Analyst (Commercial & Revenue Assurance)

Job Title:           Analyst (Commercial & Revenue Assurance)

Company:         Zest4 (The wholesale division of Focus Group)

Location:           Manchester (Wilmslow office) Hybrid - 3 days office per week

Kick-start your career as an Analyst with this exciting role.......

Founded in 2013 by a team of experienced telecommunications professionals, Zest4 have rapidly grown to become one of the UK’s leading providers of Unified Communications solutions. In 2023, Zest4 joined the Focus Group UK to lead the wholesale / indirect strategic channel offering for the group.

ROLE SUMMARY

To support on Commercial and Revenue Assurance processes within the Zest4 business, you will report to the Senior Analyst (Commercial & Revenue Assurance). You will provide support for day-to-day Commercial and Revenue Assurance tasks. You will gain knowledge of our products and propositions and be able to support the wider business to leverage revenue and margin opportunities, becoming an important member within a valued and skilled team.

• Supporting the Senior Analyst with commercial analysis of supplier, customer (partner), sales performance for insight, reporting and forecasting.
• To perform monthly margin/revenue assurance on supplier invoices, highlighting exceptions and chasing down resolution.

You will be required to utilise your experience in finance, commercial, analysis, interpretation, and insight of data to liaise closely with local and group teams in Finance and non-finance teams in Sales and Operations.

Being great with numbers, the ability to handle large volumes of data and provide summarised and concise analysis and making recommendations are key requirements of the role.

The successful candidate should have:

• 1-2 years’ experience in a Commercial / Analyst role.
• Excellent communication both written and verbal.
• An excellent eye for detail.
• Should demonstrate good levels of numeracy and an analytical mind.
• Should demonstrate good levels of commercial and business acumen.

Prerequisite skills / experience

• Advanced Microsoft Office skills, in particular MS Excel (Pivot Tables and lookups essential).

Desirable skills / experience

• A degree in a relevant discipline (i.e. Mathematics, Accountancy or Business) and / or post graduate qualifications are an advantage.
• Commercial/Finance experience within the telecommunications industry is desirable.
• A proficient working knowledge of SQL using Oracle Sequel Developer is an advantage but not essential.

• Salary £27k-£30k basic, dependent on skills and experience
• Personal and business performance linked bonuses up to £3k p.a.
• Discounted staff tariffs
• Private medical and life assurance
• Hybrid working, typically 3 days a week office-based, subject to business needs.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Increasing holiday allowance in each of the first two years of service
• Regular social calendar including summer / Christmas celebrations, team and charity fundraising events and volunteering opportunities.
• The successful candidate will benefit from an excellent training and personal development plan, with the full support of the Zest4 management team.

At Focus Group you can be proud of what you do, how you do it and feel a true part of the team. We work hard to create an inclusive, collaborative and rewarding environment where you are inspired to achieve brilliant things and really make a difference to the future of our business.

We’re proud to have built an outstanding place to work where people thrive and are recognised for their achievements. We’re delighted to have been named one of the UK’s best 100 Companies to Work for 2021 and a British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (BVCA) 2023 Vision Award Winner for London & South East for our commitment to culture and ESG.