Commercial Finance & Cost Analyst

Location Kirkcaldy, United Kingdom# Commercial Finance & Cost Analyst at Glenshire Group Location Kirkcaldy , United Kingdom Salary £40000 - £55000 /year

Job Type Full-time

Date Posted January 12th, 2026

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** Commercial Finance & Cost Analyst
***
* 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
** Role purpose:
** 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.

This is
** not
* * a reporting or bookkeeping role — it is an
** analytical, forward-looking role**.
*
* Key responsibilities:

**** Cost & margin analysis:
*** Analyse costs across all business units, including:  + Cost of sales  + Labour  + Energy & utilities  + Repairs & maintenance  + Waste and shrink
* Track margin performance by:  + Site  + Format  + Product category
** 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
** Candidate profile:
**** Essential skills & qualifications:
*** 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
** Desirable skills & qualifications:
*** 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
** Personal attributes:
*** Curious and questioning
* Commercially minded
* Confident challenging assumptions
* Pragmatic and outcome-focused
** Benefits:
*** 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.
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