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Commercial Finance and Operations Analyst, Bradford
Client: JMR Global | Executive Search
Location: Bradford, United Kingdom
Job Category: Other
EU work permit required: Yes
Job Views:
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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 insights 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 enhance 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 it 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 perspective.
Position Details
* Permanent | Full-time (35 hours/week)
* 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 essential, ideally with experience in 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: high initiative; comfortable challenging existing processes.
* Strong interpersonal skills: confident engaging with staff and senior stakeholders.
* Experience leading manual finance environments towards modernization and automation.
* Commercial mindset: confident in pricing, scenario modelling, and investment thinking.
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