Commercial Finance Manager

Job Title:

Commercial Finance Professional

Job Description

This role provides commercial finance leadership and strategic support to cross-functional teams, including Sales, Engineering, Operations, and Product. The Commercial Finance Professional leads pricing and profitability analysis, manages the quote-to-launch process, and delivers robust financial planning and reporting. The position plays a key role in evaluating investments, optimizing product line performance, and presenting clear financial insights that guide data-driven decisions in a fast-paced, hybrid work environment.

Responsibilities

+ Provide financial leadership and strategic support to Sales, Engineering, Operations, and Product teams to enable informed commercial and operational decisions.

+ Lead pricing, quoting, and profitability analysis for new and existing business opportunities, ensuring competitive and profitable proposals.

+ Manage the quote-to-launch process, including development of business cases, evaluation of capital investments and tooling, and ongoing program financial tracking.

+ Drive forecasting, budgeting, reporting, and capital planning activities across product lines, ensuring accurate and timely financial information.

+ Perform NPV, IRR, ROI, and cash flow analyses to evaluate investments, programs, and business opportunities.

+ Analyze product line profitability, pricing strategies, and portfolio performance to identify opportunities to improve pricing, margins, and operational efficiency.

+ Develop customer pricing models and service cost estimates that support competitive bids and sustainable profitability.

+ Create and deliver financial presentations and recommendations to customers and internal stakeholders to support data-driven decision-making.

+ Monitor change requests, variance reporting, and production-to-service pricing impacts to ensure financial integrity and transparency.

+ Support order book management by providing financial analysis and reporting on orders, backlog, and revenue impacts.

+ Provide ad hoc financial analysis and insights to support commercial, operational, and strategic objectives.

+ Mentor and develop finance team members, strengthening analytical capabilities and enhancing the overall business impact of the finance function.

+ Support month-end activities, including reconciliations and reporting, to ensure accurate financial statements.

+ Collaborate with cross-functional teams to manage changing priorities, resolve conflicts, and successfully execute multiple projects simultaneously.

Essential Skills

+ Strong experience in cost accounting, financial planning and analysis (FP&A), and financial reporting.

+ Proficiency in forecasting, budgeting, and capital planning processes.

+ Demonstrated experience in pricing, quoting, and profitability analysis for commercial opportunities.

+ Hands-on experience with ERP systems and financial reporting tools.

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Experience with Spreadsheet Server and Smart View or similar financial reporting and analysis tools.

+ Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office, with a strong emphasis on Excel for financial modeling and analysis.

+ Proven ability to perform NPV, IRR, ROI, and cash flow analyses to evaluate investments and business opportunities.

+ Strong financial analysis, modeling, and reporting skills with the ability to communicate insights clearly to all levels of the organization.

+ Experience supporting month-end close activities, reconciliations, and accounts payable processes.

+ Demonstrated ability to manage quoting processes, capital planning, and cash flow analysis.

+ Effective team player with strong interpersonal and cross-functional communication abilities.

+ Self-motivated, results-driven professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment with minimal supervision.

+ Strong analytical, problem-solving, and investigative skills with exceptional attention to detail.

+ Ability to manage changing priorities, resolve conflicts, and successfully execute multiple projects simultaneously.

+ Ability to successfully complete all required pre-employment assessments.

Additional

Skills & Qualifications

+ CPA or CMA certification preferred.

+ Experience working with…