Commercial Finance Business Analyst

The impact you’ll make:

Your key responsibilities will include supporting the preparation and reporting of the management accounts, maintain modelled commercial constructs for client projects, perform client engagement billing reconciliations and provide financial support. 

In this role, you can expect to: 

• Serve as the finance support for project teams, delivering innovative and insightful analysis to support commercial decisions, build system and business knowledge to ensure appropriate business outcomes can be achieved. 
• Provide, budgeting, forecasting, modelling and financial reporting for project-based activities. 
• Track and control project milestones, manage expenditure, monitor financial risks and ensure compliance with policies and procedures. 
• Apply revenue recognition principles accurately and ensure compliance with relevant internal policies. 
• Establish key performance indicators (KPIs) for projects, regularly tracking and reporting on these metrics to drive performance improvements. 
• Identify and implement process improvements in project accounting practices to enhance accuracy, efficiency, and financial control. 
• Support the establishment of best practices with engagement teams on reconciliations, billing milestones and preparing executive updates for leaders. 
• Assist on monthly account reviews, with a focus on large engagements and how they have impacted the monthly financials, with feedback on areas of concern. 
• Assist with yearly planning, and quarterly forecasting updates. 
• Regularly review and maintain client and engagement information to ensure accurate reporting. 
• Manage client invoices, ensure timely billing, and resolve discrepancies. 
• Verify time and expenses coded to projects. 
• Deliver regular and ad hoc reports accurately according to business requirements and specifications. 
• Highlight commercial and financial risks. 
• Take ownership of personal development and training, ensuring technical skills are maintained.