Senior Analyst Commercial Finance

Swissport

  • Runcorn, Cheshire
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 7 days ago
Job Description:OverviewLocation: United Kingdom, RemoteAbout SwissportWe are a global leader in sustainable and responsible airport services provision, renowned for our unwavering commitment to safety, operational excellence, and exceptional service, shaping a future where air travel thrives on reliability, efficiency, and experience.In 2023, with the support of more than 60,000 colleagues, Swissport provided best-in-class airport ground services for some 232 million airline passengers and handled roughly 4.7 million tons of air freight at 115 cargo centres. Across a global network that is unparalleled in the industry, Swissport served airlines at 286 airports in 44 countries across six continents.The culture of Swissport is shaped by our corporate values, which guide our actions and decision-making processes. These values are at the core of our culture, shaping our business and underpinning our commitment to measuring our impact. They capture the essence of who we are at Swissport and help us deliver value across the entire company."Show You Care" underlines that our actions are perceived and valued from the perspective of the people around us. So, whatever we do, we do it purposefully and consciously, taking in the perspective of our colleagues, customers, and passengers.“Doing the right things” means that we do the things that are valuable to our colleagues, customers, and passengers. We are trained to do this safely and trusted to do the right thing in any given situation."Win as a Team" highlights the importance of teamwork. Either we win as a team, or we fall as individuals. Together, we can surpass ourselves and handle any situation.These values capture the essence of who we are and our unwavering commitment to excellence, and give actionable guidance for individual behaviour of employees, leaders, and executives, serving as a compass for how to act and deliver.Job Summary:As the Senior Analyst Commercial Finance, you will be primarily responsible for commercial finance matters: rate increases, design and calculation of global incentives, coordination of commercial budgeting, monitoring of actual performance vs targets, and ad/hoc support for multi-location tenders or large size business opportunities.Job Responsibilities:Coordination of Rate Adjustments
  • Develop and maintain a global price adjustment plan: create the templates for each year, collect inputs from the regional commercial teams, consolidate inputs
  • Track and report on rate increase initiatives across regions: identify contracts without increase / pending extraordinary increases, pending retro contractual increases
  • Lead regular stakeholder reviews and ensure timely follow-ups: organize monthly price increase review calls with the regions, challenge on pending topics
  • Support pricing implementation and validate changes: highlight contracts with outstanding price increase plans
  • Contribute to the internal rate increase validation process: provide expertise / perform price increase audits
Commercial Budgeting
  • Develop budgeting frameworks, including templates, timelines, and workflows
  • Lead the commercial budgeting process at global level: collect and review submissions from the regions, consolidate and present plans to higher management
  • Review local and regional commercial budget proposals and ensure alignment with the global budget
Tender Desk
  • Help validation of pricing and profitability, related to tender desk prospects: perform benchmarking on pricing, calculate unit rates of the P&L with similar locations
  • Act as back-up in periods of limited band-with within the primary tender desk setting: step in and support other team members when conflicting multiple priorities occur
Global Incentive Schemes
  • Contribute to the design and structure of global rebate programs: support the creation process with data and via simulation on the financial implications
  • Ensure incentive conditions are clearly defined in contracts: apply list of incentives, perform benchmarks against other global incentives
  • Own the calculation and reporting of forecasted and actual incentive impacts: simulate multiple scenarios, calculate actual and forecasted payments on a quarterly basis or as required
  • Coordinate timely processing of customer payments and accurate allocation across locations: calculate the allocation by location / legal entity / business line, handle exceptional cases
  • Perform any other duties assigned
Qualifications and Competencies:
  • University degree in Finance, Economics, Business, or a related field
  • 3–5 years of experience in a commercial finance or business analysis role
  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Strong command of data analysis with proficiency in MS Excel and other MS Office tools
  • Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and work with large datasets
  • Highly motivated, self-starter with strong attention to detail
  • Comfortable working independently in a cross-cultural environment
  • Previous experience in the aviation or ground handling industry is an advantage

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