Junior Business Analyst – Finance & Commercial Operations

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The Junior (Intern) Business Analyst – Finance & Commercial Operations in Gauteng region for Beckman Coulter Diagnostics is responsible for providing Sales and Business Analytics to Commercial Operations.

This position is part of the Commercial Sales Department located in Samrand, Gauteng .

At Beckman Coulter, our vision is to relentlessly reimagine healthcare, one diagnosis at a time.

You will be a part of the Commercial Operations Team and report to the Managing Director of SA & SSA responsible for DBS Business Analytics . If you thrive in an amazing, multifunctional, fast paced, supporting role and want to work to build a world-class Sales organization—read on.

Position overview:

The Junior Business Analyst – Finance & Commercial Operations will support Beckman Coulter Diagnostics' commercial and financial performance across Southern Africa. This role will provide analytical support to Finance, Sales, Service, Marketing, and Channel Management teams through financial reporting, sales analytics, CRM management, business intelligence, forecasting, and AI-enabled insights.

The successful candidate will help drive data-driven decision-making, improve operational efficiency, support revenue growth initiatives, and enhance customer engagement through effective use of analytics, CRM platforms, and modern AI tools.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

Financial Planning & Analysis
- Support monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting processes.
- Assist in budget preparation, forecasting, and variance analysis.
- Monitor revenue, gross margin, operating expenses, and profitability trends.
- Analyze product, customer, and territory performance.
- Support regional leadership with financial insights and business recommendations.
- Prepare reports for leadership reviews and business performance meetings.

Commercial & Sales Analytics
- Develop and maintain sales performance dashboards and KPI reports.
- Analyze funnel, pipelines, bookings, revenue, win rates, and forecasting accuracy.
- Identify growth opportunities across Diagnostics, Automation, Informatics, and Service portfolios.
- Support commercial strategy through market, customer, and competitive analysis.
- Monitor sales productivity and territory effectiveness.
- Assist with sales incentive and commission reporting.

CRM & Customer Insights
- Maintain CRM data quality, integrity, and governance.
- Support users of Salesforce, or equivalent
- Generate customer, account, and pipeline analytics.
- Monitor customer engagement metrics and sales activities.
- Drive CRM adoption and reporting improvements.
- Collaborate with Sales and Service teams to improve customer visibility and opportunity management.

Business Intelligence & Reporting
- Build and maintain Power BI dashboards and management reports.
- Consolidate data from CRM, service, and financial systems.
- Develop automated reporting solutions to improve efficiency.
- Ensure consistency of business metrics and KPIs across the region.
- Translate complex data into actionable business insights.

AI & Digital Transformation
- Utilize Mi