Manager, Commercial Finance

Role Overview

• Own commercial forecasting for assigned accounts and/or channels, including volume, net sales, trade spend, and key revenue drivers, in partnership with Sales and Marketing.
• Challenge assumptions and inputs in commercial analyses, identifying when the initial approach should shift based on data or changing business context.
• Support consolidation and review of customer
• and channel-level forecasts, helping identify key risks and opportunities.
• Partner cross-functionally to translate commercial plans into financial forecasts and performance insights.
• Support the Annual Operating Plan (AOP), Long-Range Planning (LRP), and reforecast cycles through development of assumptions, analyses, and scenario modeling.
• Prepare Net Sales and commercial performance reporting, including KPIs, variance analysis, and clear commentary.
• Develop actionable insights on performance drivers, risks, and opportunities, with recommendations to support decision-making.
• Communicate findings clearly to cross-functional partners, tailoring analysis to the audience and business context.
• Execute ad-hoc financial and strategic analyses to support customer strategies, pricing initiatives, and other commercial priorities.
• Ensure analytical outputs are accurate and internally consistent through independent validation of assumptions and results.
• Analyze trade and promotional performance, including pre-event scenario modeling and post-event analysis.
• Deliver analytics across pricing, promotion, mix, and trade investment to support net revenue optimization, and clearly articulate and validate the analytical logic linking inputs (price, mix, trade) to financial outcomes.
• Support pricing analysis, including list price and price-pack architecture scenario modeling.
• Evaluate pricing, promotion, and trade scenarios holistically, making trade-offs explicit (e.g., volume vs. profitability, short
• vs. long-term impact) and clearly articulating the financial logic behind recommendations.
• Manage day-to-day tracking of trade and commercial budgets, monitoring spend versus plan and explaining variances.
• Support maintenance and improvement of Commercial Finance tools, systems, and reporting processes, including Trade Promotion Management systems.
• Manage and develop junior team members, fostering strong financial acumen and stewardship across the team.
• Act as a strong financial partner to Sales and Marketing teams, building trust through accuracy, insight, and responsiveness.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, Analytics, or a related field required.
• 4–7 years of experience in Commercial Finance, FP&A, or analytics-focused finance roles.
• Experience in the Consumer-Packaged Goods (CPG) industry required, with preference for recent, hands-on commercial finance experience
• Experience supporting commercial teams through forecasting, trade or promotional analysis, and pricing work.
• Experience supporting AOP, reforecasting, and planning processes.
• Advanced Excel skills, including financial modeling and scenario analysis, ability to build, audit, and explain models and assumptions independently.
• Experience with Business Intelligence tools (e.g., Power BI).
• Familiarity with syndicated data sources (e.g., Circana, Nielsen, SPINS).
• Working knowledge of Net Revenue Management (pricing, promotion, mix, trade investment).
• Experience with Trade Promotion Management systems a plus.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to connect financial outcomes to business drivers and clearly articulate cause-and-effect relationships and trade-offs.
• Clear communicator who can translate analysis into actionable insights, insights and make underlying assumptions, trade-offs, and decision logic visible to stakeholders
• Comfortable working in a dynamic, evolving environment with ambiguity, including the ability to challenge assumptions and adapt approach when needed.
• A personal connection to the Simple Mills mission and a fervent desire to improve the food system to help people and the planet thrive.

Benefits

• Competitive Compensation: This role offers a salary range of $105,000 to $120,000
• Annual Bonus Opportunity: Eligible for an annual bonus as part of our commitment to recognizing team contributions and company success.
• Holistic Benefits: A variety of health, financial, and wellness programs to help you feel your best and plan for the future.
• Time to Recharge: We believe your best work comes when you have space to rest, refocus, and show up fully—our time off approach is built with that in mind.
• Everyday Well-Being: From lifestyle perks to innovation shipments, we find meaningful ways to support you in living simply and feeling well.