Commercial Finance Analyst

Aston Carter•Greensboro, NC

7d•$35 - $40•Hybrid

About The Position

The Commercial Finance Analyst supports the sales organization in driving profitable growth by building deal models, developing sales reports, and managing pricing for corporate accounts in the food retail division. This role combines rigorous financial analysis with a strong commercial mindset to evaluate customer proposals, guide decision-making, and ensure that sales initiatives deliver sustainable profitability.

Requirements

Strong financial analysis background with experience in commercial finance and profit and loss analysis.
Proficiency in financial modeling, including building models from scratch to support deal evaluation and decision-making.
Intermediate level proficiency or higher in Microsoft Excel, including advanced formulas and functions for financial modeling.
Experience with sales reporting and sales forecasting in a commercial environment.
High attention to detail and strong organizational skills to manage multiple salespeople and corporate accounts.
Ability to think quickly, work with agility, and make sound, commercially minded recommendations under time constraints.
Strong communication and collaboration skills to effectively support sales teams and the broader finance function.
Exposure to Power BI for data visualization and reporting.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting corporate accounts in a sales or finance capacity.
background in finance roles within consumer goods, food retail, or related industries.
Comfort working in a role that blends standardized reporting with ad hoc, situation-specific financial modeling.
Ability to work independently after a short ramp-up period and manage competing priorities across multiple stakeholders.
Commercial mindset with a focus on balancing sales growth and profitability.

Responsibilities

Partner with sales teams to develop and evaluate deal proposals, ensuring they support strong sales and profitability growth.
Build and maintain financial models to assess the financial impact and profitability of customer proposals and commercial decisions.
Prepare and deliver standardized sales reporting, including sales reports by salesperson and by customer.
Monitor and maintain pricing data to ensure pricing is accurate, updated appropriately, and aligned with financial objectives.
Use Microsoft Excel to create on-the-fly financial models tailored to specific situations rather than relying on standard templates.
Support approximately six salespeople by providing behind-the-scenes financial analysis and guidance for customer proposals.
Collaborate closely with sales managers and the finance team to support corporate accounts in the food retail (grocery) sector.
Analyze profit and loss impacts of proposed deals and make recommendations to help ensure sound financial decisions.
Use sales forecasting and commercial finance insights to help identify opportunities for sales and profitability growth.
Leverage Power BI exposure to support reporting and analysis where applicable.
Work quickly and accurately under time pressure, delivering financial insights that are sufficiently robust to move deals forward.
Become fully operational and able to work independently within 1–2 months of starting in the role.