Commercial Financial Analyst
About The Position
The Commercial Financial Analyst supports the financial evaluation and profitability of customer programs, pricing activities, commercial negotiations, and business growth initiatives. The role partners with Commercial, Program Management, Operations, Engineering, and Finance teams to analyze financial performance, develop pricing recommendations, support forecasting, and provide insights for profitable growth. It contributes to customer profitability analysis, quote support, and financial reporting through data-driven analysis. The analyst evaluates customer, product, and program profitability; prepares financial models, forecasts, and business cases; supports monthly reporting and variance analysis; and monitors financial metrics, trends, risks, and opportunities. The role also supports RFQs, pricing requests, engineering changes, customer quotations, commercial reviews, and margin improvement initiatives. The position assists with budgeting, forecasting, and long-range financial planning, tracks revenue, pricing, and margin against plan, and works across business teams to inform decisions and identify cost savings. It maintains financial data and analytical models, supports automation and process improvements, and develops dashboards and reporting tools to improve visibility into commercial performance.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field.
- 1–3 years of finance, accounting, pricing, commercial finance, FP&A, or business analysis experience.
- Strong Microsoft Excel skills.
- Ability to build financial models and perform quantitative analysis.
- Proficiency in PowerPoint and financial presentation preparation.
Nice To Haves
- Internship or co-op experience in finance or accounting.
- Manufacturing or automotive industry experience.
- Experience with ERP systems and financial reporting tools.
Responsibilities
- Analyze customer, product, and program profitability.
- Prepare financial models, forecasts, and business case analyses.
- Support monthly financial reporting and variance analysis.
- Monitor key financial metrics and identify trends, risks, and opportunities.
- Develop ad hoc analyses for commercial and operational leadership.
- Assist in evaluating customer RFQs, pricing requests, and engineering changes.
- Support development of customer quotations and pricing models.
- Analyze customer pricing targets and profitability impacts.
- Participate in commercial reviews and customer business assessments.
- Support commercial recovery and margin improvement initiatives.
- Assist with budgeting and forecasting activities related to sales and customer programs.
- Track revenue, pricing, and margin performance against plan.
- Review assumptions and provide recommendations to improve forecast accuracy.
- Support long-range financial planning activities.
- Collaborate with Commercial, Engineering, Purchasing, Operations, and Program Management teams.
- Provide financial guidance for decisions about customer opportunities and operational initiatives.
- Assist in identifying cost savings and profitability improvement opportunities.
- Support implementation of new processes and analytical tools.
- Maintain financial databases, reports, and analytical models.
- Ensure accuracy and integrity of financial data.
- Support automation and process improvement initiatives.
- Develop dashboards and reporting tools to improve visibility into commercial performance.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
