Commercial Finance & Cost Analyst

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Location: Kirkcaldy

Base salary: £40,000 – £55,000 per annum depending on the experience & Bonus of 15% on achieving KPI’s.

Reports to: Group Financial Controller

Works closely with: Management Accountant, Operations, Trading

To provide commercial insight, cost analysis and margin protection across a diversified group including convenience retail, hospitality, franchise operations, and property. The role exists to identify cost leakage, challenge supplier increases, analyse margins and support data‑led decision making, ensuring that inflation, inefficiencies and poor buying decisions do not erode profitability. cough. This is not a reporting or bookkeeping role – it is an analytical, forward‑looking role.

• Cost & margin analysis:
  • Analyse costs across all business units, including:
    • Cost of sales
    • Labour
    • Energy & utilities
    • Repairs & maintenance
    • Waste and shrink
  • Track margin performance wiz:
    • Site
    • Format
    • Product category
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• Supplier & Procurement Support:
  • Maintain price trackers for key suppliers
  • Analyse and challenge supplier price increases
  • Support supplier renegotiations with data and benchmarking
  • Identify consolidation and scale opportunities across the group
  • Highlight contract drift or unfavourable terms
• Commercial Insight & Decision Support:
  • Produce a monthly Cost & Margin Review pack for GFC and CFO
  • Identify margin leakage and underperforming sites
  • Support new initiatives with:
    • Cost modelling
    • Break‑even analysis
    • Sensitivity analysis
  • Provide ad hoc commercial analysis as required
• Cross‑functional Working:
  • Work closely with:
    • Operations teams
    • Store and site managers
    • Finance Operations
  • Translate financial data into actionable insights
  • Challenge operational assumptions constructively

• Strong analytical skills
• Experience in a commercial finance, cost analysis or analyst role
• Advanced Excel skills (or equivalent tools)
• Ability to explain numbers to non‑finance stakeholders
• Comfortable working with large data sets and multiple businesses

• Part‑qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA) (or qualified by experience with strong commercial background)
• Experience in retail, hospitality, food, manufacturing or multi‑site environments
• Exposure to supplier pricing, cost control or margin analysis
• Power BI / reporting tool exposure

• Curious and questioning
• Commercially minded
• Confident challenging assumptions
• Pragmatic and outcome‑focused
• Not afraid to ask “why has this gone up?”

• Weekly Pay (No more waiting for monthly pay day!)
• Colleague discount of 10% within our retail stores and Subway, and 50% within our Pizza Hut delivery sites.
• Refer a friend bonus.
• We recognise your loyalty! Your dedication is recognised with special anniversary rewards and celebrations as you grow with us.
• Be part of a high‑energy, ambitious group where creativity and new ideas are encouraged, allowing you to prosper and flourish as we succeed together.
• Access to Grocery Aid, a confidential support service offering emotional, practical, and financial help to people working across the entire grocery industry.

If you are a commercially minded analyst looking for a role where your insights lead directly to business decisions, we want to hear from you. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a fast‑growing, multi‑site business in Kirkcaldy and play a pivotal role in our continued success. To apply, please submit your CV and a brief covering letter outlining your relevant experience.

Seniority level: Entry level

Employment type: Full‑time

Job function: Finance and Sales

Industries: Executive Offices