Hybrid Commercial Finance Analyst — Insights & Forecasting

Card Factory; Wakefield; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Card Factory is seeking a Commercial Finance Analyst to turn numbers into actionable insights across Sales, margin and stock performance. You will forecast, analyse commercial activity and partner with Commercial, Marketing and Finance teams to drive smarter decisions and improved profitability.

The role is hybrid with 2 days per week in Wakefield, offering exposure to reporting tools and dashboards while supporting business initiatives and performance improvements.

Qualifications

• Strong grounding in Commercial Finance.
• Experience in commercial finance, industry, assurance or advisory.
• Strong analytical and Excel skills.
• Understanding of key retail performance measures: sales, margin, price, volume, mix, stock.
• Commercial curiosity with ability to investigate results and challenge assumptions.
• Ability to translate data into clear conclusions and actions.
• Strong written and verbal communication across finance and non-finance teams.
• Experience of Power BI or Anaplan is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Analyse sales, margin and stock data to uncover profitability opportunities.
• Support budgeting, forecasting and trading plans.
• Partner with Commercial, Marketing and Finance teams on key decisions.
• Own reporting tools and dashboards; ensure data accuracy and usefulness.
• Continuously seek process improvements to reporting.

Skills

Commercial Finance

Analytical skills

Excel skills

Retail metrics

Commercial curiosity

Data translation

Communication skills

Power BI

Anaplan

Education

Qualified, Part-qualified or experience-based

Tools

Power BI

Anaplan

Job description

Card Factory is seeking a Commercial Finance Analyst to turn numbers into actionable insights across Sales, margin and stock performance. You will forecast, analyse commercial activity and partner with Commercial, Marketing and Finance teams to drive smarter decisions and improved profitability.

The role is hybrid with 2 days per week in Wakefield, offering exposure to reporting tools and dashboards while supporting business initiatives and performance improvements.