Trace – Expert Accountancy Recruitment

About the Company

Established in 2010, we are an accountancy and finance recruitment consultancy with offices in London and Reading.

We are experts in accountancy, and our consultants are industry specialists across Industry & Commerce, Financial Services and Not-for-Profit.

We have the capability to deliver traditional permanent recruitment, interim and contract assignments, or executive search and multi-vacancy retainers.

We are market leaders with a widely experienced leadership team and carefully trained and developed consultants at every level.

We have always been passionate about assessment, and providing our clients with great candidates and candidates with roles they will thrive in. Back in the day this was coined as ‘3 layers of fit’.

We want to reduce the likelihood of a miss-hire by providing airtight shortlists with three aspects in mind:

1) Are they competent?

2) Do they have the right qualifications and skills?

3) Will they culturally add?

Our experience, our competency framework and bespoke profiling tool PFIT™ means the level of insight we provide clients at shortlist can be far beyond our competition.

All in all, saving you a lot of time, so you can do the stuff you are meant to be doing.

If you’d like to learn how we can help, please feel free to pick up the telephone for a confidential conversation.

You can get in touch with our London Team on 020 7042 8420 or our South East Team on 01189 077 920.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Listed Jobs

Company Name

Trace – Expert Accountancy Recruitment

Job Title

Junior Finance Analyst

Job Description

**Job title** Junior Commercial Manager – Advertising Services **Role Summary** A commercially‑focused analyst responsible for managing client revenue, forecasting, and profitability within an advertising agency. Works under the Commercial Manager, coordinating with multiple departments to ensure projects are correctly scoped, billed, and delivered within financial targets. **Expectations** - Deliver accurate, timely revenue forecasts and variance analysis for assigned clients. - Maintain oversight of billing, WIP, and contract compliance to meet monthly financial deadlines. - Provide actionable insights to improve resource utilisation and departmental profitability. - Support month‑end reporting, external audits, and continuous process improvement. **Key Responsibilities** - Forecast revenue, pipeline, and organic targets; communicate changes and risks. - Reconcile end‑of‑month revenue and ensure correct revenue recognition. - Prepare departmental profitability reports and recommend improvement actions. - Review resource plans, staffing variances, and utilisation reports; advise on adjustments. - Maintain client dashboards, escalating issues to account leaders. - Ensure contract adherence, timely billing, and WIP management. - Draft fee proposals, contract reviews, and support Sarbanes‑Oxley testing. - Drive process improvements and maintain up‑to‑date timesheet data in the finance system. **Required Skills** - Strong analytical and forecasting abilities. - Excellent organisation, attention to detail, and time‑management. - Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, macros). - Effective written and verbal communication; stakeholder engagement. - Experience using Microsoft Dynamics AX or Cognos is advantageous. **Required Education & Certifications** - ACCA or CIMA part‑qualified (preferred). - Commercial analysis experience in an agency or media environment (advantage). ---

London, United kingdom

Hybrid

Junior

15-10-2025