Commercial Finance Analyst – Strategic Finance Partner

About the role

This is a high‑impact Commercial Finance Analyst role within a fast‑growing media business in Central London. You will work closely with Finance and senior stakeholders to turn complex data into clear, actionable insight that supports strategic investment decisions and long‑term value creation.

Key responsibilities

• Act as a strategic finance partner, providing insight and challenge to support commercial decision‑making
• Produce robust cost and capital analysis, including investment appraisals and productivity metrics
• Support budgeting, forecasting and performance tracking with clear financial commentary
• Provide oversight of cost and capital spend, ensuring alignment to business priorities and value for money
• Partner with business teams and Procurement to identify and track cost optimisation initiatives
• Develop high‑quality reporting, dashboards and KPIs for senior leadership
• Support capital planning, reporting and governance, including ROI, cash flow and risk management
• Contribute to business cases, ad‑hoc projects and financial models across major programmes
• Drive improvements in finance systems, processes and automation

Required profile

• Qualified ACA, CIMA or ACCA accountant
• Previous consultancy or practice background
• Strong financial analysis and modelling skills with advanced Excel capability
• Experience working with large or complex datasets and extracting meaningful insight
• High attention to detail with strong organisation and prioritisation skills
• Commercial mindset with the ability to see the bigger picture beyond the numbers
• Confident communicator able to influence both finance and non‑finance stakeholders

Required skills

• ACA qualification
• CIMA qualification
• ACCA qualification
• Advanced Excel
• Financial modelling