Commercial Finance and Operations Analyst

JR United Kingdom; Chester; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company based in Chester seeks a Commercial Finance and Operations Analyst to transform financial data into actionable insights. In this full-time role, you will work collaboratively with the COO and senior leadership, using advanced Excel and AI tools to streamline financial processes and enhance operational efficiency.

Qualifications

• Experience in commercial finance, operations, or transformation.
• Advanced Excel skills for data handling and analysis.
• Hands-on experience with AI tools.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the COO to analyze departmental spend and reporting.
• Lead design and implementation of automation tools.
• Collaborate with senior leadership for strategic financial insights.

Skills

Commercial mindset

Advanced Excel

AI-savvy

Interpersonal skills

Self-starter

Education

Qualified accountant (ACCA/CIMA/ACA) or equivalent experience

Tools

Power BI AI visuals

ChatGPT

CoPilot

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Client:

JMR Global | Executive Search

Location:

chester, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Job Views:

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Posted:

16.06.2025

Expiry Date:

31.07.2025

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Job Description:

Are you a finance pro ready to step into a strategic, visible, and influential role?

We are seeking a commercially astute, financially literate, and highly proactive analyst to drive automation, financial planning, and commercial insight across multiple business functions. Working closely with senior leadership, you’ll transform raw financial data into actionable insights and introduce smart, AI-driven processes to improve how the organisation manages spend, reporting, and operational efficiency.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with the COO to provide a consolidated and strategic view of departmental spend across HR, IT, Tech, Operations, and Product.
• Analyse financial data from flat-file sources (Sage, Oracle, SAP exports), and transform into dynamic reports and dashboards.
• Lead the design and implementation of automation and AI tools to streamline invoice approvals, financial reporting, and budget planning.
• Identify and deliver opportunities for smarter procurement, outsourcing, or contract renegotiation to reduce spend.
• Work on forecasting, planning, and scenario modelling – e.g. pricing changes, vendor management strategies.
• Collaborate with the Finance Director and Retail Director to align reporting standards.
• Assist with implementation of payment and billing systems, particularly for corporate clients using RVS services.
• Introduce best practices in commercial operations – ideally with experience from a vendor/seller point of view.

Permanent | Full-time (35hrs)

• Experience in commercial finance, operations, or transformation – you may be a qualified accountant (ACCA/CIMA/ACA) with experience in business partnering. Or qualified by experience and deeply financially fluent.
• Advanced Excel skills essential – ideally with experience of automating data handling and analysis processes.
• AI-savvy – recent hands-on experience with tools like ChatGPT, Power BI AI visuals, CoPilot, or automation platforms.
• Self-starter with high levels of initiative; comfortable challenging existing ways of working.
• Strong interpersonal skills – confident engaging with long-tenure staff and senior stakeholders.
• Experience leading manual finance environments to modernisation/automation.
• Commercial mindset: confident in pricing, scenario modelling, and investment-style thinking.