Commercial Finance Analyst

Ecosurety are looking for an analytical and commercially astute finance analyst to join its finance team. This role will be responsible for internal reporting, management accounts, and budgeting, ensuring accurate and timely financial information to support business decisions.

This role will be instrumental in driving business performance through insightful financial analysis and reporting. A key focus will be on leading the reporting and analysis of product and client profitability, ensuring strategic decision-making is underpinned by accurate financial data. Additionally, this role will be responsible for completing the monthly management accounts and leading the annual budgeting process. This position is ideal for a proactive finance professional who enjoys working cross-functionally and translating complex financial data into meaningful insights.

Ecosurety is an industry-leading company of 90 people, based in the heart of Bristol’s vibrant city centre, with a mission to accelerate change towards an environmentally sustainable world. Its clients are many of the UK biggest brands and retailers, often facing challenges over their use of packaging. We are a fast-paced business and going through a transformation, due to regulatory change and also a move towards a focus on data. They are a Certified B Corp, committed to balancing profit with its social and environmental impact.

Job description

• Prepare and complete monthly management accounts, ensuring accuracy and providing variance analysis.
• Lead the budgeting and forecasting process, working with stakeholders to align financial plans with business objectives.
• Analyse product and client profitability, identifying trends and opportunities to improve financial performance.
• Develop and maintain financial reports to track business performance and support decision-making.
• Collaborate closely with other teams across the organisation (Procurement, Clients Services, Data services, HR) to align financial operations with overall business goals and enhance cross-departmental efficiencies.
• Prepare monthly balance sheet reconciliations and weekly/monthly sales reconciliations.
• Support client services with account reconciliation and rebate modelling, ensuring transparency and accuracy.

Person Specification

• Qualified(ACA, ACCA, CIMA) or equivalent experience.
• Experience in management accounts, financial reporting, budgeting, and forecasting.
• Ability to analyse product and client profitability and provide meaningful insights.
• Strong communication skills, both orally and in writing, with the ability to explain complex financial information clearly.
• Strong commercial awareness, able to see wider impact of decisions across the business.
• Ability to work efficiently under pressure while maintaining accuracy.
• Advanced excel skills for modelling, sales reconciliations and manipulating large data sets.
• Honest and discreet, with the ability to keep information confidential.
• A self-starter, with the ability to work independently, prioritise effectively, and meet deadlines.

The successful candidate must be well aligned with the Ecosurety Values Framework. Specifically, we will be looking for examples of: Diligence; Accountability; Proactivity.

Package

• c£45k per year.
• Permanent contract, 8-hour day with flexibility.
• 28 days holiday plus bank holidays.
• 5 x salary life insurance, 7% employer pension contribution, up to 10% bonus, employee health cash plan, paid sick leave, critical illness cover, 2 weeks workcation, options to buy additional holiday or unpaid leave, 3 days volunteer leave, happy to talk flexible working, remote working, wellbeing support, great office location, £250 home working set up payment.
• Hybrid working: Employees are expected to work with colleagues (primarily at the office) at least 50% of the month.