Commercial Analyst

Zentiva Group, a.s.; Guildford; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading pharmaceutical manufacturer in the UK seeks a Financial Analyst to provide in-depth financial and analytical support to enhance business profitability. This role involves creating pricing tools, monitoring sales performance, and generating reports. The ideal candidate will possess a degree in Economics or Statistics with strong experience in commercial finance and be an expert in Power BI. This position presents a unique opportunity to make a meaningful impact in a dynamic organization.

Benefits

Diverse and inclusive work culture

Opportunities for professional growth

Qualifications

• A good understanding of commodity generics, pharma background ideal.
• Experience in commercial finance/analytics.
• Excellent computer literacy and ability to create financial models.

Responsibilities

• Provide financial and analytical support to commercial business.
• Create retail pricing analytical tools to derive price insights.
• Monitor sales performance and create reporting suites.

Skills

Power BI expertise

Experience in commercial finance/analytics

Strong attention to detail

Excellent analytical skills

Good oral and written communication skills

Education

Economics or Statistics degree

Tools

SAP

Job description

Zentiva Pharma UK Ltd is a leading manufacturer of generic pharmaceutical products throughout the UK and Europe. We strive to be the champions of Generics and Over The Counter (OTC) medicines to better support people’s daily healthcare needs.

JOB PURPOSE

• Financial & analytical support to commercial business by providing in depth and predictive analysis to ultimately drive the business profitability and forecast accuracy.
• Integrate external data sets with internal sales performance to create analogues to predict market evolution.
• Be the Power BI super user within the Finance and Commercial Teams.

MAIN ACCOUNTABILITIES AND DUTIES

Commercial Finance Analysis

• Create Retail pricing analytical tools to pre-empt pricing opportunities; model possible changes in buyer behaviour to derive price insights and recommendations to Commercial teams.
• Review price volume-price elasticity and challenge existing practices, alongside and in liaison with Commercial heads; test, monitor and record outcomes to refine methodology and algorithms.
• Monitor SFE and create reporting suites to support Commercial Team assessment of opportunities.
• UK Supplier rebate accounting and processing.
• Alongside the Finance Business Partner, develop proactive retro rebate analysis and review assessment of provisions.
• Preparation of Customer Rebate agreements, ongoing analysis of spend vs BDI / Rebate and projections.
• Perform analysis on sales data to facilitate accurate customer monthly spend targets – linked to cashflow forecasting for treasury.

Report generation

• Assess and issue daily sales reports, including full customer data and performance vs rebate targets.
• Populate and distribute monthly landing estimates based on daily sales and month end punt – using analytics to support a landing estimate.
• Perform margin calc on order pipeline to ascertain forecast profit.
• Perform Daily and Month end Floating COG margin analysis.

Financial Process Support

• SDN (stock destruction notice) reporting, liaise with supply chain and record all SDN details on the central database. Apply both transfer price and standard cost values to the volumes identified on the SDN, report to Head of Finance quarterly.
• Audit preparation – collating extensive documentation required for audit evidence, for hard close, year end and statutory account audits.
• Inventory write off analysis, ensure key information provided to Financial Controller to ensure correct provisioning.
• Highlight and review any issues arising from the anti-raid report, populate the report monthly and circulate to SLT and report annual return by 31st January.

KEY WORKING RELATIONSHIPS

INTERNAL

• Commercial and HQ Business Excellence
• Supply Chain, Other Finance functions

EXTERNAL

• Customers
• Auditors
• Vendors

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

• Economics or Statistics degree.
• A good understanding of commodity generics; pharma background ideal.
• Experience in commercial finance / analytics.
• Power BI expert able to visualise dashboards and create insights.
• Excellent computer literacy and ability to create and use financial and market models.
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Excellent Analytical skills and financial management skills; strong attention to detail.
• Team player with self‑drive, willing to be hands‑on and add value in a dynamic and changing organisation.
• Experience of SAP is a plus.

OUR RECRUITMENT PROCESS

To be considered for this role, please apply in our Applicant tracking system and refrain from sending your CV via email. Upon the completion of the sourcing (CV collection) period, all received application will be reviewed by our Recruitment experts and evaluated against the needs of the open role. Successful candidates will be contacted by our Recruiting experts for an initial screening interview during which further details about the selection process will be shared. Successful candidates will progress to interviews with line managers, while not selected candidates will be informed in a written form as soon as possible.

DIVERSITY IS A FACT. INCLUSION IS AN ACT @ZENTIVA

At Zentiva, we are a team of 5000 unique talents bonded together by our purpose to provide health and well-being for all generations. We strive daily to create a work culture where everyone feels appreciated, can be their true selves, and contribute to the best of their ability. Seeking a balanced team across the company, we welcome applications from all qualified candidates with various educational and industry experiences, cultural or ethnic backgrounds, and different life experiences or abilities, regardless of their religious or philosophical beliefs or whomever they choose to love.