At a Glance
- Tasks: Provide financial insight and strategic support to drive business growth and performance.
- Company: Leading NI-based group focused on sustainable growth and investment.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, hybrid working, excellent pension, and career progression opportunities.
- Other info: Collaborative culture with significant scope for personal and professional development.
- Why this job: Join a dynamic team and influence key business decisions in a growing organisation.
- Qualifications: Fully qualified ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent with commercial finance experience.
The predicted salary is between 50000 - 60000 £ per year.
Your new company Hays are delighted to be retained on behalf of a leading NI-based group seeking to appoint a Senior Commercial Accountant to a strategic finance position. Following sustained growth and continued investment, the business is entering an exciting phase of commercial development, creating an opportunity for a commercially astute finance professional to become a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders across a fast-paced and highly competitive environment. The business is focused on driving sustainable growth, improving profitability and evaluating future investment opportunities. This position offers exceptional exposure to Executive and Director-level stakeholders, making it an ideal move for an ambitious accountant looking to broaden their strategic influence and accelerate their career towards future finance leadership opportunities.
The Senior Commercial Accountant will provide commercial insight, financial leadership, and strategic challenge across the organisation. Working closely with Directors and senior stakeholders across commercial, operational, and finance functions, you will play a pivotal role in supporting growth, value creation, and business performance. Responsibilities include:
- Partnering with Director-level stakeholders across multiple business functions on strategic projects and initiatives.
- Providing commercial insight and financial analysis to support key business decisions.
- Managing the financial aspects of multiple projects, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives.
- Delivering robust financial modelling, scenario analysis, and profitability assessments.
- Evaluating new commercial opportunities and supporting business case development.
- Supporting strategic projects, acquisitions, and investment opportunities where required.
This is a highly visible role that will allow you to influence business performance and contribute directly to the future direction of a growing organisation. To be considered for this opportunity, you will be a fully qualified ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent accountant. You should be an experienced commercial finance professional with strong business partnering capability, commercially focused, with a track record of delivering insight that drives business performance. Experience in financial modelling, forecasting, budgeting, and strategic planning is essential. The following would be advantageous but are not essential:
- Experience supporting M&A activity, investment appraisals, or business acquisitions.
- Experience supporting long-range strategic planning and portfolio development.
You will receive a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package, including hybrid and flexible working opportunities, excellent pension and broader benefits offering, exposure to senior leadership and strategic business projects, significant scope to influence decision-making and business performance, ongoing training, development, and career progression opportunities. This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious finance professional seeking a genuine strategic business partnering role with clear progression prospects and the chance to make a measurable impact.
