Commercial Finance Analyst - Manchester in Manchester, Lancashire

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 high‑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 ad‑hoc events (e.g. Christmas parties, match days). Recommend price / pack changes.
• Budgeting support: Assist regional finance managers in building zero‑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.
• Ad‑hoc deep dives: Investigate margin erosion (e.g. portion control issues, supplier price increases) and present findings to operations.

Experience Required

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

Competencies

• Curious, numbers‑driven mindset.
• Ability to explain data to non‑finance operational managers.
• Organised, able to handle multiple requests from different regions

Voceer presents this job opportunity for COREcruitment, a 50 person sized company who are categorized as a Recruitment Agency.

This position is being managed by COREcruitment, a reputable recruitment agency known for placing candidates in desirable positions.