Unipart - Commercial Accountant
Role overview
Unipart Rail is part of the Unipart Group, one of Europe's leading independent logistics’ companies that employs more than 8,000employees worldwide and has an annual turnover of more than £800 million.
We have a long heritage in the rail industry based on decades of experience, we have continuous improvement plans to embraceinnovation in both products and business techniques to ensure that we remain the first and best choice for our customers.
We are seeking an enthusiastic and experienced Commercial Accountant to work at our Doncaster site.
Benefits- Competitive salary
- Pension and death in service provisions for employees in pension scheme
- 25 Days Hols (plus Bank Holidays)
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
- Health and Wellbeing Initiatives
- Employee offers and discounts from various retailers
- Recognition events and rewards
- Free on site car parking
Main Purpose of the Role
Responsible for supporting the Commercial Finance function in Delivering Financial Planning, Costing, Pricing and FinancialReporting to the business. Liaising with Cross Functional colleagues, across a range of departments; including senior management
to support Sales and Gross Margin budgeting and forecasting in line with planned timetable.
Preparation of bids in relation to agreed deadlines, monitoring and awareness of Gross Margin information. Assist in the regularforecasting, budgeting and reporting in relation to Sales/ COS and Gross Margin, with an awareness of other commercial risk
factors and financial considerations.
Acts as financial interface to the Bid Management team and Procurement to support Bid Delivery.
Support monthly preparation of Financial Planning information, as necessary and support innovation of new reporting and solutions.Proposing change and innovation in order to contribute as a collective team to an efficient Commercial Finance Service for the
business.
Expected to be able to prepare reports and offer Financial awareness independently. Requires level of autonomous problem solving, but with support available from the broader Finance team.
Spread Of Skills & Analysis Required
The role requires :
- Recently qualified or working towards Financial Qualification (ACCA or CIMA) with financial and commercial awareness
- Strong analytical skills (Including Excel and ideally experience of Distributed Products, Manufacturing and BI analysis
enables stakeholders to easily make decisions to drive efficient and effective financial outcomes.
- An ability to influence the senior budget holders to drive the right performance and behaviours.
- Commercial Finance responsibility as well as high level of confidentiality, with the ability to recognise risk and opportunity
- Ability to develop costing and pricing models to support Customer Facing and Internal requirements of the business.
- Contribution to analysis of Forecasting and Financial Reporting, highlighting key variances and providing intelligent
- Requirement to take the lead on ad-hoc problems and to be able to take on a range of projects, from such as: Pricing of New
Management and Leadership, as required.
Qualifications & Education
Essential:
- Degree qualified (or equivalent experience)
- Recently qualified or working towards a professional accountancy qualification (ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)
Experience & Proven Ability Required
Essential:
- Financial and commercial awareness gained working in a Commercial/ Commercial Finance or similar role.
- Strong analytical skills with an understanding of how to build effective reporting structures that enables colleagues to
commercially.
- An ability to influence the senior budget holders to drive the right performance and behaviours.
- Strong fiduciary responsibility as well as high level of confidentiality
- Highly IT literate with experience in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Powerpoint)
- Familiarity working with MRP systems, ideally SAP
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to negotiate with both internal and external
- Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail
- Positive, Pro-active and self-sufficient attitude
Investors in People accreditation and also world class status in employee engagement.
Strictly no agencies and we would ask that agencies refrain from making contact with any of our colleagues and that no CVs are
submitted to staff across the business. Any CVs sent will be at your own risk. We will reserve the right to engage withcandidates directly having not, in any way, entered into your company’s Terms and Conditions.