Senior Manager, Commercial Financial Planning & Analysis

Senior Manager, Commercial Financial Planning & Analysis

This position is responsible for Commercial Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) activities for the Proprietary reporting segment, with primary responsibility for revenue reporting and forecasting. The role works cross-functionally with Commercial, Supply Chain, and Operations to align forecasts, evaluate risks and opportunities, and enable decision-making that improves forecast accuracy and business performance. In addition, the role supports the business in setting and executing strategy, developing budgets and strategic plans, and establishing short- and long-term objectives.

Responsibilities include delivering monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting and analysis; participating in global business reviews; leading budgeting, forecasting, and strategic planning processes; and developing business cases for strategic investments. Based on financial analysis and business insights, the incumbent recommends strategies and actions to improve performance and profitability. This role is global in scope and site-agnostic.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Owns Commercial financial planning and analysis activities for the Proprietary reporting segment, supporting strategy formulation and execution and helping establish short- and long-term business objectives.
• Owns the revenue forecasting process, including development, consolidation, analysis, and communication of monthly, quarterly, and annual outlooks.
• Serves as finance business partner in the SIOP process, ensuring alignment between demand, supply, operational plans, and financial forecasts.
• Partners cross-functionally with Commercial, Supply Chain, Operations, and other stakeholders to evaluate forecast assumptions, demand trends, risks, and opportunities.
• Proactively identifies and addresses significant variances to budget, prior year, and forecast, and drives corrective actions where needed to improve performance.
• Supports development and execution of the annual budget, forecasts, and strategic plan.
• Prepares ad hoc analyses and develops financial models to support strategic and operational decision-making, including business cases for strategic investments.
• Provides financial insights and scenario analysis to support decisions related to revenue, volume, mix, margin, and other key business drivers.
• Delivers monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting and analysis, and participates in global business reviews and leadership discussions.
• Leads process improvement and digitization initiatives leveraging SAP, Power BI, and other technologies to enhance reporting, forecasting, and real-time decision-making.
• Periodically leads global projects involving financial systems implementations and standardization of FP&A processes.
• Partners closely with the Controller's group to understand actual results and related impacts, while continuously improving the reporting of business performance.
• Applies external best practices to strengthen forecasting, reporting, and analytical capabilities.
• Recommends strategies and actions to improve business performance and profitability.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education:

Bachelor's Degree Finance or Accounting or equivalent experience required. Master's Degree MBA, CMA and/or CPA preferred.

Work Experience:

Minimum 10 years of relevant work experience in Financial Planning and Analysis, Finance Business Partnering, General Accounting, or other related areas.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Excellent technical and analytical skills in finance, forecasting, financial analysis, and budgeting. Understanding of business disciplines to develop, analyze and interpret financial data. Demonstrated ability to work in a team environment on a global basis. Strong…