Commercial Finance and Operations Analyst

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

Job summary

A leading financial services company seeks a Commercial Finance and Operations Analyst in Gloucester. The role involves providing strategic insights on departmental spend, driving automation in finance processes, and collaborating with senior leadership for effective decision-making. Ideal candidates will have strong analytical skills and be AI-savvy, ready to modernize financial operations.

Qualifications

• Experience in commercial finance, operations, or transformation.
• Advanced Excel and AI tools proficiency.
• Self-starter with high initiative and strong interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Partner with COO on departmental spend insights.
• Analyze financial data for reporting and dashboards.
• Lead automation tools for finance processes.

Skills

Advanced Excel skills

AI-savvy

Strong interpersonal skills

Commercial mindset

Education

Qualified accountant (ACCA/CIMA/ACA)

Tools

ChatGPT

Power BI AI visuals

RVS services

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Commercial Finance and Operations Analyst, Gloucester

Client: JMR Global | Executive Search

Location: Gloucester, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Views: 6

Posted: 16.06.2025

Expiry Date: 31.07.2025

Job Description:

Are you a finance professional 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 will transform raw financial data into actionable insights and introduce smart, AI-driven processes to improve how the organization 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 the 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.

Type: Permanent | Full-time (35 hrs)

Experience

• 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 are essential – ideally with experience 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 modernization and automation.
• Commercial mindset: confident in pricing, scenario modelling, and investment-style thinking.