Senior Finance Manager - Commercial Controllership Finance

The primary objective of this position is to provide financial leadership for the Plan and LRP planning process for the Commercial Controllership Organization. Responsible for financial analysis, recommendations, and decision-making support, including development and implementation of processes to enable accurate and timely consolidations of the Plan and LRP.

Responsibilities
- Lead annual Plan and Long-Range Planning processes for Global Commercial.
- Own forecast coordination by aligning inputs, validating assumptions, and delivering timely, accurate forecasts.
- Prepare planning materials and executive-ready insights for leadership, Corporate Planning, and Global Commercial Finance.
- Partner cross-functionally (Finance, commercial teams, Corporate functions, Legal, R&D, Operations) to achieve shared goals.
- Perform system tie-outs and quality checks to ensure data accuracy, integrity, and consistency.
- Improve/standardize planning tools, templates, schedules, deliverables, and reporting.
- Analyze performance vs. Plan, LBE, prior year, and benchmarks to identify trends, drivers, risks, opportunities, and variances.
- Provide clear, actionable financial analysis, recommendations, and ad hoc insights.
- Lead and develop a high-performing finance team.
- Foster ownership through collaboration, accountability, problem-solving, continuous improvement, and partnership.

Qualifications
- 8+ years progressive accounting or finance experience.
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance required; MBA or CPA preferred.
- Strong understanding of financial planning processes.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Knowledge of SAP and BPC; Power BI (or similar) and automated systems experience.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (primarily Excel and PowerPoint).
- Strong data problem-solving and analytical interpretation skills.
- Ability to work independently and across multiple functions/divisions; meet tight deadlines.