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Commercial Finance Analyst

Caerphilly, Caerphilly
remote
Permanent
40000 - 50000 GBP / Yearly
Commercial Finance Analyst - Permanent - Up to £50k + bonus - Caerphilly - Hybrid Robert Half are thrilled to be working with a large, established and fast-paced service-led organisation, in the search for a permanent Commercial Finance Analyst, offering hybrid working and up to £50,000.This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who wants to work closely with senior operational and commercial stakeholders - turning complex financial and operational data into clear insight that drives better business decisions.This isn't a reporting role where you simply produce numbers and send them on. You'll have the opportunity to understand what is happening behind the numbers, work directly with operational leaders and influence decisions around profitability, productivity, cost and service performance. You'll gain broad exposure across commercial finance, operational performance, supplier management, budgeting, forecasting and business partnering, while playing a visible role in driving continuous improvement.Key Details: <ul><li>Job Title: Commercial Finance Analyst</li><li>Salary: £40k - £50k, DOE, + 10% bonus</li><li>Location: Caerphilly</li><li>Working Pattern: Full-time - hybrid - 3 days onsite, 2 days remote (fully onsite required for first 6 months)</li><li>Benefits: Employee discounts, Virtual GP, 23 days holiday + bank holidays, free parking, improved parental and paternity leave and more!</li></ul>Responsibilities: <ul><li>Producing weekly and monthly financial reporting across revenue, costs, margins and operational KPIs.</li><li>Analysing performance against budget, forecast and prior periods, identifying the operational drivers behind the numbers.</li><li>Partnering with Regional Managers, Operations Managers and Service Teams to improve financial and operational performance.</li><li>Providing insight into route profitability, labour productivity, utilisation and cost-to-serve.</li><li>Developing and maintaining KPI dashboards covering areas such as revenue per engineer, jobs per day, route efficiency and cost per service.</li><li>Supporting budgeting, forecasting and month-end, including accruals, prepayments and cost allocations.</li><li>Working closely with Procurement, Operations, HR and Finance to improve supplier performance, purchasing and cost efficiency.</li><li>Analysing temporary labour, overtime, subcontractor and consumable costs to identify opportunities for savings and improved margins.</li><li>Challenging assumptions and using data to uncover opportunities for operational efficiency and commercial improvement.</li><li>Extracting, manipulating and analysing large volumes of data from finance and operational systems.</li><li>Improving reporting through automation, standardisation and collaboration with BI/Data teams.</li><li>Supporting financial controls, governance and audit requirements.</li></ul>Requirements: <ul><li>Someone who is analytical, commercially curious and confident working with stakeholders.</li><li>Part or fully qualified (ACCA, CIMA or ACA).</li><li>Experience in a commercial finance, management reporting or analytical role.</li><li>Strong financial modelling and analytical skills.</li><li>Advanced Excel capability.</li><li>Experience turning large volumes of data into meaningful, actionable insight.</li><li>Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.</li><li>The confidence to challenge constructively and ask the right questions.</li><li>A proactive, self-starting approach with a genuine interest in improving how things are done.</li></ul> Robert Half Ltd acts as an employment business for temporary positions and an employment agency for permanent positions. Robert Half is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. Suitable candidates with equivalent qualifications and more or less experience can apply. Rates of pay and salary ranges are dependent upon your experience, qualifications and training. If you wish to apply, please read our Privacy Notice describing how we may process, disclose and store your personal data: roberthalf.com/gb/en/privacy-notice.<img src="https://counter.adcourier.com/RW1pbHkuTGV3aXMuMTI4ODkuMTA5MjNAcmhpLmFwbGl0cmFrLmNvbQ.gif">
2026-08-20T16:33:01Z

Management Accountant

Llanelli, Carmarthenshire
remote
Permanent
35000 - 45000 GBP / Yearly
Robert Half Talent Solutions are seeking an Operational & Management Accountant to join a SME manufacturing organisation near Llanelli. The operational Management Accountant will be responsible for:Stock & Inventory Management (Integrated with Reporting)<ul><li>Valuation & Reconciliation: Perform monthly reconciliations between the Inventory Sub-ledger and the General Ledger.</li><li>Margin Integrity: Investigate discrepancies between theoretical and actual margins, focusing on stock waste, scrap, and re-work costs.</li><li>Provisioning: Present monthly reports on stock to the Senior Management Team</li></ul> System and Process Improvements<ul><li>Reporting Automation: Transition manual monthly reporting into automated BI tools or ERP dashboards to reduce the month-end cycle time.</li><li>Data Integrity: Audit the flow of data from warehouse into the management accounts to ensure "one version of the truth."</li></ul>Monthly Management Reporting<ul><li>Month-End Close: Lead the month-end process for the manufacturing entity, ensuring all journals, accruals, and prepayments are posted accurately and on time.</li><li>Financial Reporting: Prepare the monthly Management Accounts pack, including P&L, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow statements.</li><li>Variance Analysis: Provide high-level commentary on actual vs. budget performance, specifically highlighting gross margin fluctuations driven by production costs or inventory movements.</li><li>KPI Development: Define and track operational KPIs (e.g., Gross Margin by product line, Labour Recovery rates, and Stock Turnover).</li></ul>Budgeting & Forecasting<ul><li>Operational Budgeting: Partner with Production and Warehouse Managers to build annual budgets and quarterly rolling forecasts.</li><li>Cash Flow Management: Forecast inventory spend and lead times to ensure optimal working capital levels.</li></ul> Refined Skills & Qualifications<ul><li>Experience: Strong background in Operational Accounts within a manufacturing or recycling organisation.</li><li>Commercial Acumen: Ability to explain the "why" behind the numbers to the Department Heads.</li><li>Technical: Proficiency in advanced Excel for data visualization of monthly trends and a desire to improve and automate systems.</li></ul> On offer: Salary to £45,000 plus PHI and pensionRobert Half Ltd acts as an employment business for temporary positions and an employment agency for permanent positions. Robert Half is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. Suitable candidates with equivalent qualifications and more or less experience can apply. Rates of pay and salary ranges are dependent upon your experience, qualifications and training. If you wish to apply, please read our Privacy Notice describing how we may process, disclose and store your personal data: roberthalf.com/gb/en/privacy-notice.<img src="https://counter.adcourier.com/Q2hhcmxvdHRlLmFsbGVuLjk1NTYyLjEwOTIzQHJoaS5hcGxpdHJhay5jb20.gif">
2026-10-12T14:37:09Z

Elite R3 Systems Accountant

Cardiff, Cardiff
remote
Permanent
60000 - 90000 GBP / Yearly
Robert Half Talent Solutions are currently working with an organisation in the legal sector for a permanent Financial Systems Accountant with deep domain expertise in Elite 3E Practice Management Solution to play a critical role in the Day 2 transformation of finance systems. The firm successfully implemented the PMS in the spring of 2024, have operated with the support of external consultants since Go-live, and are now in the steady state to optimise the platform.This new role will drive the optimisation of the platform, delivering efficiency in processes, facilitate the provision of real time insights and analytic reports to drive profitability and improve working capital. Reporting directly to the CFO with a dotted line to the IT Director, the role will be required to work collaboratively between functions to support the future growth of the firm. <ul type="disc" style="direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;"><li style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; vertical-align: middle;">Be the finance subject matter expert on 3E and all other finance systems utilised by the firm.</li><li style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; vertical-align: middle;">Effect change. Champion the PMS and finance systems as the catalyst to solve the firms challenges and be the catalyst to transform the finance function to support the firm.</li><li style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; vertical-align: middle;">Create and own the finance process maps to drive continuous improvement, removing manual processes and embedding efficiency into BAU tasks.</li><li style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; vertical-align: middle;">Oversee the business intelligence design, improvements and production.</li><li style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; vertical-align: middle;">Project work to include the automation of management account production, reporting packs and dashboards.</li><li style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; vertical-align: middle;">Relentless pursuit to focus the firm on the key operating metrics, make information readily and easily available to drive improved decision-making.</li><li style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; vertical-align: middle;">Be the link between Finance, IT and external consultants.</li><li style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; vertical-align: middle;">Ensure system integrity and manage core financial data structures.</li></ul> You will be a qualified accountant with experience of implementing, running and optimising 3E PMS. Salary to £90,000. Remote working with occasional travel to CardiffRobert Half Ltd acts as an employment business for temporary positions and an employment agency for permanent positions. Robert Half is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. Suitable candidates with equivalent qualifications and more or less experience can apply. Rates of pay and salary ranges are dependent upon your experience, qualifications and training. If you wish to apply, please read our Privacy Notice describing how we may process, disclose and store your personal data: roberthalf.com/gb/en/privacy-notice.<img src="https://counter.adcourier.com/Q2hhcmxvdHRlLmFsbGVuLjcwNDIxLjEwOTIzQHJoaS5hcGxpdHJhay5jb20.gif">
2026-10-05T13:43:22Z

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