skills. Your colleagues whose expertise you will rely on may not be familiar with commercial finance, so the ability to communicate with non-finance professionals will be a requirement.


About you

Therefore, we are looking for a candidate who can evidence experience in the following areas:

Validating and distributing commercial and customer information within the business on a timely basis.

  • Handling large amounts of data; extracting data from source, manipulating data to build reports / KPIs is a key requirement.
  • Analysing the live business performance metrics against forecast intervals and presenting key insights coherently to the Head of Commercial Finance.
  • Analysing P&L performance and identify and communicate key insights.
  • Optimise reporting / dashboards to highlight business performance
  • Experience of budgeting, forecasting, and planning will be an advantage.


With the full support of colleagues in Citation, you will have the tools and support you need to deliver results as you grow with our Company.

What we are looking for:

  • Have an understanding of a P&L and business structure.
  • Confident in highlighting trends and using data to support decisions.
  • Strong communication skills, both verbal and written.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills and an ability to engage non-Finance colleagues.
  • Experience with excel and data manipulation is essential.
  • Ability and desire to work in a fast-paced and ever-evolving environment.
  • Eagerness to learn and develop skills across a wide range of projects/areas of finance.
  • Experience of using Tableau, Power Query/Power BI would be an advantage.
  • Salesforce or CRM experience
  • Naturally inquisitive with a continuous improvement mindset


Here’s a taste of the perks we roll out for our extraordinary team members:

25 Days of Holiday: We’re talking sun-soaked beaches, snow-capped mountains, or simply your favourite cosy spot at home. Take your well-deserved break with 25 days of holiday, plus those cherished bank holidays.


Birthday Bliss: Your birthday isn’t just another day on the calendar; it’s YOUR day Enjoy it in style with a day off, because at Citation, we believe in celebrating YOU.


Post-Wedding Bliss: Newlyweds, we’ve got something special for you too Extra weeks of holiday to bask in the glow of post-wedding happiness.


Growing Families: We’re all about supporting our Citation family, and that includes expectant parents. Vouchers and special perks await to celebrate the newest addition to your family.


Healthcare cash plan: Your well-being is our priority. That’s why we offer private healthcare to ensure your peace of mind and keep you feeling your best.

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