Commercial Finance Analyst
Posted 6 days ago by The Adecco Group
£30 Per hour
Undetermined
Hybrid
London Area, United Kingdom
Summary: The Commercial Finance Analyst role is based in St Paul’s, London, and involves working closely with a small finance team to enhance business performance through commercial analysis and stakeholder engagement. The position requires a proactive approach to financial reporting, budgeting, and pricing, with a focus on driving strategic decision-making. This hybrid role entails three days in the office and offers a pay rate of £25–£30 per hour. The contract is for a minimum of six months, starting in early June.
Key Responsibilities:
- Analyse revenue, margins, and delivery costs across programmes
- Provide insights on profitability drivers and performance trends
- Support evaluation of new business opportunities
- Maintain and improve reporting on sales and revenue
- Deliver clear, actionable commentary to stakeholders
- Support development of pricing models and commercial proposals
- Perform programme-level cost allocations
- Support variance analysis (Actual vs Budget/Forecast)
- Streamline reporting and financial processes
- Strengthen link between Finance and Commercial teams
Key Skills:
- Strong business partnering skills with the ability to influence stakeholders
- Confident communicator with a commercial mindset
- Advanced Excel skills (including VLOOKUPs and Pivot Tables)
- Experience with Microsoft Dynamics / Business Central
- Power BI experience highly desirable
- Part-qualified accountant with relevant commercial finance experience
- Experience within a product-based business is preferred
- Spanish (desirable) and Arabic (additional bonus)
- Proactive, innovative, and solutions-focused approach
Salary (Rate): £30 per hour
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Job Title: Commercial Finance Analyst
Location: St Paul’s, London (Hybrid – 3 days in office)
Pay Rate: £25–£30 per hour
Working Hours: 35 hours per week (Monday–Friday, 9:00am–5:00pm)
Contract: Minimum 6 months (with potential for extension)
Start Date: Early June
Role Overview
We are seeking a commercially focused Finance Analyst to join a small, collaborative finance team of four. This is a highly visible role with strong stakeholder engagement, working closely with the commercial team to drive business performance and support strategic decision-making.
Key Responsibilities
- Commercial & Performance Analysis
- Analyse revenue, margins, and delivery costs across programmes
- Provide insights on profitability drivers and performance trends
- Support evaluation of new business opportunities
- Management Reporting
- Maintain and improve reporting on: Sales and revenue
- Programme performance
- Utilisation and delivery metrics
- Deliver clear, actionable commentary to stakeholders
- Budgeting & Pricing
- Support development of pricing models and commercial proposals
- Ensure appropriate margin assumptions and cost recovery
- Partner with Commercial teams on deal structuring
- Month-End & Financial Control
- Perform programme-level cost allocations
- Support variance analysis (Actual vs Budget/Forecast)
- Ensure data integrity across finance outputs
- Continuous Improvement
- Streamline reporting and financial processes
- Improve use of tools (Excel / Power BI / ERP)
- Strengthen link between Finance and Commercial teams
Key Skills & Experience
- Strong business partnering skills with the ability to influence stakeholders
- Confident communicator with a commercial mindset
- Advanced Excel skills (including VLOOKUPs and Pivot Tables)
- Experience with Microsoft Dynamics / Business Central
- Power BI experience highly desirable
- Part-qualified accountant with relevant commercial finance experience
- Experience within a product-based business is preferred
- Languages: Spanish (desirable) Arabic (additional bonus)
- Proactive, innovative, and solutions-focused approach
Benefits of being a temporary associate via Adecco
- Weekly pay
- Contract of Employment
- Annual leave accrual
- Access to an exclusive employee benefit and discount portal
- Ongoing support from a dedicated consultant