Commercial Analyst

Oliver James Associates ,
Manchester, Greater Manchester
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: £30,000 per annum

Overview

Supporting the Group MD and Commercial team with the planning, forecasting and reporting cycle and providing commercial finance support to the business. Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities for: All Sales reporting Implement a suite of reports to simplify the process and evaluate information effectively for sales and marketing Weekly sales reporting - UK, USA Group Board reports - UK and ensuring that we have 'OVOTT' across both UK and USA sales-based reports Sales Analysis and KPIs - To include period reporting on items sold, type, colour, VIC, Heritage, Modern, trends… Sales Forecasting Supporting H.O. Sales, MD and finance produce forward looking forecasts on customer sales, commissions etc Marketing support Pricing proposals for each marketing period and event Maintenance of all price guides Competitor review and analysis Sales operations CRM reporting - Routine & ad hoc reporting using CRM system. Costing model - Responsibility for the management, maintenance and accuracy of the product costing model Own, develop and maintain sales PFM and SOP 's for sales team Key Skill Sets: Professional Qualification desirable (ACCA, ACMA, MBA, etc.) Excellent MS Office skills: Excel experience of using Vlookups, Sumifs, Pivot tables and graphs. MS Access an advantage. Analytical, hunger for knowledge, eager to get to the bottom of things Able to master complex matters, present them in an understandable way and calculate the impact of changes in assumptions Goal oriented and able to work independently and in close collaboration Able to zoom into detail and keep the big picture Creative thinker, solution oriented Challenges the status quo Team player, clear communicator (written, verbal, as well as through reports)