About the Team

The Commercial Analysis Team is part of the wider Commercial Finance Team reporting into the Commercial Finance Director.  

The team is responsible for performing commercial analysis on all partner propositions, potential acquisition targets/other M&A activity, and the tracking of the performance of key contracts.

The team provides an interface into the Wholesale Commercial Team. The role will provide development and growth opportunities across Finance.

About the Role

As a member of the Finance Team, in your role as Senior Commercial Finance Analyst, you will be accountable for the tracking and support on our key partner contracts. You will leverage your commercial experience and knowledge to identify areas of interest and provide ongoing challenge and guidance to manage commercial direction.

You and your team will work closely with key stakeholders across Commercial to model and deliver proactive commercial propositions for product launches, contract renewals or new business opportunities to maximise value. 

Some of the key responsibilities will include:

• Tracking of our commercial contractual commitments

• Calculating payment of incentives and bonuses

• Calculating any claw backs for partners missing contractual commitments  

• Supporting with producing the Top 20 partner profit & loss carrying out a profitability analysis

• Performing high level analysis or more detailed analysis/early stage due diligence on acquisition targets

• Develop and maintain close working relationships with the Commercial Team and other key stakeholders

• Ongoing management of inputs into the Commercial Deals model and input into continuous improvement of the model

To be successful in this role you will need the following in your skill set:

• Educated to degree level or equivalent

• Part qualified or Fully Qualified in CIMA or ACCA

• Outgoing, with a strong work ethic and proven experience of working in fast-paced environment

• Highly organised and proactive

• Strong excel skills, with experience in building commercial propositions and financial models

• Proficient in Powerpoint and ideally experienced in storyboarding/ creation of MI/ info packs

• Competent in both detailed financial modelling and high level quick analytical reviews

• Experience of contract management with a commercial mindset

• Good communications and interpersonal skills; ability to establish rapport, influence and develop relationships with all key stakeholders, customers and colleagues, as well as being credible and comfortable attending formal meetings with senior stakeholders and customer governance meetings.

• Telecoms experience is desirable

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