Commercial Finance Analyst

Johnson Matthey; Royston; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading sustainable technology company as a Commercial Financial Analyst. You will provide financial analysis and insights to support decision-making, enhance business performance and facilitate effective budgeting processes. This role demands excellent analytical skills, a strong finance background, and the ability to work collaboratively across teams.

Benefits

Retirement savings

Share plans

Life Assurance and Income Protection

Medical plans / health assessments

Fitness discounts

Qualifications

• Strong finance background with significant experience in large corporates.
• Industry experience in chemicals or automotive is advantageous.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills required.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted finance partner to the European Commercial BP and sales teams.
• Evaluate financial KPIs in the new business quotation process.
• Track customer profitability and support annual budgeting.

Skills

Excel

PowerPoint

PowerBI

Communication

Strategic Thinking

Financial Performance

Education

Master’s degree

Professional accounting qualification (e.g. ACA, CIMA)

Job description

World-changing careers, enabled by Johnson Matthey. With more than 200 years history, join us and help to accelerate the transition to net-zero! As a Commercial Financial Analyst, you’ll contribute to JM’s mission as a world leader in sustainable technology, transforming energy and reducing carbon emissions for a cleaner, brighter future.

The role:

As a Commercial Financial Analyst, you will help drive our goals by:

Your responsibilities:

• Serve as a trusted finance partner to the European Commercial BP and sales teams, delivering real-time, user-friendly financial support and insights to drive informed decision-making.

• Support performance management through financial analysis, modelling, and evaluation, identifying value levers to drive business performance and strategic decisions.

• Evaluate financial KPIs in the new business quotation process, ensuring alignment with Clean Air’s P&L and balance sheet objectives, and contributing to profitability improvement plans.

• Lead the customer inflation claim module, ensuring accurate data sharing, compliance with customer requirements, and supporting resolution of customer issues and commercial terms.

• Track customer profitability, support Commercial Excellence and Pricing Excellence initiatives, and ensure alignment with short- and long-term financial planning.

• Support annual budgeting and long-range planning for sales, drive implementation of global finance processes, and ensure compliance and financial controls across the European commercial function.

Requirements for the role:

• Education & Professional Qualifications: Master’s degree essential; professional accounting qualification (e.g. ACA, CIMA) desirable.

• Experience: Strong finance background with significant experience in large corporates; industry experience in chemicals or automotive is advantageous.

• Technical Skills: Proficient in Excel, PowerPoint, PowerBI; ability to interpret strategy into actionable objectives over medium to long-term horizons.

• Communication & Influence: Excellent communication, influencing, and English language skills; able to manage and engage diverse stakeholders across geographies; additional languages desirable.

• Leadership & Behavioural Competencies: Strategic thinker, results-oriented, trusted collaborator, effective change agent, and role model of JM Values; capable of translating policies into operational processes.

• Finance Competencies: Advanced in business planning, financial performance, and commercial value maximisation; intermediate in financial control, risk, reporting, tax, treasury, and leadership dimensions.

Even if you only match some of the skills, we’d love to hear from you to discuss further!

What we offer:

We make sure salaries are fair, competitive and aligned to individual roles, experience and responsibilities. We are also supportive of hybrid and flexible working and where applicable, offer life, medical and other benefits that support our employees’ financial and physical wellbeing, such as:

• Retirement savings
• Share plans
• Saving accounts
• Life Assurance and Income Protection
• Medical plans / health assessments
• Fitness discounts

Ready to make a meaningful impact on your career and the environment? Join us and help shape a sustainable future while advancing your career!

At JM, inclusivity is central to our values. We create an environment where everyone can thrive, embracing diverse perspectives to tackle challenges and ensure all colleagues feel valued and connected.

For any queries or accessibility requirements, please contact [e-mail]. We will work with you to make suitable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. All conversations are confidential, and your feedback is welcome to help us provide an accessible and positive recruitment experience.

Closing date for applications: 10 July 2025

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