Commercial Analyst Assistant

Club L London; Manchester; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A fashion retail company in Manchester is seeking a Commercial Analyst Assistant to support the Finance Team. This role involves data preparation, modelling, and reporting, perfect for a graduate looking to build a career in commercial finance. Responsibilities include assisting the Commercial Analyst with large datasets, reconciliations, and ad-hoc reporting tasks. The position offers competitive salary and various employee benefits including flexible working hours and a gym onsite.

Benefits

Competitive salary

25 days of annual leave

Extra day off for birthday

Flexible working hours

Early Finish Fridays

Cycle to work scheme

40% staff discount

Healthcare Cashplan

Free onsite gym

Annual bonus scheme

Social events

Free snacks, drinks & treats

Qualifications

• Graduate or early-career professional with an interest in finance and data analysis.
• Strong skills in Microsoft Excel, particularly Power Query and Power Pivot.
• High attention to detail and comfortable working with large datasets.
• Good communicator, able to explain findings clearly.
• Eager to learn and progress into a commercial/analytical role.

Responsibilities

• Support the Commercial Analyst with data preparation and modelling.
• Manage large datasets in Excel/Power BI for reporting.
• Assist with reconciliations and maintain accuracy of reports.
• Prepare data for reporting packs and dashboards.
• Support ad-hoc reporting requests.

Skills

Microsoft Excel

Power Query

Data analysis

Power BI

Education

Graduate or early-career professional

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Job description

The opportunity has arisen for a Commercial Analyst Assistant to join the Club L London Finance Team, based in Trafford Park, Manchester. This role will support the Commercial Analyst with data preparation, modelling and reconciliations, ensuring accurate and efficient reporting for the wider business.

The Commercial Analyst Assistant willprepare data for reporting packs and dashboards, with the opportunity to take increasing ownership over time. Working closely with the Commercial Analyst and Finance team, this role offers exposure to budgeting and wider finance processes, providing a strong development pathway into a future analyst position. Ideal for a graduate eager to build a career in commercial finance and data analysis.

Responsibilities :

• Support the Commercial Analyst with data preparation and modelling, including building and maintaining Power Query flows and pivot models.
• Manage large datasets in Excel / Power BI, ensuring data is structured efficiently for reporting.
• Assist with reconciliations (e.g. sales, stock, returns, cash) and maintain accuracy of trackers and recurring reports.
• Prepare data and outputs for the Commercial Analyst to use in reporting packs and dashboards, with a view to gradually taking ownership of these over time.
• Support ad-hoc reporting requests from commercial, finance and wider company.

About You

• Graduate or early-career professional with an interest in finance and data analysis.
• Essential : strong skills in Microsoft Excel, particularly Power Query and Power Pivot;
• High attention to detail and comfortable working with large datasets.
• Good communicator, able to work collaboratively and explain findings clearly.
• Eager to learn and progress into a commercial / analytical role over time.
• Familiarity with Power BI is a plus

What’s on offer :

• Competitive salary
• 25 days of annual leave (plus bank holidays)
• Extra day off for your birthday
• Flexible working hours around core hours of 10-4
• Early Finish Fridays
• Cycle to work scheme
• 40% staff discount
• Healthcare Cashplan
• Free onsite gym
• Annual bonus scheme
• Social events
• Free snacks, drinks & treats