Qualified accountant or equivalent finance qualification with 2-3 years post-qualified experience in commercial finance or analytical roles.
Experience at Senior Finance Analyst level with ownership of analysis and adherence to deadlines.
Strong financial analysis, Excel, and modeling skills with understanding of P&L and margin drivers.
Experience with reviewing business cases and investment proposals.
Ability to translate financial data into commercial insights and recommendations.
Effective communicator able to challenge assumptions and build credibility with stakeholders.
Responsibilities
Prepare and conduct Post Investment Reviews (PIRs) for Investment Appraisals according to Group framework and timelines.
Analyze financial performance against original assumptions, identifying key performance drivers.
Support the identification of opportunities to improve contract and investment performance.
Apply insights from completed PIRs to enhance future Investment Appraisals and business cases.
Aid in the upkeep of regional rate cards and ensure they reflect accurate costs and market conditions.
Monitor and analyze pricing trends to identify deviations and opportunities for improvement.
Cultivate relationships across Finance, Commercial, and Operational teams to drive practical enhancements.
Benefits
Opportunity to contribute to high-impact investment decisions and financial performance improvements.
Collaborative work environment engaging with regional and Group finance teams.
Professional growth potential through exposure to senior stakeholders and strategic financial analysis.
Ability to influence commercial performance directly through analytical insight.
Access to ongoing training and development in a dynamic commercial finance role.
Full Job Description
Purpose
The Senior Finance Analyst - Commercial Performance & Investment Review will provide high-quality analysis and insight to improve the financial performance of major commercial contracts and investments through Post Investment Reviews (PIRs), benefits realization analysis and enhanced pricing governance.
The role will work closely with regional Finance teams and Group Commercial Finance, providing analysis and insight to improve future Investment Appraisals, pricing decisions and commercial performance.
Essential Duties / Key Accountabilities
Post Investment Reviews & Benefits Realization
Prepare and complete Post Investment Reviews for qualifying Investment Appraisals in line with the Group PIR framework and agreed review timetable.
Compare original IA or business case assumptions with actual financial and operational performance across revenue, net revenue, margin, EBITDA, capex, opex and other relevant KPIs.
Identify and quantify the key drivers of over- and under-performance, working with Finance, Commercial and Operational stakeholders to understand the underlying causes.
Assess whether the financial and strategic benefits set out in the original IA have been realized.
Support the identification of opportunities and practical actions to improve the performance of existing contracts and investments.
Track actions arising from PIRs, maintain accurate PIR records for regional and Group reporting, and identify recurring trends such as forecast bias, pricing issues, cost assumptions or execution challenges.
Investment Appraisal & Commercial Decision Support
Apply insights from completed PIRs to support improvements in future Investment Appraisals and business cases.
Develop historical performance benchmarks and use them to test revenue, margin, cost and investment assumptions, working with Commercial and Finance teams so previous experience informs future bids and investment decisions.
Support Group Commercial Finance in developing consistent approaches to benefits realisation and commercial performance measurement.
Rate Cards & Pricing Governance
Support the maintenance and ongoing administration of regional rate cards as the Group Rate Card initiative transitions into business as usual.
Coordinate periodic reviews and refreshes so rate cards reflect current costs, market conditions and required returns, working with Commercial, Finance and Operational teams to validate the underlying assumptions and methodology.
Monitor usage of approved rate cards and analyze pricing to identify trends in discounting and pricing performance.
Support governance around deviations from standard rate cards, ensuring appropriate approvals are obtained, and identify opportunities to improve pricing consistency and commercial discipline.
Analyze the financial impact of pricing changes, support implementation of agreed pricing actions and share regional insights with Group Commercial Finance to drive consistency across the Group.
Business Partnering
Build strong relationships across regional Finance, Commercial, Sales and Operational teams, working with contract and business owners to identify practical improvement opportunities.
Prepare and present PIR findings and recommendations clearly to senior regional stakeholders, providing evidence-based commercial challenge with support from Group Commercial Finance where appropriate.
Serve as a key regional contact for Group Commercial Finance on PIRs, benefits realization and rate card governance.
Key Deliverables / Measures of Success
Completion of qualifying PIRs in line with the agreed timetable, measured by PIR coverage and completion rate.
Improved visibility of actual performance versus approved IA assumptions.
Identification and implementation of actions arising from PIR findings, with evidence that lessons learned are incorporated into future Investment Appraisals.
Timely refresh and validation of regional rate cards, with increased rate card coverage and usage.
Improved visibility of realized pricing and discounting, and identification of opportunities to improve commercial performance and profitability.
Position Requirements
Essential
Qualified accountant or equivalent finance qualification, ideally with 2-3 years of post-qualified experience in commercial finance, FP&A, business partnering or a similar analytical role.
Demonstrable post-qualified experience operating at Senior Finance Analyst level, with the ability to take ownership of analysis and deliver work to agreed timelines.
Strong financial analysis, Excel and modelling skills, with a firm grasp of P&L, revenue, margin and EBITDA drivers.
Experience reviewing business cases, commercial contracts, investment proposals or project profitability.
Able to translate financial and operational data into clear commercial insights and recommendations.
Strong communicator, able to explain complex analysis clearly, challenge assumptions constructively and build credibility with senior Finance, Commercial and Operational stakeholders.
Desirable
Experience in a project, contract or service-based business, ideally multi-region or international.
Experience of pricing, rate cards, commercial bids or contract profitability analysis.
Experience of investment appraisal, benefits realization or post-investment reviews, ideally in a private equity-backed or performance-focused environment.
Key Competencies
Commercially minded and curious about the drivers of business performance.
Strong analytical and problem-solving capability, moving beyond variances to root causes and practical actions.
Comfortable bringing structure to complex commercial issues and imperfect data.
Detail-focused without losing sight of the broader commercial picture.
Proactive self-starter who can manage multiple priorities with appropriate guidance, work effectively across Finance, Commercial and Operations, and challenge stakeholders constructively using evidence and insight.
