Finance Analyst

Commercial Finance Analyst Location: Huddersfield Salary: £45,000 – £50,000 (DOE) Hours: Full-time,

We’re partnering with a well-established, privately owned business in the distribution sector with a strong UK footprint and longstanding reputation in its market. With multiple sites and a diverse customer base, the business is entering an exciting phase of growth and transformation, with a clear focus on becoming more data-driven.

The Opportunity

This is a newly created Commercial Finance Analyst position offering the chance to play a key role in how the business uses data to drive performance and decision-making. Sitting within finance, you’ll work closely with senior stakeholders across sales and operations - turning data into meaningful commercial insight.

In the short term, you’ll take ownership of building reports, dashboards, and models from existing data sources. Longer term, you’ll contribute to the development of a more advanced reporting environment, including data warehouse integration and KPI frameworks.

This is a highly visible role with a clear progression path into a Commercial Finance or Business Partner position.

Key Responsibilities

Develop insightful commercial reporting to support decision-making across revenue, volume, and margin

Analyse performance trends, customer profitability, and product mix to identify growth opportunities

Support pricing, promotions, and investment decisions through financial modelling and analysis

Partner with sales and operational teams to provide data-led challenge and guidance

Support budgeting and forecasting processes, including variance analysis and forward-looking insight

About You

Experience in a Commercial Finance or Finance Analyst role, ideally within FMCG, wholesale, or distribution

Strong commercial awareness, with experience in pricing, margin, or profitability analysis

Advanced Excel skills and confidence working with large datasets

Exposure to Power BI or similar tools would be highly beneficial

What’s on Offer

The opportunity to shape a newly created role within a growing business

Strong stakeholder exposure and real influence on commercial decisions

A supportive environment with investment in both systems and people

Clear progression opportunities as the business continues to evolve

If you're looking for a role where you can combine data, commercial insight, and stakeholder engagement - this is a fantastic opportunity to make a real impact within a successful local business.