Commercial Finance Manager

Job Title: Commercial Finance Manager, Ornua Foods Americas

Function: Finance

Reports to: Director of FP&A and Commercial Finance, Ornua Foods Americas

Location: Evanston, IL

Position Type: Fulltime

Schedule: Standard Business Hours

Ornua (meaning “new gold”) is Ireland’s largest exporter of Irish dairy products, proudly bringing the unique taste of Irish dairy to the world since 1961.

Are you a Commercial Finance Manager looking for the challenge of taking a mission-driven organization to its next level of success?

Ornua is actively seeking a Commercial Finance Manager to join the Ornua Family as we continue our growth trajectory. This position will, in partnership with the Commercial team, will drive business growth and maximize profitability. Role will provide strategic pricing and trade direction to drive net value and lead planning at the customer level.

• Serves as a strategic business partner to Sales Leadership, influencing customer strategy, revenue growth, trade investment decisions and profit delivery
• Analyzes promo effectiveness and provides optimization recommendations. Co-leads regular reviews with the sales team.
• Serves as finance lead on implementation and management of trade promotion management system
• Co-owns development, maintenance and adherence of pricing and promo guidelines and guardrails
• Models, presents recommendations to leadership and executes pricing actions
• Collaborates with sales on customer pricing and investment initiatives including Joint Business Planning
• Leads the commercial planning process for the sales organization at the customer level
• Collaborates with the sales team to write effective annual business plans to deliver volume, investment and profit goals, including expanding our distribution and display presence
• Manages the Commercial Senior Financial Analyst to support the above responsibilities

As our Commercial Finance Manager
, you will take ownership of the strategic management and growth of the Costco business, directly influencing revenue, distribution expansion, and brand penetration.

Your work will strengthen our position within a critical retail partner, enhance cross-functional collaboration, and support Ornua’s continued growth across North America.

You bring a passion for driving commercial growth and building strong customer partnerships. You thrive in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment and are skilled at balancing strategic planning with execution.

Your strong analytical capabilities, relationship management skills and ability to influence stakeholders enable you to deliver impactful results and identify new opportunities for growth.

At Ornua, success is not just about what you do — it’s how you do it. You bring our values to live by seeking new ideas, making things happen, showing care for others, and achieving great things together.

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, or a related field.
• 7+ years of Commercial Finance experience.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills with the ability to analyze, model, and consolidate large datasets.
• Experience partnering with commercial or sales organizations to support revenue growth and profitability initiatives.
• Experience developing financial models, pricing analyses, and business recommendations.
• Strong analytical, communication, and business partnering skills.
• Experience with Trade Promotion Management system

• Previous experience within a Consumer-Packaged Goods (CPG) organization.
• Experience supporting US club, mass, grocery, or food service channels.
• Experience evaluating promotional effectiveness and trade investment performance.
• Experience leading customer-level planning, pricing strategy, and Joint Business Planning initiatives.
• Prior people management or team leadership experience.

Ornua is a purpose-driven, values-led co-operative creating value for Irish dairy farming families through our global operations. With 10 business units, 16 production facilities, and in-market teams across the world, we operate through two divisions —…