Commercial Finance and Operations Analyst

JR United Kingdom; Derby; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in Derby seeks a Commercial Finance and Operations Analyst to drive automation and financial insight. The role involves partnering with senior leadership to transform financial data into actionable insights, using advanced tools and methodologies to modernize operations. Candidates should possess strong analytical skills, extensive finance experience, and a commercial mindset to optimize departmental spend.

Qualifications

• Experience in commercial finance, operations, or transformation.
• Hands-on experience with AI tools like ChatGPT, Power BI AI visuals.
• Experience leading manual finance environments to modernisation.

Responsibilities

• Partner with COO for strategic financial oversight across departments.
• Design automation tools to streamline financial processes.
• Identify procurement opportunities to reduce spending.

Skills

Financial literacy

Advanced Excel

AI tools experience

Commercial mindset

Interpersonal skills

Education

ACCA/CIMA/ACA qualification or equivalent experience

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Client:

JMR Global | Executive Search

Location:

derby, 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.