Commercial Analyst at CHEP

This role is responsible for providing the Business Partner and wider Business with detailed Commercial & Supply Chain finance activities by providing analysis and insight on key initiatives to drive growth, increase profitability, reduce cost to serve, as well as broader financial support.

Key Accountabilities: 

• Provides business with analytics and insights to support strategic and operational decision making, and in doing so, influences improved business performance and capital allocation decisions.

• Provides support on new deal and renewal renegotiation and contract management - Perform Commercial evaluations for new products and services as well as new and existing customers through the provision of sound financial information and support to the business, making recommendations based on judgment and understanding of the implications to the business including identifying and assessing potential risks in business cases and recommending actions to manage/mitigate these risks.

• Supports the Finance BP and SALES with in-depth analytical insight through modelling detailed inputs on budgets and forecasts, and actively collaborating with key stakeholders to create forecasts and targets.

• Provides business with analytics and insights to support strategic and operational decision making, and in doing so, influences improved business performance and capital allocation decisions.

• Provides support on new deal and renewal renegotiation and contract management - Perform Commercial evaluations for new products and services as well as new and existing customers through the provision of sound financial information and support to the business, making recommendations based on judgment and understanding of the implications to the business including identifying and assessing potential risks in business cases and recommending actions to manage/mitigate these risks.

• Supports the Finance BP and SALES with in-depth analytical insight through modelling detailed inputs on budgets and forecasts, and actively collaborating with key stakeholders to create forecasts and targets.

Required Qualification, Experience and Skills

• Minimum: Bachelor’s degree in Finance/ Accounting or in a relevant finance technical discipline, Preferred: CIMA or CA.
• 3-5+ years of Finance or Accounting Management experience preferably in complex multinational businesses within Finance roles, including previous business partnering experience
• Proven experience in budgeting and forecast analysis
• Previous experience with Commercial/Supply Chain business justifications preferred
• Solid understanding of FP&A, Commercial and Supply Chain Finance processes
• Good understanding of complex Finance and Accounting principles and ratios
• Ability to challenge senior stakeholders on key financial data
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal skills
• Advanced use of Microsoft applications - Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint
• Experience of working in a Global multi-national within a matrix environment
• Critical thinker, can anticipate & provide scenarios for different problems