Commercial Management Accountant (16 month FTC)

About the role

This Fixed Term Contract is to provide maternity leave cover for a key position within the Finance Business Partnering team.

This is a hands-on, commercially focused, analytical role requiring an individual who can quickly build understanding of the business, processes and stakeholders, and make an impact from an early stage.

You will play a key role in supporting month end, financial planning and performance analysis, providing timely and high-quality insight to finance and commercial stakeholders. The role offers exposure to Commercial (Aero and Non-Aero) teams, where you will provide vital insight on performance and financial projections that will help shape business strategies and decisions.

Reporting to the Senior Finance Business Partner this role will form part of a team of Management Accountants supporting Finance and Commercial stakeholders. The successful candidate will be comfortable working with complex data and be able to build strong working relationships quickly in a fast-paced environment. This role will offer hybrid working, but we would expect candidates to regularly be on site whilst training and at month end.

You can find out more about the team here

About the recruitment process

The recruitment process for this role will be comprised of two stages. Following your online application, successful candidates will be invited to a first stage, competency based interview with our Senior Finance Business Partner and another member of the finance team. There will then be a second stage, in person interview will include a presentation, further competency and values questions, and a chance to meet more of our Finance team.

Please note, our interview process may be adjusted depending on the volume of candidates. We are committed to supporting diverse ways of thinking and working, so if you require adjustments in the recruitment process, please let us know on your application. You can find out more about our interview process and the types of questions we ask here.

What you’ll be doing

Delivery of the month end process including preparation and review of journals, reporting and clear variance analysis

Ownership of balance sheet reconciliations

Supporting the development of budgets and forecasts, ensuring assumptions are robust and well understood

Detailed investigation of month end variances (revenue and costs) through collection and analysis of data from various sources

Contribute to financial modelling and analysis to support commercial and strategic decision-making

Liaising with external auditors to ensure completion of the annual audit

Monitoring the monthly financial performance of the business through attending weekly business performance meetings