Your new role
The Analyst role within the Gross Margin Commercial Finance team is your opportunity to deliver insight and support commercial performance to help shape the future of Global. This role focuses on driving sustainable revenue growth and gross margin performance through robust analysis, improved reporting, and support for planning, trading and pricing initiatives. Working closely with stakeholders across Finance and the wider business, you’ll play an important role in helping Global optimise revenue, improve margins and deliver against its strategic priorities.
As a Finance Analyst at Global, you will:
Key Responsibilities
Financial Analysis (15%): Conduct detailed analysis of performance data to identify trends, risks, and opportunities.
Forecasting Support (15%): Assist in building and recalibrating budgets and forecasts to guide business decisions on a weekly basis.
Revenue Optimisation (30%): Proactively contribute towards driving revenue initiatives such as commercial trading deals, commissions & pricing.
Data Integrity & Reporting (15%): Ensure financial data is accurate, reliable, and accessible, supporting governance and alignment with group targets.
Stakeholder Support: (25%) Provide actionable insights to operational and commercial teams, helping them make informed decisions.
What You’ll Love About This Role
Think Big: Spot opportunities in the numbers and use insight to support growth, trading strategy and margin improvement.
Own It: Deliver accurate analysis, reliable reporting, and clear recommendations that stakeholders can act on with confidence.
Keep it Simple: Translate complex data into clear messages and practical actions.
Better Together: Work collaboratively across teams to build trust, influence decisions and deliver stronger outcomes.
What Success Looks Like
In your first few months, you’ll have:
Developed a strong understanding of Global’s revenue model, gross margin drivers and strategic priorities, enabling you to identify key performance drivers quickly
Built robust financial datasets, reporting and models that improve visibility of revenue and margin performance
Turned complex data into clear, actionable insights to help stakeholders understand trends, risks and commercial opportunities
Supported budgeting and forecasting processes with accurate analysis and timely performance tracking
Built trusted relationships across Finance and the wider business, becoming a valued partner on trading, pricing and margin-related decisions
Strengthened reporting, governance and financial insight to support sustainable revenue growth and gross margin improvement
What You’ll Need
- Analytical skills: Strong financial analysis, modelling and Excel skills with the ability to work with complex data and extract insights
- Financial systems and visualisation tools: Proficient in Excel, Tableau and Power BI
- Attention to detail: Highly organised and accurate when working across multiple tasks and deadlines
- Proactive approach: Asks the right questions, challenges assumptions constructively, and identifies opportunities to improve performance and processes
- Strong communicator: Builds effective relationships across finance and non-finance stakeholders and presents financial insights clearly and simply
- Commercial awareness: Understands what drives business performance and has an interest in media, advertising and innovation
- Career focused: Recently qualified, or equivalent experience, ideally from industry or professional services, with a strong desire to grow in Commercial Finance
Skills Required
- Strong financial analysis, modelling and Excel skills
- Proficiency with Tableau and Power BI
- Highly organised with strong attention to detail
- Proactive approach to challenge assumptions and improve processes
- Strong communication skills to present financial insights to non-finance stakeholders
- Commercial awareness and interest in media and advertising
- Recently qualified or equivalent experience
- Experience from industry or professional services
What We Do
The UK and Europe’s largest Radio & Outdoor company, Global is home to respected, national market-leading media brands broadcasting across the UK on DAB & FM and around the world on Global Player, including Heart, Capital, LBC, Capital XTRA, Capital Dance, Classic FM, Smooth, Radio X and Gold. Global Player allows listeners to enjoy all of Global’s radio brands, award-winning podcasts, and expertly curated playlists, in one place in app, on web and on smart speakers. Global is also one of the leading Outdoor companies in both the UK & Europe, with over 253,000 sites reaching 95% of the UK population. Global’s extensive and diverse outdoor portfolio encompasses Transport for London’s Underground network, almost all major UK airports including Gatwick, the UK’s largest portfolio of roadside posters and premium digital screens in prime locations, as well as the UK’s largest network of buses including all major cities. On-air, on Global Player and with our outdoor platforms combined, Global reaches 51 million individuals across the UK every week, including 26.3 million on the radio alone.
