Commercial Finance Manager

Overview Relocation Assistance Offered! The Commercial Finance manager is a critical business partner to the Commercial organization. The finance manager works cross-functionally with other finance and operations teams, Strategic Business Unit (SBU's) to develop powerful insights, market assessments and deliver financial targets on sales, product P&L and R&D for new products. Responsibilities Provides lead financial support to the Commercial team on S&OP, enhancing the S&OP discussion to discuss both volume and margins Responsible for providing monthly results analysis on volumes and revenue with a deep dive into root causes and variance vs. PY, Budget and Forecast Provides financial support to both Sales and Marketing teams during the annual budget exercise Support the monthly Risk and Opportunities update, actively indicating the future action plans to mitigate risks while optimizing opportunities by highlighting the financial implications Monitor and analyze the spending to support sales, including but not limited to Promotions, Coupons, Demos and Marketing events Understand manufacturing and supply chain cost structure to improve cost and recommend portfolio changes. Understand industry key drivers and trends that influence the company's competitive position and conduct comparable company analysis Drive standardization on reports and leverage further standardized PowerBI reports Assist in Standardization of performance metrics and perform benchmarking and root-cause analyses Develop meaningful SG&A reports for the Commercial organization to proactively manage their spending Support developing financial models for new businesses (customers, channels, products) Support Commercial organization in anchoring/tracking strategic plans supporting long term goals. Participate in key technology and kaizen initiatives as needed. Ad-hoc requests from Commercial team & Director. Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting; MBA Strongly Preferred 5+ years of Financial Planning and Analysis experience in a manufacturing environment preferably in the Food industry and consumer packaged goods. Strong analytical, systems and communications skills Proven leadership experience Ability to work in a fast-paced growth environment with an appropriate balance of urgency and quality. Broad business experience on P&L Excellent written and communication skills with the ability to interact with Business Unit executives in a professional manner Must be a team player with initiative, passion and a demonstrated ability to drive profit improvement initiatives. Exercises considerable discretion and independent judgment and handles confidential information. Highly proficient in PowerPoint and Excel This position is based in Ontario, California with some domestic travel Range of pay $131,000 - $160,000 annually. Plus, 20% annual bonus potential #J-18808-Ljbffr