Commercial Finance Analyst – Manchester

Company: COREcruitment
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Location: Manchester
Job Description:

We are proud to be partnering with a top brand operating in the FM and Contract Catering across the nation.

As a Commercial Finance Analyst, you will provide highAEUR‘quality data analytics and insight to optimise the performance of a portfolio of catering and FM contracts. You will be the bridge between raw EPOS data and actionable commercial recommendations.

Key Responsibilities

* Performance reporting & visualisation : Build and maintain Power BI dashboards showing daily sales, gross margins, labour %, and waste. Flag outliers to ops teams.* Menu & event profitability : Analyse profitability of retail offers, hospitality menus, and adAEUR‘hoc events (e.g. Christmas parties, match days). Recommend price / pack changes.* Budgeting support : Assist regional finance managers in building zeroAEUR‘based budgets for new contracts, incorporating historical footfall and client subsidy models.* Contract benchmarking : Compare performance across similar sites (e.g. B&I offices, universities) to identify best practice. Quantify potential savings.* AdAEUR‘hoc deep dives: Investigate margin erosion (e.g. portion control issues, supplier price increases) and present findings to operations.

Experience Required

* PartAEUR‘qualified or newly qualified (CIMA / ACCA) with at least 1 year in a dataAEUR‘focused finance role.* Advanced Excel and Power BI (or Tableau).* Experience in retail / hospitality / catering finance is a strong advantage.

Competencies

* Curious, numbersAEUR‘driven mindset.* Ability to explain data to nonAEUR‘finance operational managers.* Organised, able to handle multiple requests from different regions

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Posted: May 28th, 2026