Commercial Finance and Operations Analyst

JR United Kingdom; Stoke-on-Trent; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company in Stoke-on-Trent as a Commercial Finance and Operations Analyst. In this strategic role, you'll drive automation, enhance financial insight, and collaborate closely with senior leadership. This full-time position requires strong analytical skills, advanced Excel proficiency, and a commercial mindset. If you're self-motivated, AI-savvy, and ready to challenge the status quo, apply today!

Qualifications

• Experience in commercial finance, operations, or transformation.
• AI-savvy with recent experience using tools like ChatGPT.
• Ability to modernize and automate manual finance processes.

Responsibilities

• Partner with COO for departmental spend analysis.
• Lead automation of financial reporting and budget planning.
• Collaborate with finance and retail directors on reporting standards.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Financial Analysis

Commercial Mindset

AI Tools Proficiency

Interpersonal Skills

Education

ACCA/CIMA/ACA Qualification

Deep Financial Fluency

Tools

Power BI

Sage

Oracle

SAP

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Commercial Finance and Operations Analyst, Stoke-on-Trent

Client: JMR Global | Executive Search

Location: Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

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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’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 (35 hrs)

• 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 with deep financial fluency.
• 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 towards modernisation/automation.
• Commercial mindset: confident in pricing, scenario modelling, and investment-style thinking.