Commercial Finance Analyst
Gallagher Group Limited · Hamilton, New Zealand · full time · 10 days ago
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The Opportunity
Reporting to the Group Finance Business Partner, you'll play an important role in Gallagher's budgeting, forecasting and performance reporting processes, using AI tools, advanced Excel modelling and modern planning systems to transform complex financial and operational data into meaningful commercial insight.
Working closely with senior finance leaders, Finance Business Partners and General Managers across the Group, you'll help deliver accurate budgets and forecasts, performance reporting, and business case analysis that supports investment decisions. You'll also build strong commercial finance capability while contributing to continuous improvement across our global finance function.
Bringing a strong commercial lens to variance and performance analysis, you'll look beyond the numbers to understand the key drivers behind business results, identify potential issues and translate complex data into clear, actionable insights that support better decision-making.
Why Join Gallagher?
You'll be joining a global technology business where your work will directly influence commercial decision-making while developing sought-after finance and analytics skills. Alongside a competitive salary, you'll:
- Grow your commercial finance career using AI, Excel and modern planning tools
- Work alongside senior finance leaders on Group-wide budgeting and reporting
- Enjoy office-first hybrid working, free parking and subsidised on-site café
- Have benefits such as Life & Disability Insurance, Boost App membership with Gallagher staff discounts
- Join team events, guest speakers and a collaborative, supportive culture
About Gallagher
At Gallagher, our purpose is to protect what matters most — and we live that every day. Our technology is used in more than 160 countries, protecting everything from government infrastructure and global headquarters to dairy farms, wildlife parks, and critical sites around the world.
Headquartered in Hamilton and proudly New Zealand-owned since 1938, we’re a global technology business with over 1,700 people worldwide. As we continue to grow, we’re looking for a commercially minded analyst to support and strengthen our global finance function.
What You’ll Do
- Support coordination of the Group's budgeting, forecasting and long-range planning processes
- Build AI-assisted tools and advanced Excel models to consolidate, analyse and interpret financial and operational data
- Prepare standardised and ad hoc performance reports for Finance Business Partners and business leaders
- Analyse variances in sales volume, mix and overhead performance to identify key drivers and support meaningful commentary
- Assist in the review and financial analysis of business cases and capital expenditure proposals
- Provide backup coverage across the Finance Business Partnering team, building working knowledge of RDTI, IS finance support and intercompany recharge processes
- Support ad hoc analysis, special projects and process improvement initiatives as they arise
Who You Are
You'll be naturally curious, analytical and enjoy turning numbers into meaningful business insights.
You're comfortable pulling together information from different sources, asking questions, spotting potential issues and turning analysis into meaningful business insights.
You're excited by the opportunities AI and modern analytics bring to finance, with a practical, problem-solving mindset and a genuine appetite to learn. Collaborative and detail-focused, you'll be comfortable managing multiple tasks and deadlines while building your commercial finance experience within a fast-paced, global organisation.
Desirable:
- Working towards or part-qualified CA, CPA or CIMA
- Experience with Adaptive Planning or similar EPM/CPM planning tools
- Experience with SAP or other ERP systems
- Exposure to intercompany or recharge processes
Make a significant impact in Gallagher's global finance team and contribute to the success of our global business.
Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and the role may be filled before the closing date.
The ideal candidate will have:
- A Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business or a related discipline
- At least 3 years’ experience in an analyst, FP&A, accounting, audit, corporate finance or commercial finance role
- Strong analytical and critical-thinking skills, with the ability to interpret data and understand the wider business context
- Advanced Excel skills, including complex modelling and data manipulation
- Practical experience using AI tools to support analysis and productivity
- Strong attention to detail and data accuracy
- Good communication skills, with the ability to explain analysis clearly and confidently
- Employer
- Gallagher Group Limited
- Location
- Hamilton, New Zealand
- Contract
- full time