Account Analyst

Overview

In this Account Analyst role at SBFM’s Leeds Head Office, you’ll protect financial integrity across client contracts and provide commercial insight to drive performance. You’ll collaborate with Operations, Contract Managers and Finance to ensure accurate invoicing, analyze contract profitability, and support commercial decisions with reliable financial data. You’ll work with data, build relationships and help improve financial processes. This is a hands-on position with a path to develop your commercial finance career within a growing national FM provider.

Pay / Benefits

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• company pension
• employee benefits platform with discounts
• health and wellbeing support
• ongoing learning and career development opportunities
• supportive, inclusive culture

Responsibilities

• Prepare and issue accurate client invoices aligned with contract terms and rates
• Understand client contracts, pricing structures, uplifts and changes
• Reconcile costs (labour, materials, subcontractors) against invoiced revenue and resolve discrepancies
• Analyse contract performance against budget to identify trends and improvement opportunities
• Produce financial reports and handle ad hoc analyses for Finance, Operations and senior stakeholders
• Collaborate with operations to provide commercial insight for informed decisions
• Enhance financial processes and reporting accuracy through continuous improvement

Key requirements

• Around two years' experience in a finance, accounting or commercial finance role
• Strong Excel skills and confidence with detailed financial data
• Excellent analytical skills with a methodical, accurate approach
• Ability to explain financial information clearly to finance and non-finance colleagues
• Strong organisational skills with multi-priority and deadline management
• Proactive, collaborative approach and willingness to learn and develop
• FM experience or contracting background is advantageous but not essential
• AAT qualification or studying ACCA/CIMA or other professional qualification is beneficial but not essential

• attention to detail
• clear communication to diverse audiences
• collaboration with cross-functional teams
• Excel
• financial data analysis
• financial reporting

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