Commercial & Finance Analyst for an eCommerce Company in Australia (Home Based Full Time)
1. Reporting, Analysis and Month-End Support
- Support the finance team during month-end close and other key reporting deadlines.
- Prepare and update regular reports for revenue, margin and key KPIs using established
templates.
- Perform variance analysis (actuals vs budget/forecast), identify and summarize key
drivers, and escalate issues where required.
- Respond to ad hoc data requests using Excel and finance systems.
2. Commercial Calculations and Controls
- Maintain trackers and supporting schedules for commissions, rebates, incentives or
other commercial arrangements as required.
- Perform regular calculations using agreed rules and templates, ensure outputs are
audit-traceable, reconcile where required and resolve straightforward queries.
- Maintain clear documentation of commercial rules and assist with testing changes to
plans or structures. 3. Pricing and Commercial Support
- Maintain pricing sheets, rate cards and documented summaries of approved pricing,
discounts and commercial terms.
- Update pricing models for new products, locations or customer agreements as directed.
- Perform margin and pricing analysis by customer, product or channel to support
commercial decision-making. 4. Forecasting and Budgeting Support
- Assist in the annual budgeting and periodic re-forecasting processes by updating
templates with the latest actuals and assumptions.
- Load budgets and forecasts into reporting systems and validate data for accuracy and
completeness.
- Maintain rolling forecast files and supporting schedules under direction of the finance
team. 5. Business Partnering
- Provide first-line finance support to sales, operations and other teams on routine
queries.
- Explain results and reports in clear, non-technical language, escalating more complex
matters as required.
- Attend key team meetings to understand upcoming activity that may impact revenue,
costs or commercial arrangements and communicate relevant insights to finance. 6. Data, Systems and Process
- Maintain key finance and commercial data to ensure system accuracy and consistency.
- Maintain appropriate version control and documentation standards across finance files.
- Assist in improving spreadsheets, templates and basic controls relating to reporting and
commercial processes.
- Support implementation or enhancement of reporting tools led by the finance team.
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