Summary
About The Role
Are you a commercially curious, and experienced in data analysis and stakeholder engagement? Sitting within the Finance team, this role supports the Head of Commercial with pricing and insight activities. The Commercial and Insights Analyst is a key role in the Finance team, helping to understand the impact of sales activity and product performance, and how it supports the commercial plan.
Role Responsibilities
- Ongoing management of the pricing and cost data, that drives colleague systems.
- Management of Excel models used for commercial decisions.
- Review market and competitor data to help identify new opportunities or inform positioning.
- Provide Insights into new product launches, and existing product performance to aid commercial decisions.
- Support senior managers with timely and accurate reporting, including regular and one-off requests, on, but not limited to, vendor performance.
- Support the Head of Commercial with bespoke pricing requests, new product launches and ongoing MI of performance.
Your Experience/Skills
- Demonstrable strong Excel skills, using advanced formulae.
- Understanding of how pricing, discounting, and margins impact business performance.
- Comfortable building and refining reports PowerBI and/or Excel.
- Able to manage multiple requests, prioritise work, and balance day-to-day delivery with ongoing improvements.
- Strong senior stakeholder management, with the confidence to appropriately challenge.
- Understand the industry that QA operates in, and the key competitors.
Key Competencies
- Analytical thinking – Able to identify trends, patterns, and the story behind the data.
- Communication – Clear and confident when presenting insight to stakeholders at all levels.
- Commercial awareness – Understands how finance and pricing activity supports business goals.
- Problem-solving – Can work through ambiguity, spot what’s missing, and suggest improvements.
- Collaboration – Builds positive relationships across teams and works well with others.
- Initiative – Proactive in spotting gaps or issues and finding ways to fix them.
About Us
Wellbeing & Benefits
Your wellbeing matters to us. That's why we offer benefits designed to help you recharge and thrive, including:
- 27 days Annual Leave(4 days used for the festive closure) plus Bank Holidays
- Holiday Buying scheme
- Medicash plan, Wellhub, Cycle to Work scheme
- Private Medical Insurance at corporate rates
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Employee Discounts Benefit Hub
- 3 Development days
- 2 Charity days per year
- Pension Scheme
- Early Friday Finishat 4pm
Personal growth
Learning and opportunity is at the core of what we do - and that applies to you too! You'll have the unique opportunity to develop your skills on our QA authored courses in the latest tech (you'll get 3 training days/year to do this). You can also delve deep into our world-class digital learning content on a variety of tech and business topics. Or perhaps you'd like to enrol on a Degree or Masters program to enhance your skillset or learn new things.
Our people
We are an equal opportunity employer, focused on promoting a welcoming and inclusive environment. We embrace diversity, welcome applications from all candidates and aim to support the career growth of everyone. This means no matter what your gender, age, ethnicity, beliefs, or sexual orientation, or if you are disabled or a carer, we welcome you and the different perspectives you bring to our diverse family. We're proud of the progress we've achieved over the last few years to build an inclusive culture and celebrate our diversity. As a Disability Confident Employer, we guarantee that all applicants with a disability who meet the role criteria will progress to the next stage of the process. Please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments.
A Little About QA
At QA, we believe the future belongs to organisations that are able to learn, master and apply new skills at pace and scale. As the largest tech training company in the UK and the fastest growing in the US, we partner with 96% of the FTSE and most of the Fortune 500. We have served over 4,000 customers and 1+ million learners in the last 3 years.
Our Mission
We teach the critical AI, technology, digital and Human skills needed to transform and succeed in a changing world. We do this through tailored learning programmes that connect learning across an organisation, create continuity for learners, and feature collaborative, cohort-based modalities to apply skills at pace and at scale. Our unique end-to-end learning solutions draw from deep expertise across Apprenticeships, Instructor-led training, Self-paced Learning and Blended Learning.
You can find out more about us at https://www.qa.com/about/careers/
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Commercial Analyst employer: QA Ltd
At QA, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer, offering a vibrant work culture that prioritises employee wellbeing and professional growth. With generous benefits such as 27 days of annual leave, private medical insurance, and dedicated training days, we empower our team to thrive while fostering an inclusive environment that celebrates diversity. Located in a dynamic sector, this role as a Commercial and Insights Analyst not only provides meaningful insights into business performance but also offers unique opportunities for personal and career development within the largest tech training company in the UK.
