Commercial Finance Analyst

Outstanding opportunity has arisen to join a highly acquisitive Media business based in Central London. The opportunity available is to join the Commercial Finance team and help shape commercial decisions around how the business invests, control costs, and allocate resources across the wider team. This is a high‑impact Commercial Analyst role focused on driving strong financial insight, supporting investment decisions, and improving performance related to costs. Working closely with Finance and senior stakeholders across the business, you'll help turn complex data into clear, actionable insight that supports strategic decision‑making 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 to support 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 Requirements Qualified ACA, CIMA, 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 stakeholdersBy applying, you will be registered as a candidate with Marc Daniels Specialist Recruitment Limited. Our Privacy Policy is available on our website and explains how we will use your personal data