Senior Commercial Finance Insight Analyst

Company Description

We are advocates for rail travel, committed to building a greener, more sustainable future for transport. Our purpose drives us forward. It brings us satisfaction because we know we're contributing positively. As we spearhead the journey towards a greener future, we're doing it collectively. We value connections - with one another, with our clients, and with the world. Our ambition is what connects us, just like our platform connects the world. We inspire each other to transcend our limits, to take chances, to make mistakes, and to continually grow.

Our platform receives over 110 million visits every month and has generated £4.3 billion in net ticket sales. We are always innovating, propelling ourselves forward towards our end goal — a world where travel is as easy, seamless, and affordable as it ought to be.

We could not achieve any of this without our remarkable team propelling us forward. Today, we are a FTSE 250 company proudly comprising more than 1000 Trainliners from over 60 nationalities located in London, Paris, Barcelona, Milan, Edinburgh, Berlin, Madrid, and Brussels offices. This diversity energises us and strengthens us, enabling us to accomplish great things.

With our eyes set on further growth in Europe, there's no better time to join this high-speed journey and contribute to our ongoing success.

Great journeys begin with Trainline.

Job Description

As a Commercial Finance Insight Analyst, you will provide high-quality, actionable insights to support our Consumer business. You will build strong relations with business stakeholders of all levels while diving deep into performance-based insights from varied departments like Data Science, Marketing, and Analytics. Our department is constantly evolving, and you will be instrumental in fostering a culture of continuous improvement, working closely with the Data team to find innovative ways to glean insights.

• Weekly and monthly performance reporting, identifying key findings, spotting opportunities for improvement, enhancement, and automation
• Assisting the business with advice, insight, and financial modelling including business plans, post-initiative analysis, and idea generation
• Driving the development of the commercial finance function, adapting to new technologies, recommending better ways of working, and leveraging continuous improvements in data availability
• Finding and contributing to the development of new commercial opportunities to increase sales, introduce new products reduce costs, etc
• Gathering internal and external market information to aid across business scopes – new product initiatives, performance marketing, and customer satisfactions
• Participating cross-functionally in a wide range of projects
• Data analysis and dashboard creation using SQL and Tableau

This is a career-defining role for someone passionate about commercial finance and analytics looking for an opportunity to make a significant contribution to a growing, highly rated team. In return for your dedication, we will provide ample possibilities for progression and support you in pursuing further qualifications, as you help to disrupt and shape a product that is changing how we travel and inspiring millions of people worldwide to make more environmentally friendly travel choices every day.

Qualifications

We're seeking creative big thinkers with humble attitudes to realise our ambitious plans. You'll have experience in a commercial or analytical role and exhibit a proactive, can-do attitude. Although we prefer candidates with experience in a digital, e-commerce, technology, or retail environment, we are flexible given your ability to work energetically and swiftly within a growth environment.

A team player with a roll-up-your-sleeves attitude, you'll be accustomed to thinking creatively to solve problems and challenges, with a passion for extracting value from data. It's crucial that you possess the innate ability to simplify and communicate the results of complex analysis clearly and effectively to all levels of the business.

Working independently within strict deadlines, you'll be capable, creative, and proactive in identifying and enhancing both commercial and customer-focused opportunities. You'll bring experience in modelling and forecasting as well as an understanding of broader analytical methods, ideally having experience with SQL, Excel, and visualization tools.

Additional Information

Why should you join us?

We pay special attention to learning and development and organise quarterly company learning days in addition to providing a learning budget for resources of your choice. We will also cover the costs of your professional subscriptions and provide access to our learning platform.

At Trainline, we care about the wellbeing of our employees. We host puppy therapy sessions, in-office yoga, and offer Mental Health First Aider training courses among many other company benefits.

We frequently host enjoyable social events like pub quizzes, karaoke nights, and large-scale Summer and Winter Festivals every year. We are also fond of hosting meetups in our spectacular event spaces and supporting internal and external community groups.

We also conduct company-wide hackathons and our annual Trainline Tech Summit, offering Trainliners an opportunity to share their story, learnings, or new skills with their colleagues in a safe environment.

Our flexible-first approach

We believe in the importance of a healthy work-life balance and the value of a flexible workforce. Our flexi-first approach highlights our commitment to a hybrid working model and our expectations of Trainliners. It is the buzz and energy of our workplace and our people that make Trainline unique, that’s why we’re proud to offer the best of both worlds. Practically, this means in–office attendance at least 40% of the time over a 12-week period for all Trainliners. These in-office days are typ