Commercial Financial Analyst

Think Accountancy and Finance; Hemel Hempstead; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 36,000; Part time

Job summary

Think Accountancy and Finance is seeking a commercially minded and analytical professional to support the commercial finance team in Hemel Hempstead on a 12-month FTC. The role covers pricing, stock, promotions, logistics costs and business reporting, with close collaboration across departments.

This part-time position is around 20 hours per week, with 5 mornings or 4 longer days. The ideal candidate will bring experience in pricing or analytical finance and be proficient in Excel.

Qualifications

• Experience in a commercial finance, pricing or analytical role.
• Strong Excel skills with PivotTables and VLOOKUP.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and review customer pricing structures and bespoke pricing.
• Code invoices accurately and verify information.
• Analyze promotions and identify improvement opportunities.
• Review stock positions and support cost-saving initiatives.
• Assess logistics costs and support standard cost setting.
• Maintain pricing and product data, flag inaccuracies.
• Support customer commercial audits and analyze purchasing data.
• Load pricing data onto customer procurement platforms.
• Identify opportunities to improve systems, processes and reporting.
• Collaborate with Finance, Sales, Marketing, Customer Service and Logistics.

Skills

PivotTables

VLOOKUP

Excel

Education

Accountancy qualification

Job description

We're working with an established, successful business based in Hemel Hempstead looking for a commercially minded and analytical individual to support its commercial finance team on a 12 month FTC. This is a broad role with exposure across pricing, promotions, stock, logistics costs and business reporting, working closely with teams throughout the organisation.

It's an opportunity to use your experience to make a genuine contribution, improve processes and help the business make informed commercial decisions.

This part-time role will be 5 mornings a week or 4 slightly longer days. We are looking at around 20 hours a week.

The role

You’ll play an important part in supporting the commercial finance function, taking ownership of a range of activities including:

• Maintaining and reviewing customer pricing structures, including bespoke pricing arrangements and ad-hoc deals.
• Coding invoices and ensuring all information is correct
• Reviewing regional and on-trade promotions, analysing their effectiveness and identifying opportunities for improvement.
• Analysing stock positions and supporting initiatives to minimise losses through provisions, offers and clearance activity.
• Reviewing logistics rates, analysing invoices and accruals, and supporting standard cost setting.
• Maintaining product and pricing data, challenging inaccuracies and ensuring information is reliable.
• Supporting customer commercial audits and analysing purchasing, packaging and other business data.
• Loading pricing information onto customer procurement platforms.
• Identifying opportunities to improve systems, processes and reporting.
• Working collaboratively with Finance, Sales, Marketing, Customer Service and Logistics to support the wider business.

About you

You’ll bring experience in a commercial finance, pricing or analytical role, with the confidence to work independently, manage competing priorities and take a proactive approach to problem-solving.

You’ll be commercially aware, highly organised and comfortable working with detailed data, identifying discrepancies and challenging information where necessary. Strong Excel skills, including PivotTables and VLOOKUP, are essential, alongside the ability to communicate clearly with both finance and non-finance colleagues.

You’ll also enjoy understanding how a business operates beyond the numbers, building relationships across departments and looking for practical ways to improve processes.

An accountancy qualification or relevant studies would be beneficial but aren't essential.

If you’re looking for a role that combines commercial analysis, problem-solving and variety, with flexibility around your working week, we’d be keen to hear from you.