Hybrid Commercial Finance Analyst

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About the role

  • Commercial Finance Analyst driving financial insights for marketing & subscription initiatives at a leading media company. Collaborating with teams to manage budgets and optimize profitability.

Responsibilities

  • Maintain and analyse the P&L for the Marketing & Subscriptions function, identifying opportunities to improve spend efficiency and contribution margin.
  • Work with Management Accountants to ensure accurate reporting of revenue and profitability across the subscription portfolio.
  • Produce regular management performance reporting and presentations, analysing actuals versus plan and highlighting key drivers of variance across growth metrics.
  • Develop and maintain end‑to‑end marketing spend‑tracking, partnering with Growth and CRM teams to monitor campaign performance, customer acquisition cost (CAC) and analyse return on marketing investment.
  • Evaluate and optimise subscription cost lines to improve operational efficiency and enhance subscription profitability.
  • Monitor aged debt and payment flows for subscription and partner revenue, contributing to robust cash‑flow management.
  • Support budgeting and forecasting across marketing and subscription activities, including acquisition spend, retention programmes, and revenue projections.
  • Support revenue recognition and reconciliation processes related to subscription income, marketing vendors, and partner arrangements.
  • Support incentive and commission frameworks where relevant, ensuring alignment with growth and revenue targets.
  • Maintain an understanding of the product roadmap and the pipeline of new features from key software partners.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related discipline.
  • Early career experience (typically 1–3 years) in commercial finance, FP&A, or analytics — ideally within a subscription, digital, or media environment.
  • Strong Excel and financial modelling skills; experience working with large datasets.
  • Familiarity with BI tools, subscription metrics, or financial systems is advantageous.
  • Strong analytical mindset with the ability to translate data into clear commercial insights.
  • High attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.
  • Confident communicator able to work with cross-functional stakeholders.
  • Proactive, organised, and comfortable working in a dynamic environment.

Benefits

  • A relaxed working environment with regular socials including a summer festival
  • Supportive well-being initiatives and benefits, talks & workshops, and Mental Health First aiders & Champions
  • 25 days holiday plus a day for your birthday. Our offices will be closed between Christmas and New Year’s which are in addition to your annual entitlement
  • Tailored training and development through both our inhouse learning platform and LinkedIn Learning
  • A progressive and transparent culture focused on your development
  • Flexible / hybrid working plus early finish Fridays
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Enhanced Family Policies including paternity, adoption and surrogacy leave. We also provide a pregnancy loss, fertility, and carers policy
  • Competitive pension plans and Life Assurance
  • A newly renovated modern office with lots of collaborative spaces

Job title

Commercial Finance Analyst

Job type

Experience level

JuniorMid level

Salary

£55,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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