Want to be part of a UK hub, in a global business that is scaling rapidly, evolving fast and radically changing the decades-old delivery universe? If so, read on, as we’re looking for a ­­­­Commercial Finance Analyst to join our London Finance team!

Our mission? To switch up the status quo and become the UK’s leading out-of-home business. With a fast-growing network of thousands of smart lockers, hundreds of leading retail partners and the launch of our transformative Send service, we’re bringing freedom to anyone with a parcel.

At InPost UK, we’re building an unparalleled group of talent that’s committed to help us power our mission to reshape the way parcels move, and redefine eCommerce logistics. Our team is packed full of top-notch experts in e-commerce, technology, scale-up growth, sustainability, logistics and supply chain. We’re a passionate bunch with high ambition – we collaborate, innovate, support each other, and leave egos at the door.

About the role:

Due to continued growth in the UK, the Commercial finance team is looking for a commercial finance analyst to join the finance team.

The newly created role will be highly commercial, working across all areas of the P&L, and therefore business partnering with all departments within the UK business, as well as with group finance.

What you’ll be doing:

• Partner with commercial and network teams to provide financial insight and challenge business decisions.

• Support preparation of budgets, forecasts, and long-range plans.

• Deliver detailed financial analysis on volume, sales and margin

• Monitor performance against targets, highlighting risks and opportunities.

• Develop and maintain financial models to assess commercial initiatives.

• Support contract and customer profitability analysis.

• Prepare presentations and reports for senior management and board reviews.

• Develop and maintain dashboards, reporting, quarterly forecasting and budgeting.

• Drive continuous improvement of analysis and forecasting tools and ensure continuous improvement of Monthly Exec and Board reporting capability, delivering insightful analysis and commentary.

What we need from you:

We’re looking for people who are ready for a fast paced environment, get their kicks out of problem solving and can balance getting today's stuff done, whilst building for the future. We’re looking for people with drive and natural curiosity – who want to do things differently. And do them brilliantly.

• ACA/ACCA/CIMA Part-Qualified focusing on data and analysis, working within a high-performance finance team.

• Previous experience working within a commercial finance function desirable

• Strong commercial acumen, easily translating financial information into commercial insights.

• Advanced Excel skills

• Able to process large data and manipulate financial information into insightful analysis.

• Experience of using reporting tools such as Power BI.

• Ability to work with and influence non finance stakeholders, question and challenge thinking in a proactive manner, whilst building effective partnerships across teams.

• Self-starter, with ability to manage workload independently while prioritising and delivering on the asks.

• Ability to communicate clearly by structuring analysis, findings and recommendations concisely.

Perks of the job!:

We love to reward our people for the great work they do:

🌞 Enhanced Annual Leave – 26 Days Plus the Option to Buy Additional Days per year
More time for you to relax, explore, and enjoy life.

🌟 Vitality Health Care
Stay healthy and happy with our top-notch health coverage.

🌍 Work from Anywhere – 4 Weeks per year
Embrace the freedom to work remotely abroad for up to 4 weeks per year, allowing you to explore new horizons while staying connected.

👶 Enhanced Parental Leave
We support you during those precious family moments.

🚊 Rail Loan                                                                                                                                                Commute with ease! Purchase an annual season ticket, expense it through our InPost expenses procedure, and enjoy a more affordable interest free repayment over the year.

🌳 Volunteering Days
Take a paid day to make a difference in your community

🏡 Hybrid Working (Role suitability dependent)
We innovate, collaborate and optimise by coming together 3 days per week in the office

🐶 Bring Your Dog to Work Day (Every Friday)
Make every Friday pawsitively amazing!

The InPost process:

We pride ourselves on our candidate experience. We want to make this as straightforward as possible, for you and for us! We will try our best to get back to you within a few days to let you know if we’d like to take you to the first stage. This normally involves a 20 minute chat with our Talent Team. If we both feel the connection, you’ll then go through another one or two stages, depending on the level of the role.

At InPost, we love uniqueness. Our strength is our people. 

We strive to create an open, equal, inclusive environment in which everyone has the opportunity to flourish and be themselves.