Commercial Finance Analyst

Company: Ask4.com
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Location: Sheffield
Job Description:

Turn data into decisions. Turn insight into impact.

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Join ASK4 as a Commercial Finance Analyst on a 12-month fixed term contract, where you’ll dive deep into complex datasets, uncover commercial opportunities, and help shape smarter decision-making across the business. If you’re analytical, curious, and excited by the idea of improving how a business understands its performance, this role is for you.

What You’ll Be Doing

  • Providing analytical support across the Commercial Finance team, working with large, multi-source datasets.
  • Building and maintaining models, trackers, and reporting templates that sharpen visibility of key metrics.
  • Cleaning, reconciling, and manipulating raw data to ensure accuracy and consistency.
  • Identifying trends, anomalies, and commercial opportunities through hands-on data interrogation.
  • Supporting budgeting, forecasting, scenario modelling, and long-range planning.
  • Analysing variances between actuals and forecasts and turning them into clear, actionable insight.
  • Delivering high-quality reporting packs, dashboards, and presentations that highlight performance drivers.
  • Partnering with budget owners to validate assumptions and improve financial decision-making.
  • Contributing to continuous improvement across processes, tools, and reporting.

What You’ll Bring

  • A 2:1 degree (or equivalent experience) in a relevant discipline.
  • Exposure to financial or data analysis through work experience, placement, or academic projects.
  • Strong analytical mindset, attention to detail, and a methodical approach.
  • Advanced Excel skills and confidence working with large datasets.
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
  • A commercial mindset and the ability to translate analysis into meaningful business insight.
  • Curiosity, tenacity, and a passion for continuous improvement.

Desirable: Knowledge of accounting principles, experience with PowerPoint, or familiarity with forecasting tools.

Why Join ASK4?

You’ll be part of a collaborative, forward-thinking finance team where your work directly influences commercial performance. You’ll gain exposure to strategic projects, develop your analytical toolkit, and help shape how the business uses data to make decisions.

This is a 12-month fixed term contract, offering hybrid working from our Sheffield office, with a competitive salary of £30,000–£33,000.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued. xwwtmva We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and identities and ensure fair treatment for all, regardless of protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010.

We are happy to make reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and beyond, to ensure it is accessible and fair for everyone.

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Posted: October 18th, 2026