Commercial Finance Analyst at FASTMARKETS COMMODITIES SINGAPORE PTE LTD

Sofia, Sofia-City, Bulgaria -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

17 May, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

16 Feb, 26

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Financial Analysis, Scenario Modelling, Forecasting, Budgeting, Performance Reporting, Revenue Analysis, Cost Analysis, SaaS Metrics, Finance Partnering, Automation, Process Improvement, Stakeholder Management, Excel, Financial Modelling, Power BI, Anaplan

Industry

Information Services

Description

Company Description Fastmarkets is an industry-leading price-reporting agency (PRA) and information provider for global commodities, providing price data, news, analytics and events for the agriculture, forest products, metals and mining and new-generation energy markets. Fastmarkets' data is critical for customers seeking to understand and predict dynamic, sometimes opaque markets, enabling trading and risk management. Fastmarkets is a global business with a history dating back to 1865 and is built on trust and deep market knowledge. It has more than 700 employees spread across global locations in the UK, US, China, India, Singapore, Brazil, Belgium, Bulgaria, Finland and beyond. Job Description The FP&A Analyst will play a key role in supporting the FP&A function including Board/investor reporting and business support areas of Legal, People and Finance. This position is responsible for delivering high‑quality financial analysis, supporting commercial decision‑making, and ensuring robust financial performance management, along with ad-hoc analysis and investment case management The role is part of a Sofia‑based analyst team, reporting directly to the Head of FP&A. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES Financial Analysis & Insight Deliver timely and accurate financial analysis, scenario modelling, and recommendations to support strategic initiatives and growth opportunities. Translate complex financial data into actionable insights for both finance and non‑finance stakeholders. Deliver appropriate support in monthly reporting processes, consolidation of Risks & Opportunities Support budgeting, forecasting, and long‑range planning processes for assigned functions and overall Business. Performance Reporting Assist in the end‑to‑end financial reporting process, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with internal and external standards. Monitor and analyse revenue and cost performance, identifying trends, risks, and opportunities for improvement. Collaborate with the wider finance team to streamline and automate reporting processes, leveraging best practices and technology. Reflect the move to ‘SaaS metrics’ to help build sales and revenue driver models using new MI data to provide insights into causal variance analysis Finance Partnering Serve as a finance partner to leaders across overhead functional areas providing commercial insight and challenge to drive business performance. Work closely with cross‑functional teams to understand business drivers and identify opportunities for growth and efficiency. The functional support lines are likely to vary over time, as business needs change providing development opportunities to learn about and contribute to different parts of the business. Automation & Digital Tools Purpose: Increase speed‑to‑insight, reduce manual work, and improve decision quality by standardising on core platforms and automations across Commercial Finance. Core platforms cover the following areas and experience of these systems will be helpful to the application Anaplan (FP&A & Planning) Power BI (MI / Dashboards) NetSuite (Source Ledger) Salesforce & Pipeline MI Snowflake / Data Warehouse Automation & Process Improvement Data hygiene & controls: define and run quality checks (duplicate IDs, missing dimensions, timing lags); implement exception reports and alerting for material variances before monthly close. Self‑service enablement: document “how‑to” guides and quick‑start pages for key dashboards; create one‑page metric definitions to reduce ad‑hoc queries and improve adoption. Change & decommission: identify manual reports suitable for decommission; maintain a backlog of automation candidates with estimated time saved and expected impact. Stakeholder Engagement Build strong relationships with key stakeholders, including senior finance leadership in UK and Sofia alongside cross‑finance and functional teams. Support audit and compliance requirements, maintaining and improving internal controls. Qualifications We recruit talented, dynamic people with diverse backgrounds and experiences, all united by a belief in our mission to provide the world’s leading and most trusted price reporting, events, and intelligence service for the markets we serve. We’re proud to be an equal opportunities employer and are committed to creating a fully inclusive workplace, where everyone feels able to participate and contribute meaningfully. If you are open-minded, curious, resilient, solutions-oriented and committed to promoting equality, then read on. KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS We are looking for an individual who is highly motivated, driven, and have a passion to be part of a fast-paced, successful team. Being a strong team player is also important as well as someone who is happy to work flexibly. Although the reporting line is directly to the Head of Business Partnering in the UK, there will be a local management line through the Finance Hub in Sofia, along with regular involvement with other members of Commercial finance and local Financial Control teams. Gaining business insight from the relevant business functions to assist in optimising reporting formats and outputs will also be important as guided by the direct Management. 2+ years experience in a commercial finance or FP&A role, with knowledge of budget and forecasting processes. Strong analytical skills, with the ability to interpret complex data and communicate insights clearly. Excellent international stakeholder management and communication skills, with a collaborative, proactive approach. High attention to detail, organisational skills, and ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast‑paced environment. Experience with finance transformation, automation, or process improvement projects is highly desirable. Advanced Excel and financial modelling skills; experience with BI tools (e.g., Power BI, Anaplan) is a plus. Part‑qualified or qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent) preferred but not essential Working knowledge of NetSuite (saved searches, custom reports) and Salesforce data structures; familiarity with Snowflake is a plus. If you're excited about the role but your experience, skills or qualifications don't perfectly align, we encourage you to apply anyway. Additional Information Our Values Fastmarkets people come from all different walks of life. It’s this mix of brilliant personalities, experiences and insights that gives us that warm, open, and friendly culture you can feel as soon as you meet us. But however wonderfully different we all are, there are six things we all have in common – and they form our Fastmarkets values. Created by our own employees to reflect some of the personal traits that Fastmarkets people have, our values are key to what makes our culture unique. They reflect who each of us are and they're embedded in everything we do. Our values are: METRICS DRIVEN. We use insights to improve our customers’ experience and our business performance ACCOUNTABLE. We are accountable to ourselves and those we work with: we keep our promises and get things done GROWTH MINDSET. This value enables us to be nimble to the changing realities and operate with a sense of urgency INCLUSIVE. We are inclusive and respectful, celebrating each of us and giving everyone a deep sense of belonging with the desire to bring their best self to work every day. CUSTOMER CENTRIC. We are customer-centric in all that we do COLLABORATIVE. We are collaborative, able to work across teams and capitalise on the diversity of intellect, perspectives, and experiences. We are committed to ensuring all candidates feel welcomed and supported. Should your application advance and you require accommodations for the interview process, please inform us so we can make the necessary arrangements. You’ve read a little about us – now it’s over to you! If you like what you’ve read so far and think you can see yourself as a Fastmarkets person, it’s time to fill in your application form. This form is an important part of the selection process: it’s used to determine whether or not you’ll be chosen to have an interview and acts as a basis for the questions we’ll ask you on the day. It’s vital that you try to capture all the relevant information we have asked for on the form so we can get a good feel for who you are and why you’re great. Department: CFO Functions Employment Type: Permanent

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Responsibilities

The FP&A Analyst will support the FP&A function, focusing on board/investor reporting and business support for Legal, People, and Finance areas. Key duties include delivering high-quality financial analysis, supporting commercial decision-making, and managing financial performance.