Commercial Finance Manager

Job description

This individual will be responsible for supporting the sales, operations, and general management teams including sales and financial reporting and analysis, pricing support, forecasting, and contract management. Will act as liaison between corporate and the geographically dispersed sales teams and manufacturing sites.

Responsibilities:

• Leverage data analytics tools to deliver routine and ad hoc sales performance, pricing, material cost, profitability, and pipeline reporting and analysis
• Learn and develop new tools using advanced MS Excel, Power Query, and Power BI to drive sales analysis and insights
• Implement algorithms to solve problems, automate reporting processes, and drive continuous improvement
• Manage the routine sales planning and forecasting processes
• Develop financial models to support negotiations, quote development, and price changes
• Develop a process to centralize and track all customer contracts and agreements, manage key commercial requirements, and contract-based pricing
• Perform reviews of customer contracts, agreements, or T&Cs to support negotiations

Key Skills and Attributes

• The position requires a bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, management information systems or related field. MBA would also be preferred.
• Minimum of 5-7 years of experience in finance is preferred
• Minimum of 3 years of experience working with commercial/supply contracts or agreements. Must have in depth experience performing contract reviews, red-lining, managing multiple rounds of revisions, coordinating reviews between sales, finance, legal, etc.
• Advanced Excel and data analysis expertise is required
• Experience in Finance using Power BI, Power Query, and/or MS Access or willingness to learn these tools through self-study
• Excellent phone skills, verbal and written communication skills, problem solving skills, strong interpersonal skills are a must, as well as willingness to accept and task ownership of new responsibilities in a fast-growing environment.
• Additional requirements include a working knowledge of MS Word, and Outlook, and the ability to multi-task with moderate supervision. Salesforce.com experience is a plus.