Commercial Finance Manager POST NUMBER: 465833

We are seeking a strategic Commercial Finance Lead to support a U.S. consumer business. This role serves as a key financial partner to commercial and cross-functional leadership, owning full P&L performance and driving profitable growth through insight, analysis, and strong business partnership. The company offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the Commercial Finance Lead for the U.S. business, owning the full P&L from gross sales to net earnings

• Partner with Sales, Marketing, Supply Chain, R&D, and Innovation to evaluate strategies, trade-offs, and new initiatives

• Lead financial planning and analysis, including the Annual Operating Plan, monthly forecasting, and Long-Range Planning

• Provide forward-looking insights, identify risks and opportunities, and recommend actions to improve performance

• Translate financial results into clear, actionable insights for senior leaders

• Mentor and develop direct reports while contributing to a high-performing finance team

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field

• 7 years of progressive finance experience (FP&A, commercial finance, or business unit finance)

• Strong understanding of brand, customer, and commercial strategy

• Demonstrated experience managing a full P&L and providing business-unit financial leadership

• Advanced financial modeling and analytical skills with strong business acumen

• Proven ability to influence senior leaders, challenge assumptions, and partner cross-functionally

• Strong communication skills, including the ability to present complex financial topics to non-finance audiences

• Experience leading, mentoring, and developing teams

• Experience with sales, pricing, and trade promotion data (preferred)

• Experience with enterprise financial systems, planning tools, and BI platforms (preferred)

• Master’s degree or MBA (preferred)

Vaco by Highspring values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.

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Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:

• the individual’s skill sets, experience and training;
• licensure and certification requirements;
• office location and other geographic considerations;
• other business and organizational needs.

With that said, as required by local law, Vaco by Highspring believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.