Commercial Analyst

Speedy Hire; St Helens; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

26 days holiday (plus bank holidays)

Life assurance

Pension Scheme

Canteen facilities

Discount across Speedy brand

Training and progression opportunities

Health cash plan

Staff discounts

Green commute initiative

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Speedy Hire in the UK is seeking a Commercial Analyst to join the Commercial & Operations Finance team on a permanent basis. You will work with data to identify trends, provide high-quality analysis, and turn numbers into actionable insights to support decision-making.

You will collaborate with Finance, Commercial, Sales and Operations, develop reporting and dashboards, challenge assumptions, and propose recommendations to drive performance and shareholder value.

Qualifications

• Strong commercial and analytical skills.
• Ability to interrogate data quickly and accurately.
• Excellent problem-solving with sound judgement.
• Self-motivated and proactive.
• Able to work independently and in a team.
• Proven ability to manage priorities and deadlines.
• Confident when engaging with stakeholders.
• Conscientious with attention to detail.
• Customer-focused approach to reporting.
• Able to translate data into commercial insight and recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Produce, interpret and analyse commercial and operational reporting with clear insight.
• Analyse customer and product spend, utilisation and profitability.
• Undertake trend analysis and support improvement plans.
• Provide commercial analysis to senior stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain meaningful management information reports.
• Interrogate data to ensure accuracy and integrity of reporting.
• Support capital investment analysis through product and customer trends.
• Develop dashboards to improve accessibility of information.
• Undertake ad-hoc analysis and projects as required.
• Identify opportunities to automate reporting and analytics processes.

Skills

Commercial analytics

Data interrogation

Problem solving

Stakeholder communication

Independent working

Prioritisation & deadlines

Attention to detail

Customer-focused

Clear information delivery

Commercial awareness

Tools

Power BI

Excel

Axapta

Microsoft Dynamics AX

ERP systems

Job description

Speedy are the UK’s leading hire provider with the widest range of tools, specialist hire equipment, plant and support services – everything for every job!

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Commercial Analyst to join our successful Commercial & Operations Finance team on a permanent basis.

This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious and commercially minded analyst who enjoys working with data, identifying trends and turning information into meaningful insight.

As a Commercial Analyst, you will play an important role in providing high-quality commercial analysis and insight to support effective decision-making, improve business performance and drive shareholder value.

Working closely with our Finance, Commercial, Sales and Operational teams, you will produce, interpret and analyse reporting to provide a clear view of business performance. Importantly, you will go beyond reporting the numbers – identifying trends, highlighting risks and opportunities and providing commentary and recommendations that support better business decisions.

Key Responsibilities

• Produce, interpret and analyse commercial and operational reporting, providing clear insight into business performance.
• Analyse customer and product spend, utilisation and profitability, identifying opportunities to improve performance.
• Undertake trend analysis across the business to identify areas of underperformance and support improvement plans.
• Provide commercial analysis and insight to senior Finance, Commercial, Sales and Operational stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain reporting that provides accurate, meaningful and actionable business information.
• Interrogate data to ensure the accuracy and integrity of reporting.
• Support capital investment analysis through assessment of product and customer trends, utilisation and average rates.
• Develop commercial reporting and dashboards to improve the accessibility and quality of management information.
• Undertake ad-hoc commercial analysis and projects in response to business requirements.
• Identify opportunities to improve and automate existing reporting and analytical processes.

Core Competencies & Skills

• Strong commercial and analytical skills.
• Ability to understand and interrogate data quickly and accurately.
• Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to apply sound judgement.
• Self-motivated and proactive.
• Able to work independently as well as collaboratively as part of a team.
• Proven ability to manage priorities and meet deadlines.
• Confident and assertive when working with stakeholders.
• Conscientious with excellent attention to detail.
• Customer-focused approach.
• Ability to communicate complex information in a clear and straightforward way.
• Commercial awareness and an interest in understanding what drives business performance.

Qualifications & Experience

• Knowledge of SQL is essential.
• Experience using Power BI is desirable.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills.
• Experience working with and analysing large datasets.
• Experience with ERP applications, preferably Axapta, BPC and/or Microsoft Dynamics AX.
• Experience producing commercial, financial or operational analysis and reporting.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to tailor information to the appropriate audience.
• Ability to translate data and analysis into meaningful commercial insight and recommendations.

This opportunity would suit someone looking to develop their career in commercial analytics and business partnering, gaining greater exposure to how data and insight influence decision-making across a large operational business.

Speedy offers excellent opportunities for development and progression across the wider Finance and Commercial functions, making this a great opportunity for someone looking to broaden their analytical experience and build their commercial expertise.

What We Offer

• 26 days holiday (plus bank holidays)
• Life assurance
• Pension Scheme
• Canteen facilities
• 95% discount across the Speedy brand
• Opportunities for training, development and career progression
• Voluntary Health Cash Plan
• My Staff Shop: discounts and offers for shopping etc. across many suppliers
• Green Commute Initiative: Work scheme for cycling
• PAM – Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Offers free and confidential support and counselling to help you through matters such as wellbeing, divorce, legal, and financial management

Speedy operates an industry leading Work Life Balance initiative, demonstrating our commitment to reducing core contracted hours, supporting colleague wellbeing, and identifying more balanced work patterns for our colleagues which is a huge step in realising our ambition of putting our People First. Talk to us about a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements to suit your needs including flexible start/finish times, shorter days, term time hours and job share opportunities.

Speedy offer a Career Line of Sight which enables a detailed understanding of the route to progression and growth within the Speedy Group.

Please be aware that some roles within The Speedy Group UK&I may require a DBS, Credit or Security Clearance Check. The Speedy Group is an equal opportunity employer where we embrace diversity in all its forms and fostering an inclusive environment for all people to do the best work of their lives with us.

Link below to our policies in line with our ESG Governance.

https://www.speedyservices.com/esg/governance

All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status, national origin, veteran, neurodiversity status or disability status. All roles within The Speedy Group require proof of right to work in the UK by the start of employment.