Commercial Finance Analyst

JR United Kingdom; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global retail brand is seeking an experienced Commercial Finance Analyst in South West London. This role entails extensive trade analysis, reporting, and collaboration with merchandising teams, requiring strong P&L understanding and excellent communication skills. Candidates should have at least 5 years of experience in a consumer retail background.

Qualifications

• 5 years previous experience as a Commercial Finance Analyst in Consumer/Retail.
• Ownership and understanding of P&L.
• Ability to influence key decision makers.

Responsibilities

• Weekly trade analysis for all business channels.
• Creation and maintenance of financial and trade reports.
• Variance analysis and reporting.

Skills

Strong excel

Excellent communication

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Posted:

16.06.2025

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31.07.2025

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Job Description:

Commercial Finance Analyst

up to £50,000

South West London

Hybrid working - 3 days in

I am currently recruiting for an experienced Commercial Finance analyst to join a growing, Global Retail brand. Due to the nature of the role they require someone from a consumer background that has multi-site experience. You should have the experience and knowledge to be able to talk about the key KPIS and metrics from a retail store.

The role will include:

• Weekly trade analysis for all business channels around Sales, Margin and Stock
• Creation, improvement and maintenance of financial and trade reports
• Variance analysis and investigation, ensure reporting and data is consistent across the teams
• Partner with Merchandising to produce all stock reconciliations
• Retail Partner; Act as the primary contact for all retail analysis and requests
• Store by Store P&Ls, including channel analysis by:
• Set KPI targets and track including: Footfall, Conversion, ASP, ATV
• Support Merchandising with Retail stock analysis focused on availability and sales opportunities
• Trials – support retail to determine the basis of trials, selected and control sets Measurement and communication of results
• Preparation and analysis of monthly overhead reports for all head office departments, preparing monthly accruals schedule for finance team to post at month end
• Hold monthly budget review meetings with each department and set action plans

Candidate Specification:

• At least 5 years previous experience as a Commercial Finance analyst from a Consumer (Retail or Hospitality) background
• Understanding/ ownership of a P&L
• Strong excel
• Excellent and confident communication with the ability to influence key decision makers
• Able to commute to Southwest London 3 days a week - onsite parking