Analyst, Commercial Finance

Analyst, Commercial Finance - Retailer Manufacturer Collaboration 

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What will you be doing?

As an Analyst, Commercial Finance, you will play a key role in supporting Commercial Finance initiatives by delivering detailed forecasts, insightful analysis, and data-driven recommendations. This role will serve as a key partner to the Retailer-Manufacturer Collaboration commercial team, supporting day-to-day FP&A activities across the business.

This position supports the Americas Retailer-Manufacturer Collaboration business, with responsibility for revenue forecasting, expense management, headcount planning, KPI tracking, and performance analysis. The Analyst will work closely with Commercial leaders to understand business drivers, evaluate tradeoffs, and provide financial insights that support decision-making.

Job Responsibilities

• Support revenue forecasting, budgeting, and headcount planning for the Americas Retailer-Manufacturer Collaboration business
• Support P&L management through revenue and expense tracking, variance analysis, reporting, and workforce planning
• Develop and maintain financial forecasts, budgets, and long-range plans
• Analyze business performance, identify key drivers, and provide actionable insights to stakeholders
• Partner with Commercial leaders to support pipeline reviews, evaluate business opportunities, and identify revenue growth opportunities
• Prepare reporting packages, dashboards, and summaries highlighting trends, risks, and opportunities
• Perform root cause analysis on financial variances and recommend corrective actions
• Track and report on key operational metrics, including revenue, expenses, headcount, and other business KPIs
• Leverage financial systems (such as CRM, Adaptive, NetSuite, and Power BI) to enhance reporting, forecasting, and insights
• Support forecasting and post-analysis tracking for strategic initiatives
• Identify process improvement opportunities within forecasting, reporting, and data management activities
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Commercial, Client Insights, and Finance teams
• Provide ad hoc analysis and support special projects as needed

Requirements 

• 0-2+ years of experience in FP&A, Commercial Finance, Accounting, Economics, Data Analytics, Business Analysis, or a related analytical field
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Data Analytics, Business, or a related discipline
• Advanced Excel skills, including experience working with large datasets, pivot tables, lookups, and data analysis
• Exceptional analytical skills with the ability to connect results to business drivers and translate findings into clear, actionable insights
• Proven ability to extract, manipulate, and analyze data to support business decisions
• Strong attention to detail and ability to understand the impact of small changes across revenue, expenses, and headcount
• Self-starter with intellectual curiosity, a willingness to learn, and a proactive approach to problem solving
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively across teams
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Workday Adaptive, Power BI, CRM, or similar reporting and planning tool experience is a plus

Preferred Experience

• Revenue forecasting