Farnell
Farnell, an Avnet company, is a global high-service distributor of technology products, services and solutions for electronic system design, maintenance and repair.
Commercial Finance Analyst - Leeds
Job Summary
We’re looking for a commercially minded Commercial Finance Analyst to join our team, partnering closely with our Product and Asset functions. This is a great opportunity to play a key role in driving sales performance, improving profitability, and ensuring effective inventory management through insightful analysis and reporting.
You’ll work at the heart of the business, translating complex financial and operational data into clear, actionable insights that support decision-making and business growth.
What's in it for you?
- A supportive team environment where everyone really is working toward the same goal.
- A strong open-door policy within management
- An environment where you will be given the tools and opportunities to further your career
- The opportunity to influence key commercial decisions across Product and Asset functions
- Exposure to senior stakeholders and cross-functional collaboration
- A role with real impact on profitability and performance
- A fast-paced, data-driven environment where your insights matter
We will also be offering a competitive salary package, and the following benefits:
- Pension scheme (matched up to 8%)
- Company car salary sacrifice scheme
- Simply Health Medical Scheme
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays with option to buy additional holiday
- Free Onsite Parking and free onsite gym
- Flexible hybrid working
- Cycle to work Scheme
- Reward schemes
What will you be doing?
- Partnering with Product teams to provide analysis and insights that drive sales and margin improvement
- Supporting Asset management, including detailed inventory analysis and proactive identification of slow-moving and obsolete stock
- Producing and interpreting financial and operational reports to support business decision-making
- Managing and manipulating large datasets in Excel to identify trends and opportunities
- Building forecasting, trending and performance reporting, including quarterly business updates
- Developing and monitoring key performance indicators (KPIs) with stakeholders
- Collaborating with Business Intelligence teams to enhance reporting tools and data accessibility
- Responding to internal data and reporting requests across the business
What about you?
- Degree-qualified (or equivalent experience) with progress towards or completion of CIMA, ACCA or ACA
- Strong Excel skills with experience handling large datasets (Power Query and SQL desirable)
- Analytical mindset with the ability to interpret data and translate it into business insight
- Confident communicator with strong stakeholder engagement skills
- Able to work independently, using judgement and initiative to solve problems
- A collaborative team player with a proactive and curious approach
- Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills.
Ready to apply?
If you’re looking for a role where you can combine data, commercial insight and business partnering to make a real impact, we’d love to hear from you. Apply now and take the next step in your finance career.
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The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills.
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Skills Required
- Degree-qualified or equivalent experience
- Progress towards or completion of CIMA, ACCA or ACA
- Strong Excel skills with experience handling large datasets
- Analytical mindset with ability to interpret data
- Confident communicator with strong stakeholder engagement skills
What We Do
Avnet is a global electronic components distributor with extensive design, product, marketing and supply chain expertise for customers and suppliers at every stage of the product lifecycle. For the past 100 years, Avnet has helped its customers and suppliers around the world realize the transformative possibilities of technology. Our culture was founded on new ideas and emerging technology. Headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, Avnet is a leading global technology distributor and solutions provider at the center of the technology value chain. Founded in 1921, we work with suppliers in every major technology segment to serve customers worldwide across a broad range of markets. Whether working on large-scale production or early prototypes, we meet customer needs through individualized, end-to-end service to streamline solutions and improve efficiency for customers worldwide. Headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, we serve more than 1 million customers in more than 140 countries and partner with global suppliers from almost every technology segment.
