Commercial Finance Manager, Automotive Finance

Role Overview

• Responsible for the coordination and consolidation of the Americas Automotive business forecast, analysis of forecasted and actual results, and driving special initiatives in partnership with the cross functional team to achieve business objectives.
• Responsibilities for special projects and analyses that change based on evolving business needs.
• Assist in streamlining processes and implementing tools to drive effective business decisions.
• Partner with cross-functional team to achieve business goals around Sales, Price, Margin, SG&A Expense, & Accounts Receivable.
• Ability to foster a spirit of cooperation and teamwork across a matrixed finance organization.
• Coordinate and consolidate the Annual Budget, Quarterly Forecasts, Annual Strategic Plan.
• Manage & oversee reporting requirements in a timely manner including variance analysis to Budget, Forecast and Prior Year, operating margin walks, supplemental data reporting, month end close, quarter reviews, daily sales, backlog and weekly orders.
• Consistently communicate with the Plant Controllers, Sales Leaders and Department Managers to drive transparency of financial results and outlook throughout the organization.
• Support monitoring of SG&A expense (including head count), price and AR initiatives, and evaluation of investment decisions.
• Identify, develop, and/or improve tools to manage the business, provide visibility into key metrics and drive operating performance.
• Partner with FP&A Leadership to meet timelines, reviews, and deliverables of the P&L and working capital forecast and results; as well as to initiate efforts to drive cost reduction and working capital improvement with foresight of business conditions.
• Partner with accounting on month-end accruals for rebates and price agreements.
• Contribute and participate in the Supply & Demand Planning process.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree required, preferably in Accounting or Finance.
• 4+ years of prior related work experience.
• Working knowledge of ERP and Financial reporting systems JD Edwards and Oracle Hyperion experience preferred.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills particularly Excel and PowerPoint.
• Strong communication, both verbal and written.
• Experience with next generation data tools (e.g. Tableau, Qlikview, PowerBI, Alteryx) and Artificial Intelligence a plus.
• Must have a strong foundation in finance & accounting, a passion for data analysis, a continuous improvement mindset.
• Work both independently and collaborate as a team member across multiple functions outside Finance.

Tech Stack

• ERP
• Oracle
• Tableau

Benefits

• Medical, dental, life, vision, disability, 401(k)
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• Discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and other partner programs