Commercial Finance Manager

If you are experienced Commercial Financial Analyst in the Louisville market and you are looking for that next step in your career with a great company, please contact me right away to discuss this opportunity! LHH is partnering with our growing manufacturing client in their search for a Commercial Finance Manager. This position will be responsible for cultivating a strong relationship with the Global Commercial team, being viewed as a trusted partner and advisor. You will consolidate monthly sales reporting, prepare the weekly sales forecast, create the annual budget and continually work with customer support to streamline processes. Our client offers a great culture, competitive compensation/benefits and tremendous growth opportunity!

Key aspects of this role:

• Pro-actively seeks out interaction with the team through face-to-face communication and frequent engagement; is viewed as a trusted partner.
• Consolidated Monthly Sales Reporting: Prepares monthly sales and margin reports, providing in-depth analyses and key-take-aways and identifying margin improvement opportunities
• Sustains a strong understanding of the Sales Funnel for reporting and revenue growth opportunities
• Collaborates with the Global Commercial team on the annual budget
• Weekly Sales Forecast: Supports the CFO and Global IT in the development of the Weekly Sales Forecast and improving open order reporting
• Monitors and reports on past due accounts receivable and discusses with Global Commercial team prior to customer sales visits.
• Owns the Transfer Pricing process for intercompany sales; communicates status with impacted parties.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Bachelors’ Degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or Business
• 5+ years of relevant experience; commercial finance experience REQUIRED
• Must have exceptional analytical and problem solving skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills required
• High level of comfort with personal interface and engagement