Senior Financial Analyst, Commercial Finance

Propelis • Chicago, IL

8d • $90,000 - $100,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Propelis is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to join the Commercial Finance team. The Commercial Finance team partners closely with Commercial, Operations, Finance, Legal, and Executive Leadership teams to support pricing strategy, commercial decision-making, contract renewals, and client profitability initiatives. This is a highly visible role responsible for developing financial models, evaluating commercial opportunities, supporting pricing and profitability initiatives, and delivering analytical insights that enable fact-based business decisions. The role works closely with global stakeholders across multiple functions and geographies to support growth, margin improvement, and commercial excellence initiatives. The ideal candidate will be results-oriented, intellectually curious, highly analytical, and motivated by continuous improvement. Strong financial modelling capabilities, commercial acumen, and communication skills are critical for success in this position. This role has no direct reports.

Requirements

• Advanced Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills, with experience leveraging reporting, planning, and business intelligence tools.
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, Business, Data Analytics, or another quantitative discipline.
• 3+ years of relevant experience in Commercial Finance, Pricing, FP&A, Corporate Strategy, Revenue Management, Business Analytics, Consulting, or a related field.
• Demonstrated experience supporting pricing decisions, profitability analysis, financial modeling, or commercial decision-making.
• Experience working with enterprise reporting, planning, and analytics platforms preferred.

Nice To Haves

• Demonstrated ability to build complex financial models, evaluate commercial scenarios, and translate data into business recommendations.
• Strong understanding of pricing, profitability, revenue management, cost structures, and commercial decision-making principles.
• Possesses an inquisitive mindset with a strong desire to understand underlying business drivers, challenge assumptions, and solve complex problems using data.
• Self-motivated and resourceful, with the ability to manage ambiguity, prioritize effectively, and deliver results independently.
• Ability to communicate complex financial and business concepts clearly and concisely through presentations, reporting, and business discussions with stakeholders at all organizational levels.
• Demonstrated ability to define problems, collect and analyze data from multiple sources, establish facts, and develop actionable recommendations.
• Effectively manages multiple priorities, projects, and deadlines while maintaining accuracy and attention to detail.
• Proven ability to build relationships and collaborate effectively with colleagues across diverse functions, geographies, and cultures.
• Demonstrates a commitment to improving processes, reporting capabilities, analytical approaches, and overall business performance.

Responsibilities

• Develop financial models and pricing analyses for new business opportunities, renewals, pricing initiatives, and commercial programs to evaluate financial performance and profitability outcomes.
• Partner with Commercial, Operations, Finance, Legal, and other business stakeholders to understand operational drivers, client requirements, and profitability considerations.
• Analyze client, service, and business performance to identify risks, opportunities, and recommendations to improve revenue growth and margin performance.
• Support pricing strategy development through scenario modeling, financial analysis, benchmarking, and commercial evaluations.
• Develop and maintain reporting, dashboards, and analytics used to track pricing performance, profitability initiatives, and key commercial metrics.
• Monitor and analyze financial and operational trends, providing actionable insights and recommendations to business leadership.
• Track and report pricing and profitability initiatives from approval through implementation and realized financial impact.
• Support the development and continuous improvement of Commercial Finance processes, reporting capabilities, and analytical tools.
• Build and maintain effective working relationships across global Commercial, Operations, Finance, Legal, and Technology teams.
• Support system implementations, reporting enhancements, and process improvement initiatives.
• Perform ad hoc analysis and support special projects as requested by senior leadership.
• Limited travel may occasionally be required (<5%).

Benefits

• selection of health care plans with prescription drug coverage
• dental plan
• vision plan
• basic and supplemental life insurance
• a flexible spending account for medical and dependent care expenses or a health savings account based on plan selection
• short/long term disability
• 401(k) Savings Plan

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior