Sr. Finance Manager, Commercial Planning

Finance

Permanent

Job Description

The Sr. Finance Manager of Commercial Planning is a strategic business partner to the Sales Operations and Demand Planning and Sales Leadership Teams to drive business objectives, growth, business strategy and profitability for Major Appliances within the North America Business Area. This role reports to the Senior Director of Commercial Finance, has three (x3) direct reports and is responsible for managing the financial responsibilities within the integrated business planning process and for supporting commercial execution and recommending best financial outcomes that drive long term, profitable growth for the North American market.

This role will work closely with the Commercial Teams, Product Line, Operations, and Finance and develops long term sales strategies and short-term solutions and tactics at both a channel & product level within the North America Business Area. This individual helps drive achievement of business goals and initiatives via analytical insights, product knowledge and close cross-functional collaboration. This role has the overall responsibility and accountability for communicating trends, forecasting, annual planning, business analysis and managing month-end close activities.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead annual budgeting, monthly forecasting, and long-range financial planning process activities
• Oversee business days 1 and 2 of month-end financial close process activities (commercial accounts)
• Manage consolidated financial reporting deliverables to management and board
• Lead and continuously improve monthly business review process for SVP of Sales / the SLT
• Deliver accurate intra-month (weekly) projection(s) of topline performance to current month forecast
• Manage sales and operating planning (“S&OP”) process (commercial) responsibilities
• Collaborate with core and extended S&OP team(s) to conduct post-mortems, identify corrective actions and manage continuous improvement efforts within the S&OP process
• Support financial analysis and performance metrics reporting for sales team(s)
• Develop and maintain comprehensive commercial finance calendar (responsibilities, deliverables, processes, activities)
• Partner with sales operations and establish and maintain KPI governance best practices including data sourcing, calculations, validation, consolidation, and reporting
• Mentor and develop team members, promoting a culture of continuous learning and professional grow
• Drive improvements in financial processes, templates, data, systems, and reporting capabilities to enhance efficiency and accuracy
• Analyze financial data to identify trends, risks, and opportunities for profitable growth; maintain and track list of available and executed actions (corrective or otherwise)
• Prepare ad-hoc financial analyses and reports as needed to support decision-making

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS 

• B.S. Degree in Finance or related field, MBA, CFA or CPA preferred
• Minimum 7+ year experience in FP&A at a publicly traded company, or equivalent
• Minimum 3+ year in a commercial, topline, and/or trade finance role, or equivalent
• Proven ability to effectively manage a team or equivalent experience leading others
• Proven track record as an effective financial business partner with a strong internal customer service focus
• Proven ability to solve problems and complete tasks with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail
• Proven track record meeting multiple, changing deadlines and priorities

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES

• Expert knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (e.g., Microsoft Excel)
• Advanced Financial analytics and/or modeling skillset
• Advanced knowledge of Business Intelligence Tools
• Advanced knowledge of database/query languages (e.g., SQL, Python)
• Advanced knowledge of financial systems (SAP preferred)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Able to work effectively with cross functional teams and at all levels of leadership
• Unequivocal business ethics and integrity
• Strong analytical, planning and organizational skills

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to operate computer keyboard and telephone.  The employee is occasionally required to stand.  The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and ability to adjust focus.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to en