Commercial Finance Analyst


Company 

HAYS

Location 

Bristol

Employment Hours 

Full Time

Employment Type 

Permanent

Salary 

£45,000 Per Annum

Job Requirements/Description
Commercial Finance Analyst - 1 day per week in office!

Your new company
Bristol based business
Your new role
A genuinely unusual opportunity has opened within the global commercial finance team of a major multinational, supporting a business unit that operates across Europe, Asia and the Americas. This is partnering daily with colleagues across Germany, Italy and wider international markets.If you're a commercially minded analyst who thrives on data, insight and global collaboration, this is a career-shaping move.The OpportunityYou'll join a high-performing commercial finance function within a complex, matrixed global organisation. The team supports a business specialising in advanced engineered materials used across critical industries - from clean energy and industrial efficiency to transportation, infrastructure and life-saving technologies.Your work will directly influence commercial decision-making, profitability and strategic planning across a worldwide customer base.What You'll Be Doing

  • Commercial partnering with senior leaders, providing analysis that challenges assumptions and drives performance
  • Supporting initiatives to improve revenue, EBITA, margins and working capital
  • Ensuring high-quality, IFRS-aligned reporting across global sites
  • Delivering monthly P&L, Balance Sheet, Cashflow and performance insight
  • Building scenario and sensitivity models to assess risks and opportunities
  • Coordinating commercial finance requests across multiple regions
  • Driving continuous improvement in reporting, systems, tools and data quality
  • Supporting budgeting, forecasting and wider finance transformation activity
What Success Looks Like
  • Timely, accurate and decision-ready insight
  • Improved working capital and commercial processes
  • Strong governance, consistency and data integrity
  • Trusted relationships with senior stakeholders across multiple countries

What you'll need to succeed
  • Strong analytical judgement and a passion for data analytics
  • Advanced Excel and Power BI (or similar)
  • Experience in FP&A, commercial finance or financial analysis
  • Ability to operate confidently in a global, matrixed environment
  • Clear, credible communication style and cultural awareness
  • Continuous improvement mindset - someone who challenges the status quo
Qualifications:
  • Degree educated (preferred)
  • 5 years' relevant finance experience
  • Professional qualification (CIMA/ACCA/ACA) or active studier
  • IFRS experience within a listed or international group is desirable
What you'll get in return
  • £45,000 salary
  • Up to 10% bonus
  • 25 days holiday + bank holidays
  • 37.5-hour week
  • L&G salary sacrifice pension (up to 8% employer contribution)
  • Life assurance (4x salary)
  • Study support
  • Full remote-working equipment
  • Specsavers VDU vouchers
  • Sharesave scheme
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Virtual GP
  • Online learning platform
  • ONE DAY IN OFFICE PER WEEK
What you need to do now

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career. INDHAF
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Company 

HAYS

Location 

Bristol

Employment Hours 

Full Time

Employment Type 

Permanent

Salary 

£45,000 Per Annum

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