Senior Manager, Commercial Finance & FP&A

Key Responsibilities

Financial Planning, Forecasting & Analysis

• Lead the monthly forecasting process, including assumptions, consolidation, stakeholder alignment, submissions, and executive reviews.
• Drive annual budgeting and long-range planning activities.
• Maintain disciplined risk and opportunity tracking processes to improve forecast accuracy.
• Develop scenario analyses to support strategic decision-making and business planning.
• Ensure alignment between financial plans, demand forecasts, commercial assumptions, and operational priorities.

Performance Reporting & Business Insights

• Lead month-end close analysis and divisional financial reporting.
• Deliver meaningful variance analysis across revenue, gross margin, operating expenses, and key business drivers.
• Produce executive reporting packages that translate financial performance into actionable insights.
• Support senior leadership by identifying business risks, opportunities, and recommended actions.

Commercial Finance & Profitability Management

• Partner with business leaders to manage costs, investments, and productivity initiatives.
• Conduct customer, channel, category, and product profitability analysis.
• Develop financial models that support pricing, investment, and growth decisions.
• Identify opportunities to improve margins, spending efficiency, and overall financial performance.
• Drive financial discipline while maintaining a commercially pragmatic approach.

Business Partnership & Strategic Support

• Act as a trusted finance partner to cross-functional leaders.
• Support key business decisions through financial modelling, scenario planning, and ROI analysis.
• Challenge assumptions constructively and provide clear recommendations supported by data.
• Help stakeholders understand trade-offs and implications of strategic decisions.

Leadership & Team Development

• Coach, mentor, and develop junior finance talent.
• Establish clear priorities, standards, and processes across the team.
• Promote a culture of accountability, curiosity, and continuous improvement.
• Enhance financial storytelling and business partnering capabilities within the broader finance function.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related discipline.
• 8-12 years of progressive experience in FP&A, commercial finance, business partnering, or related finance functions.
• Strong experience owning forecasts, budgets, planning processes, and management reporting.
• Advanced financial modelling and analytical skills.
• Demonstrated ability to influence stakeholders across multiple business functions.
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills.
• Advanced Excel proficiency and experience working with financial systems and reporting tools.