Job Description

Graduate Commercial Analyst

London (with some travel to Newbury)

Who are we?

Gamma is one of the largest telecommunications companies in the UK. A leading supplier of Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS): that provide voice, data and mobile products and services to the UK, German, Spanish and Benelux business markets.

We have grown from a start-up 20 years ago to sales of \xc2\xa3447m and along the way we have featured in the Sunday Times Top Track 250 Companies. We were given a starred rating by the Best Company employee satisfaction survey and ranked in the top 100 Sunday Times Best Companies to Work For. It is AIM listed and have over 1750 staff across UK and European locations.

Main purpose of role:

• The Commercial Analyst role works in Gamma\xe2\x80\x99s finance function in the business unit selling our products and services via the Channel, it comprises analysis of pricing and promotion strategy, as well as recurring and ad hoc tasks implementing and monitoring bespoke agreements that Gamma has with its Channel partners.

What you\xe2\x80\x99ll be involved in:

• Implementation of all of Gamma\xe2\x80\x99s bespoke agreements, working closely with the other Commercial Analysts in the team and the Pricing and Billing Teams to achieve this.
• Monitoring of the bespoke agreements that Gamma has with its Channel partners, calculating credits and invoices, and evaluating success.
• Analysis of price change impact, working with the Commercial Manager \xe2\x80\x93 Channel to provide insight to senior members of the team on the profitability of various commercial proposals.
• Ad-hoc analysis as and when required predominantly reviewing bespoke customer deals and pricing.
• Responsible for running various monthly tasks, including, but not limited to logging new deals that have been signed, calculating the output of such deals, and communicating this outcome to the sales team.
• Improvement and interrogation of existing Commercial Team processes, working to improve them for greater efficiency and minimising risk.
• Encourage Commercial best practice sharing with the wider finance community.

Key skills:

Problem solving:

• The role comprises of a lot of analysis and a handful of monthly processes, problem solving is required in working with the team to re-design and improve some of these processes.
• Many bespoke deals that we do don\xe2\x80\x99t have existing processes in place, and creative thinking is required to ensure we implement in the most efficient way possible, at all times ensuring to minimise risk.

Decision making:

• The role has a high level of autonomy when it comes to regular processes, the expectation is that the Commercial Analyst will run these processes independently, seeking clarification as and when required.

Innovation:

• There are a handful of already existing processes that this role is responsible for maintaining. The Commercial Analyst will be responsible for ensuring that these processes are kept up to date, and actively encouraged to continuously improve these processes to minimise risk, and improve efficiency.
• When new Commercial processes are required, the Commercial Analyst will take a leading role in designing and maintaining them (e.g. implementation of a new promotion).

Communication:

• The Commercial Analyst will be expected to produce summaries for internal review requiring succinct presentation of numerical information into written and visual formats. This work will be communicated to stakeholders around the business at a variety of levels and as such accuracy and conciseness is key.

Interpersonal:

• This role involves a high level of contact and communication with our Channel sales team, developing a strong working relationship with them to manage ad-hoc commercial issues, where appropriate escalating to senior stakeholders.

Financial:

• This role will be responsible for providing analysis required by senior members of the Commercial Team to assist in financial decisions around bespoke customer deals and standard Gamma offers and price changes.
• As this role sits within the finance function at Gamma, understanding and awareness of key accounting concepts and financial competency is key, and as such we will support the Commercial Analyst in completing their CIMA studies.

What skills do you need to make an impact in this role:

• A minimum 2:1 degree in an analytical based discipline (Economics preferred but we\xe2\x80\x99re keen to speak to people with any numerical degree).
• High level of proficiency in Excel.
• SQL knowledge is a benefit, but not essential, we will provide the necessary training for the role.
• A good understanding of data analysis but will enjoy drawing conclusions from the data more than the construction of the dataset itself.
• Confidence in yourself and your abilities but willing to listen to your nagging doubts when things don\xe2\x80\x99t \xe2\x80\x98feel\xe2\x80\x99 right.
• A good level of numeracy and analytical mindset with a critical eye for detail whilst retaining the ability to see the big picture.
• A proven verbal and written communicator who can measure the requirements of different audiences and adapts their communication style accordingly.

How we work:

We\xe2\x80\x99d expect you to work 4 days from London office (during probation). After successful completion of probation period, you\xe2\x80\x99ll have an option of Hybrid working (3 days work from office).

Working days are Monday to Friday, 9 \xe2\x80\x93 5:30pm.

Why Gamma?

There are many good reasons to join Gamma. We work in a relaxed environment with an emphasis on delivering the highest quality in everything we do. This is a really exciting time to join with a clear strategy, stable financial position, new values and exciting growth plans.

If you feel you could be a good fit for Gamma but do not think that you meet all the requirements, we still encourage you to apply as you could be the person that we are looking for! Gamma is an equal-opportunity employer. We care about inclusion and believe in having diverse teams where everyone can be their true authentic selves.

We value each person and their range of backgrounds and actively encourage people from underrepresented backgrounds to apply. We don\'t discriminate based on any protected characteristics e.g., race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, marital status, disability, or age. We are a family-friendly employer with a culture based on trust, autonomy, and flexibility so that you to create a work-life balance and enjoy working here at Gamma.

Further relevant information:

Applicants must be eligible to work in the UK.

Please note we only use recruitment agencies registered on our preferred suppliers list and as such, any speculative CVs received will not be considered. Agencies cannot work on this role unless released by Gamma\'s ATS.

Gamma is a leading supplier of Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS) in the UK, German, Spanish, Polish, and Dutch business markets. We are AIM listed and employs 1650 people. With a range of UCaaS, Mobile, and Connectivity services, Gamma provides robust and secure solutions that enable organisations to communicate, collaborate and offer a better customer experience.

Gamma\xe2\x80\x99s largest market is in the UK where our network-based services are supplied to SME, Public Sector, and Enterprise markets through a network of 1000 channel partners and its own direct sales and support capabilities. In addition, Gamma owns Exactive, a Unified Communications specialist and Microsoft Teams Voice Partner. Mission Labs is part of our team, a well-established UCaaS technology business that has built a reputation for creating technologically advanced solutions and delivering great service to its customers and partners. This enables Gamma to enhance and expand its cloud contact centre (CCaaS) technology as well as accelerating its digital channel strategy.

Gamma is expanding its UCaaS presence in Europe with a family of businesses focusing on digital automation, delivering Gamma-powered services to SME customers via a network of channel partners in Germany, Spain, and the Benelux region.

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