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Teads

Commercial Finance Analyst

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Key details

Salary

Not specified

Employment type

Full-time

Seniority

Mid-level

Years experience

3-5

Location

Hamburg, Germany

Full job description

Teads seeks a Commercial Finance Analyst to support the DACH & Netherlands region. Reporting to the Head of Finance, the role involves commercial finance, financial reporting, and finance transformation. Responsibilities include supporting commercial decision-making, analyzing commercial performance, preparing financial analyses, supporting pricing and profitability decisions, financial planning, and improving reporting quality and finance processes through automation and AI. The role supports monthly financial close, commission and rebate processes, variance analyses, and management reporting using Planful and Microsoft Dynamics 365. Candidates should have a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Finance or related field, 3-4 years of relevant experience, strong financial analysis skills, advanced Excel skills, ERP and financial planning system experience, and proficiency in English and German. The position offers a hybrid work model based in Hamburg, Germany, with benefits including competitive salary, professional development, and flexible work options.

What you'll do

  • Act as primary analytical support to the Head of Finance for commercial business partnering across the DACH & Netherlands region
  • Analyse commercial performance, identifying trends, risks and opportunities
  • Prepare financial analyses, recommendations and decision support for senior stakeholders
  • Support commercial decision-making relating to pricing, profitability, customer performance, rebates and strategic initiatives
  • Prepare profitability and pricing analyses across customers, products, pricing models and revenue streams
  • Support financial planning through business cases, ad hoc analyses and scenario modelling
  • Investigate financial trends working with stakeholders across Finance, Sales, Commercial Operations and Product teams
  • Build strong working relationships across countries and functions
  • Translate commercial developments into financial analysis, reporting and actionable recommendations
  • Support strategic initiatives through financial analysis and commercial insight
  • Support monthly financial close through analytical P&L and Balance Sheet reviews
  • Operate regional sales commission process including calculations, data validation, review and accrual support
  • Prepare agency rebate calculations, provisions, reconciliations and deal tracking
  • Prepare detailed month-end variance analyses against Budget, Forecast and Prior Year
  • Perform commercial reviews of revenue, margins and profitability movements
  • Prepare analytical files and supporting documentation for management review
  • Work with Finance Manager to ensure commercial accuracy of financial results and improve close processes
  • Own preparation of monthly regional management reporting packages
  • Prepare detailed Budget vs Forecast vs Actual variance analyses using Planful and Microsoft Dynamics 365
  • Develop management commentary explaining key business drivers and financial trends
  • Maintain KPI dashboards, target tracking and commercial reporting files
  • Own KAM, STA and other regional performance reporting
  • Support local budget tracking and performance monitoring
  • Drive automation, standardisation and use of AI to improve reporting quality and Finance processes
  • Redesign and improve complex Excel models using best-practice financial modelling principles
  • Build scalable reporting solutions based on structured data principles
  • Support reporting developments and configuration within Microsoft Dynamics 365
  • Continuously improve reporting efficiency leveraging automation, AI and process design
  • Maintain structured finance reporting models with documentation and version control
  • Evaluate new technologies including AI and recommend practical applications
  • Challenge existing processes and identify opportunities for continuous improvement

Requirements

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or a related field
  • Approximately 3-4 years of experience in Commercial Finance, Finance Analysis, Business Controlling, Audit or Financial Controlling
  • Strong understanding of financial statements, commercial business drivers and financial analysis
  • Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including Power Query, dynamic arrays, PivotTables and financial modelling
  • Experience working with ERP systems (Microsoft Dynamics 365 is an advantage)
  • Experience working with financial planning systems (Planful or similar is an advantage)
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and German

Tech stack

Microsoft ExcelPower QueryPivotTablesfinancial modellingMicrosoft Dynamics 365PlanfulAIautomation

Benefits

Competitive salary and benefits packageOpportunity to work with a talented team of professionalsChance to make a significant impact on the company's growthChallenging and rewarding work environmentHybrid work model (3 office days)Work from Anywhere (nomad days, 30 days a year)Weekly Free Monday Lunches in the Office

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