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Commercial Accountant

Location: Northampton (Hybrid)
Salary: Up to £60,000 + Car allowance of £6,600 and excellent benefits

Are you a dynamic and detail-oriented accountant looking to make a significant impact? We are seeking a Commercial Accountant to join our client and take charge of the commercial aspects of their financial reporting. In this role, you will act as a business partner to the operational and management teams, ensuring the business runs efficiently and profitably.

Key Responsibilities:

• Business Partnering: Support project management teams from tender through to completion and provide insights to manufacturing teams on BOM and direct costs.
• Commercial Awareness: Collaborate with sales managers to enhance commercial awareness and review recovery rates and departmental charging mechanisms.
• Performance Analysis: Assist in developing business performance data and analysis for Directors and Managers, and develop customer profitability analysis.
• Margin Improvement: Identify and communicate opportunities to increase margins and provide clear, accurate management information on commercial performance.
• Financial Modelling: Develop cashflow modelling for projects and key business activities, and assist in sales pipeline reporting.
• Reporting & Forecasting: Work alongside FPAM and CFO to improve the quality of analysis in monthly reporting and forecast preparation.
• Problem Solving: Proactively identify business issues that hinder financial projections and prepare ad hoc financial models and business cases.
• Travel: National and international travel as required.

What We’re Looking For:

• Qualifications: CIMA or ACCA qualified.
• Technical Skills: Strong intermediate Excel skills and experience with costing in a complex ERP environment, particularly SAP ERP.
• Experience: Proven experience in preparing management accounts, forecasts, and business analysis.