Commercial Accountant

Job Description

We’re recruiting a Commercial Accountant to join the CPM Finance department, part-qualified CIMA/ACCA, currently studying towards full qualification desirable - we will even support towards your qualifications! Up to £38k DOE and excellent benefits including pension and 26 days holiday rising to 31 day

Mon-Fri, 9.00am-5.30pm

• Prepare and review monthly management accounts, ensuring accurate reporting of revenue, cost of sales, gross profit, accruals, prepayments, and relevant balance sheet reconciliations.
• Analyse financial performance across clients, projects, business units, or cost centres, highlighting risks, opportunities, and key variances against budget or forecast.
• Prepare client budgets in collaboration with business partners and clients, ensuring accurate assumptions and the application of inflationary adjustments and rate card increases to protect the business's profitability.
• Support forecasting, and financial planning processes by providing clear commercial insight and robust financial data.
• Prepare commentary for senior stakeholders to support informed decision-making.
• Maintain strong financial controls, ensuring compliance with internal policies, accounting standards, and audit requirements.
• Support month-end, year-end, statutory reporting, and external audit processes as required.
• Identify and implement process improvements to enhance reporting quality, efficiency, controls, and commercial visibility.
• Undertake ad hoc analysis, reporting, and project work to support business priorities.

• Part-qualified CIMA/ACCA, currently studying towards full qualification desirable.
• An effective communicator that can take complex financial information and present it to non-financial colleagues.
• Strong Excel skills, with the ability to analyse data and identify actionable insights.
• Experience working within a commercial accounting environment, with a solid understanding of business performance and client requirements
• Demonstrates a proactive interest in keeping up to date with financial reporting requirements, regulatory changes, and developments in commercial finance.
• People Soft and Planning Analytics experience desirable

• Basic salary up to £38k DOE
• Working hours:
  
  Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week
• Holiday Package: 26 days plus bank holidays, increasing by 1 day each year of service up to 31 days plus bank holidays. Option to buy or sell up to 5 days
• Pension Plan:
  Secure your future with a pension plan
• Life Assurance:
  Enjoy peace of mind knowing you have 1X life assurance
• Peppy:
  Confidential access to expert health support across areas like fertility, menopause, pregnancy, and more.
• Health and wellbeing: DIGICARE+ App – Access to second opinions from doctors, counselling sessions, nutritionist advice, and gym discounts all in one place!

We believe in a workplace that celebrates the unique perspectives and skills of all individuals believing this makes us stronger and more innovative.

Should you require any adjustments or support during the application process, please don't hesitate to let us know.

CPM has been accredited Investors in People Gold award and places great importance on the training and development of our people. We work in a cooperative environment where great ideas and achievements are shared and celebrated.