Commercial Analyst

Annual salary: up to £43,268.04

Commercial Analyst

Location: Enfield – Hybrid working

Salary: £43,268.04 per annum

Full time – Permanent, 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 8.30am – 5pm

Mears provides temporary accommodation to asylum seekers whilst their claim is being assessed in three regions: Northwest, Yorkshire and Humber, Northern Ireland, and Scotland. Mears work in partnership with central and local Government, registered providers, tenants, landlords and investors to find solutions to homelessness, provide more social and affordable housing and create specialist housing for people with care needs.

About the Role

Are you a commercially minded analyst with a passion for data, reporting and financial accuracy? We are looking for a Commercial Analyst to join our team, playing a crucial role in supporting key operational processes, ensuring accurate reporting, validating income and delivering meaningful analysis that supports decision making across the business.

In this role, you will work closely with operational, commercial and service delivery teams to analyse data, manage income reconciliation activities, investigate discrepancies and communicate commercial impacts to clients. You will help maintain compliance with key performance indicators, strengthen financial controls and identify opportunities for process improvement.

As a Commercial Analyst, you will be responsible for ensuring income is accurately identified, processed and recovered, while producing reliable reporting and analysis to support commercial performance and operational delivery. You will work collaboratively with a range of stakeholders to investigate issues, resolve queries and provide insight that supports effective decision-making.

Role Responsibilities

• Manage cost and dealing with cost models
• Analysing data sets and producing meaningful management information
• Liaise with Client and colleagues to resolve data integrity issues and ensure data accuracy Producing and delivering accurate daily reports
• Reconciling and validating income against contractual requirements and operational activity
• Investigating and resolving payment discrepancies and income queries
• Supporting contract governance and commercial activities
• Identifying opportunities to improve processes and strengthen financial controls
• Working closely with Service Delivery Centre, Operations and Commercial teams

Role Criteria

• Commercially astute with strong business and financial awareness
• Advanced Excel skills and experience analysing large datasets
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to prioritise tasks and consistently meet deadlines
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret and present data effectively
• Experience working within a commercial, finance or analytical environment
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail

Benefits we can offer you

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Company Sick Pay
• Annual Mears Fun Day - Our annual Fun Day is organised as a massive thank you from the Executive team for all the hard work!
• Volunteering Leave - Mears supports employees to undertake paid volunteering in the community, in support of our social value commitment.
• Staff perks with Mears Rewards - discounts of up to 10% weekly groceries, holidays, eye test vouchers, Share save scheme, plus much more
• Family friendly policies
• Company car or car allowance
• Access to EAP Counselling sessions
• Single private medical insurance
• 3x life insurance

All our roles require candidates to have the entitlement to work within the UK, Mears does not currently offer visa sponsorship.

As part of the recruitment process for this role, we will carry out a Background, Identity, Security clearance & BPSS check. For these checks to be completed, we will require from you the relevant identification, including Proof of Address, References, a valid passport and proof that you have lived in the UK for the last 5 years.

Apply below or to discuss your application further; contact:

Beth Dunford ([email protected])

If you need any help with your application process, we are here to support you. We will be accessible every step of the way.

At Mears Group, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone can thrive, we are a Disability Confident employer, valuing individuality and ensuring equal opportunities for all.

We proudly support the Armed Forces Covenant and are honoured to have achieved the Gold Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) to coincide with this, we hold an Endorser Award for the Career Transition Partnership, recognising our commitment to veterans transitioning into civilian careers.

In our continued effort to promote social mobility, we invite applicants to voluntarily share their background information during the application stages to help us better understand the diverse experiences of our candidates. This is to ensure we are committed to improving social mobility. We use the Social Mobility Index to assess and enhance opportunities for individuals from diverse backgrounds. These questions are optional and will not impact your ability to apply.