Commercial Analyst
- Recruiter
- Sellick Partnership Group Limited
- Location
- England, County Durham, Darlington
- Salary
- £28,000 - £34,000 per annum
- Posted
- 23 Jan 2019
- Closes
- 30 Jan 2019
- Ref
- 911815
- Contact
- Kathryn Heeler
- Job Title
- Finance Analyst
- Category
- Business Services
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
A growing organisation based in Darlington is seeking an enthusiastic Commercial Analyst to join their team. The organisation provides a five star service to blue-chip clients across the UK.
The Role
This is a new and exciting Finance Analyst role, created as a result new to the structure as a result of significant company growth. You will create, manage and submit bid models and pricing schedules for new contract tenders, ultimately playing a key role in helping the organisation achieve their ambitious growth plans over the next few years.
Reporting to the Head of Finance, your key responsibilities include:
- Owning the commercial and pricing aspects of tender bids, including analysing requests for proposals and creating cost models for submission
- Continuously improving the bidding process and capability from a commercial and pricing point of view, including creating and managing quote database to enable benchmarking
- Providing pricing and estimates for variations to existing contracts as required by the operational team
- Working closely with our Finance team on key projects and tasks, such as updating contract budgets and forecasts and creating and posting journals as part of month-end close
- Assisting with key finance tasks, including annual budgeting, reforecasting and month-end close
Candidate Requirements
- Be a part-qualified or finalist accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA), or fully qualified AAT
- Have a minimum of 2 years of experience as a financial analyst or equivalent role, ideally with experience in sales forecasting, financial modelling, or KPI analysis
- Demonstrate ability to work in a highly analytical environment and to make decisions based on quantifiable data
- Possess excellent analytical and organisational skills, with the ability to research and analyse data from multiple sources
- Be educated to degree level or equivalent
- Have excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Be proficient in MS Office, particularly MS Excel (including vlookups, pivot tables and sumifs)
Salary, Contract and Benefits
- £30,000 - £34,000 per annum (dependent on experience)
- Permanent, full time contract
- Benefits including pension, eye care vouchers, employee reward scheme
- 25 days’ annual holiday + bank holiday
- Agile working environment with fruit and refreshments provided
Apply Now
If you are interested in this Commercial Analyst role, please apply with your CV today.