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Accepting applications until: 24 July 2026
Job Description
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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
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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.
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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
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Global is home to some of the UK's best-loved radio stations such as Heart, Capital and Classic FM, to name a few, we keep 25.2 million listeners tuned in and entertained each week. And that's just for starters; we’re one of the leading Outdoor advertising companies in the UK, having recently acquired Primesight and Outdoor Plus. With over 35,000 sites covering 95% of the UK population, Global Outdoor packs a punch! In 2018 we launched our awards ceremony, The Global Awards, to celebrate the biggest stars of music, news and entertainment.
To enable us to deliver the absolute best product to our audiences, we need the absolute best people across a range of disciplines. From Technology and Programming to Marketing and Commercial. From Digital to Finance to Legal and beyond, it’s the diverse mix of skills and people that make Global what it is. For us, it’s not just about talent, it’s about the right attitude and a personality to match. Simply put, we're passionate about radio, music, media & entertainment - welcome to our world.
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