A leading organisation in Birmingham is seeking an Interim Commercial Finance Analyst to join their team. This role offers you the opportunity to work closely with senior stakeholders in sales, finance, and commercial teams, delivering data-driven insights that inform critical commercial decisions and strengthen relationships with strategic partners.

You will be instrumental in interpreting contractual terms, analysing performance trends, and identifying opportunities for optimisation and growth. The organisation values collaboration, inclusivity, and continuous improvement, providing a supportive environment where your analytical skills and commercial acumen will be highly valued.

What you'll do:

• Provide comprehensive analytical support across multiple Go-To-Market channels by identifying trends, risks, and opportunities to enhance performance
• Support the Key Accounts team through detailed review and interpretation of commercial contracts, ensuring alignment with agreed terms and highlighting potential commercial implications.
• Analyse sales, revenue, and margin trends to deliver clear insights that underpin strategic decision-making processes within the organisation.
• Build and maintain advanced Excel-based reporting tools and dashboards that track key commercial metrics and performance indicators for various business units.
• Partner with senior stakeholders across sales, finance, and commercial teams to translate complex data into actionable recommendations that drive business growth.
• Lead and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives by identifying process inefficiencies and implementing scalable analytical solutions that benefit the wider team.
• Communicate insights clearly to senior colleagues by providing concise and commercially relevant analysis tailored to stakeholder needs.
• Support forecasting, planning, and scenario modelling activities to guide strategic decisions across different Go-To-Market channels.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to ensure data accuracy and integrity in all reporting activities.

What you bring:

• Proven experience in an analytical or commercial analyst role supporting sales or go-to-market teams within a large organisation.
• Strong commercial acumen demonstrated by the ability to interpret contracts accurately and understand the financial implications of various commercial agreements.
• Experience leading or contributing to continuous improvement initiatives aimed at enhancing processes, reporting structures, or overall business performance.
• Ability to partner effectively with senior stakeholders by communicating complex analysis in a clear, impactful manner that supports collaborative decision-making.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel including building robust reports, models, automated analysis tools, and maintaining high standards of data integrity.
• Exceptional analytical thinking skills enabling you to identify trends, patterns, risks, and opportunities from large datasets quickly and efficiently.
• Excellent communication skills combined with strong stakeholder management abilities that foster trust and understanding across departments.
• ACA, ACCA, CIMA Qualified
• Exposure to BI tools (such as Power BI or Tableau) or SQL for enhanced data visualisation and deeper analytical capability. (Desirable)

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