(Commercial) Finance Analyst
Are you a finance analyst who loves diving into commercial data? As a Commercial Finance Analyst at Materialise, you turn commercial and financial data into insights that drive smarter decisions in our growing medical business. If you enjoy building dashboards, improving processes, and creating real business impact, then this role might be exactly what you’re looking for.
Job description
Headquartered in Leuven, Belgium, Materialise operates worldwide and is listed on both the American stock market (NASDAQ) and, more recently, the European stock market. With a strong focus on sustainability, innovation, and long-term growth, Materialise continues to scale its impact globally. This role sits within the core finance team at our global headquarters in Leuven, Belgium, and focuses primarily on the financial and commercial data of our medical business unit. This business unit has experienced strong growth over the past years and has ambitious growth plans for the future, making this a highly visible and impactful role. As a Commercial Finance Analyst, you will play a key role within the finance team and help build a data-driven commercial organization. You combine strong financial and analytical skills with technical expertise in Excel and Power BI. You support finance, management, and commercial teams by developing insights, dashboards, and processes that enable better decision-making.
What you will do
- Develop and maintain commercial dashboards in Power BI and Excel to provide visibility on performance, trends, and KPIs
- Build and enhance commercial KPIs and reporting processes with a focus on efficiency, automation, and scalability
- Act as the primary point of contact for commercial data analysis, data requests, and ad-hoc insights
- Contribute to the forecasting and budgeting cycles, including gathering input, analyzing variances, and preparing commercial projections
- Perform ROI analyses on marketing and sales investments, providing actionable recommendations
- Develop business analyses related to customer behavior, margin development, pricing effects, promotions, product mix, and other commercial drivers
- Identify and improve processes related to data collection, reporting, and commercial decision-making
- Collaborate closely with sales, marketing, finance, and IT to translate data-driven insights into concrete business actions
- Work effectively in a multi-currency environment, ensuring accurate analysis and interpretation of financial results across different currencies
- Support financial accounting processes, where a foundational understanding of accounting principles is an advantage for validating reports and analyses
- Drive AI adoption within commercial analytics, including exploring and leveraging AI tools for reporting automation, data enrichment, forecasting improvements, and workflow optimization
- Continuously learn and apply new AI capabilities to enhance commercial insights, efficiency, and decision support
Your profile
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in finance, economics, business analytics, or a related field
- Working experience as a proactive financial analyst or auditor
- Excellent Excel skills (advanced formulas, PowerQuery, modeling) and solid experience with Power BI; knowledge of Anaplan is a plus
- Strong analytical mindset and the ability to translate complex data into clear insights
- Process-minded, always seeking ways to improve efficiency, consistency, and scalability
- Experience in commercial reporting, business controlling, or data analytics is a plus
- Basic knowledge of financial accounting is an advantage
- Experience working in a multi-currency context is considered a strong asset
- Strong communication skills, capable of presenting insights clearly to stakeholders with varying levels of data expertise
- Proactive, critical thinker able to manage projects independently
What we offer
Healthy life-work balance
When creating a better and healthier world, a good place to start is with yourself. That's why we encourage our employees to prioritize their overall well-being, fostering physical fitness, mental resilience, and social connections through a range of workshops, sports activities, and other events and initiatives that contribute to a balanced and fulfilling work-life harmony.
Hybrid working & flexibility
At Materialise, we value the power of in-person connections and the advantages of remote work, allowing our employees the flexibility to enjoy the best of both worlds. You can work remotely up to 60% of the time and work flexible hours, depending on your particular role.
Personal growth and career advancement
At Materialise, we’re committed to nurturing the professional development of our employees. We invest in our passionate people and empower them to explore and grow by offering diverse career paths that capitalize on their talents. Plus, we offer courses, external coaching programs, and in-house mentoring so that our employees can fulfill their potential.
Team building
We cultivate a positive work culture so our employees have an enjoyable professional environment. Collaboration is key, so we organize activities that unite our employees, such as after-work events and team lunches. We want all our staff to feel connected in an environment that promotes strong bonds based on trust, respect, empathy, and friendship.
Innovation is key
Innovation is not just a buzzword at Materialise; it's at the core of what we do. As pioneers in our industry, we create cutting-edge solutions, fostering an environment that supports and rewards ingenuity and leadership. We’re dedicated to shaping the future of 3D printing, recognizing and celebrating the creative spirit within all our global innovators.
Healthy life-work balance
When creating a better and healthier world, a good place to start is with yourself. That's why we encourage our employees to prioritize their overall well-being, fostering physical fitness, mental resilience, and social connections through a range of workshops, sports activities, and other events and initiatives that contribute to a balanced and fulfilling work-life harmony.
Hybrid working & flexibility
At Materialise, we value the power of in-person connections and the advantages of remote work, allowing our employees the flexibility to enjoy the best of both worlds. You can work remotely up to 60% of the time and work flexible hours, depending on your particular role.
Personal growth and career advancement
At Materialise, we’re committed to nurturing the professional development of our employees. We invest in our passionate people and empower them to explore and grow by offering diverse career paths that capitalize on their talents. Plus, we offer courses, external coaching programs, and in-house mentoring so that our employees can fulfill their potential.
Team building
We cultivate a positive work culture so our employees have an enjoyable professional environment. Collaboration is key, so we organize activities that unite our employees, such as after-work events and team lunches. We want all our staff to feel connected in an environment that promotes strong bonds based on trust, respect, empathy, and friendship.
Innovation is key
Innovation is not just a buzzword at Materialise; it's at the core of what we do. As pioneers in our industry, we create cutting-edge solutions, fostering an environment that supports and rewards ingenuity and leadership. We’re dedicated to shaping the future of 3D printing, recognizing and celebrating the creative spirit within all our global innovators.
Location and type of contract
- Leuven, Belgium
- Hybrid role
- Full-time
- Associate level
- CV in English
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Working at Materialise
Materialise is a dynamic, international high-tech company, founded in 1990 and headquartered in Belgium, with over 2,300 employees worldwide. Materialise’s mission is to innovate for a better and healthier world through its software and hardware infrastructure and in-depth knowledge of additive manufacturing (also known as 3D printing). Our customers are in diverse industries, such as automotive, aerospace, medical, research, and academia.
As a growing company, Materialise is always looking for enthusiastic professionals who want to work in an environment full of revolutionary technology and surrounded by people passionate about their work.