Commercial Analyst

We are part of Capita plc, the UK's leading provider of business process management and integrated professional support service solutions. With 75,000 staff across the UK, Europe, South Africa and India this is an exciting prospect for anyone looking to join Capita as it opens many doors in terms of progression opportunities in a range of sectors.

A Commercial Analyst is required for one of our high profile contracts the role is exciting and challenging and will assist the Finance Director in supporting the sales and delivery teams attain their objectives through provision of accurate management information, support in costing and margin decisions.

Principle Accountabilities / Responsibilities

• To cost activity and generate pricing recommendations through use of cost books to enable decision making.
• Ensure standard costs books are maintained with current information.
• Capture and interrogate sales information to ascertain latest forecast following appropriate revenue recognition rules
• To ensure a full understanding of any variances to forecast and strive towards minimisation of variances
• Facilitate monthly sales meetings to be led by the Sales Director.
• Provide ad hoc analysis as requested.

Required Role-Specific Competencies / Experience / Educational Qualifications

• Demonstrably Commercial experience, with familiarity of job costing and pricing.
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office, in particular advanced Excel.

Person Specification

• A proactive, enthusiastic, self-starter, who will thrive when working with the Sales and Delivery teams.
• The ability to explain pricing and margin decisions to non-financial people.
• A proactive approach to identifying and solving problems.
• Able to plan work and then re-prioritise and adapt as required.
• Must be willing to accept responsibility.
• Shows attention to detail.
• Excellent work ethic.

At Capita, training and development aren't optional extras: they're how we do our job. We will motivate you to perform at your peak, recognising your achievements and rewarding them appropriately. As well as a generous basic salary we also give you 23 day's holiday, company pension scheme and access to voluntary benefit options including; child care vouchers, life assurance, holiday buy and many more designed to suit your own personal lifestyle. Fantastic career progression and training for ambitious individuals.​

Capita Resourcing welcome applications from all suitably qualified people regardless of gender, race, disability, age or sexual orientation.

Capita Resourcing is a trading name of Capita Resourcing Ltd. Services offered are those of an Employment Agency and Employment Business. Applicants will be required to register with us.

If you are successful with your application, you will need complete Capita's vetting and screening checks. This will include, but not be limited to, Reference Checks, a Criminality Check, Financial Probity Check, Sanctions Check and Media Check.