Commercial Finance and Pricing Manager

Job Description

Job Description

We’re working with a major food manufacturer in the Northeast that’s seeking a Commercial Finance & Pricing Manager. This role is a high impact finance leader that supports strategic growth at the company. This position is highly visible and requires frequent interactions across all levels of the organization . The role will report to the Sr. Director Finance & Accounting and work very closely with the CFO.

Location : Greater Syracuse Area, New York

Job Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain customer profitability metrics, analyzing revenue, cost, gross margins and contribution margins supporting continued optimization.
• Maintain accurate customer price lists in Oracle and effectively communicate price updates to customers on a weekly basis.
• Partner with the Sales team to support pricing recommendations on new and continuing customer bid opportunities.
• Balance recurring financial reporting cycles with project based analytical work.
• Maintain master pricing and margins sheets with timely and accurate data.
• Own monthly customer accrual & monthly customer Lag reporting.
• Partner closely with R&D on new and updated formula costing.
• Work closely with procurement to ensure all cost inputs are reflected in customer pricing in a timely manner.
• Ability to consolidate complex data into actionable insights and recommendations.
• Support in the development, validation & generation of the monthly financial reporting package.
• Support the Annual Budget and Quarterly Forecasting process for the commercial side of the business.
• Lead continuous enhancements and implement ongoing process improvements within the assigned responsibilities.
• Develop financial reporting that can drive actionable insights into customer buying behaviors.
• Develop, maintain and interpret reports critical to running the business.
• Lead key projects for the commercial team to drive both efficiency and accuracy of results and reporting.
• Monitor the efficiency of accounting control procedures and adherence to the company’s internal control policies, providing insights and recommendations to management.
• Responsible for complying with GMPs, SOPs, corporate and/or plant policies, rules, and regulations.
• Demonstrate strong communication skills across various departments, ensuring clear and effective collaboration.
• All other duties as assigned by leadership.
• Support the broader Finance and Accounting team on an as needed basis.

Required Skills/Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required, MBA or advanced degree preferred.
• 8+ years of progressive accounting/or finance experience.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, advanced skills/knowledge of Excel.
• Experience with accounting and finance within an ERP environment is required, Oracle is preferred.
• Accounting / Finance experience within a manufacturing environment.
• Familiarity with office management procedures and general knowledge of office equipment and troubleshooting.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook).
• Proven capability to work both independently and collaboratively, showcasing strong communication and teamwork skills.
• Understand and respond appropriately to basic to complex employee, vendor, and customer inquiries.
• Strong organizational and multitasking abilities as well as attention to detail and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to apply basic to complex mathematical concepts such as adding, counting, subtracting, multiplying, dividing, and knowledge of weights and measures, to sufficiently handle job tasks.