Commercial Finance Analyst

Cornwall Insight; Norwich; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy consultancy in Norwich is seeking a commercial finance analyst to join their Finance team. The role focuses on providing accurate financial analysis and management information, contributing to board reporting, and supporting commercial decision-making. Ideal candidates will have strong communication skills, advanced Excel abilities, and a background in financial forecast modeling. The position offers a permanent, full-time contract with various employee benefits including a bonus scheme and private healthcare.

Benefits

Company bonus scheme

Private medical healthcare

Contributory pension scheme

25 days holiday

Annual wellbeing day

Annual volunteering day

Ability to buy additional holiday

Perkbox discount scheme

Death in service benefit

Company sick pay

Parental leave pay

Cycle-to-work scheme

Monthly employee value awards

Qualifications

• Strong written and verbal communication skills are essential.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills are essential.
• Relationship skills to form working partnerships with stakeholders are essential.
• Experience in financial forecast modeling is desirable.
• Exposure to Salesforce is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Create and disseminate management information integrating financial and non-financial data.
• Contribute to board and management reporting with high-quality written materials.
• Analyze non-financial KPI information sourced from third-party platforms.
• Support commercial decision-making with high-quality financial analysis.
• Lead the budgeting and forecasting process, owning the budget model.
• Perform ad-hoc analysis of financial and non-financial information.
• Support the Board in evaluating new investment opportunities.

Job description

Application Deadline: 14 September 2025

Department: Finance

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Norwich

Reporting To: Nick Field

Description

Cornwall Insight is an award-winning provider of research, analysis, consulting and training to businesses and stakeholders engaged in the Great British and Irish energy markets. We are seeking a commercial finance analyst to join our experienced Finance team, either in our Norwich HQ, or from our London office. Operating in a growth orientated, private equity backed organisation, the commercial finance analyst provides trusted, relevant information and analysis to support the team in making good commercial decisions and delivering our growth objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Creation and dissemination of best-in-class management information integrating financial and non-financial data, with clear articulation of causal relationships and commercial consequences
• Contribute to board and management reporting, including the preparation of high quality written materials for the board and senior leadership group
• Analysis of non-financial KPI information sourced from third party platforms including Salesforce and our proprietary technology platform
• Support commercial decision-making and strategy across all areas of the business with high quality financial analysis, applying professional judgement to commercial questions
• Full responsibility for the revenue forecasting cycle, working closely with revenue owners to deliver data-drive forecasts and targets
• Play a lead role in the budgeting and forecasting process, including ownership of the budget model and applying commercial and strategic analysis to the financial information
• Perform ad-hoc analysis of financial and non-financial information to support decision making by the senior leadership group
• Support the Board in evaluation of new investment opportunities including both new product development, new market entry, and potential acquisitions

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Strong written and verbal communication skills are essential
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills are essential
• Relationship skills and demonstrated ability to form working partnership with business stakeholders are essential
• Specific experience of financial forecast modelling is desirable
• Previous exposure to SalesForce is desirable, but not essential
• High standards of integrity and professionalism are required

Benefits

• Company bonus scheme
• Private medical healthcare
• Contributory pension scheme
• 25 days holiday per annum, increasing by 1 day for each year of service up to 5 years
• Annual wellbeing day
• Annual volunteering day
• Ability to buy additional holiday through salary sacrifice
• Perkbox discount scheme
• Death in service benefit
• Company sick pay
• Parental leave pay
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Monthly employee value awards

We are proud to be recognised by the Financial Times as a leading management consultancy in the Energy, Utilities & Environment Sector. We have been accredited with Investors in People Silver and won Business of the Year and Employer of the Year at the Norfolk Business Awards 2021, as well as the Outstanding Achievement award in 2022.