What are the responsibilities and job description for the Commercial Finance Manager position at Southern Glazer’s Beverage Company?
Commercial Finance Manager
Company Overview:
Southern Glazer’s Beverage Company of Massachusetts and Rhode Island is part of Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits, the world’s pre-eminent distributor of beverage alcohol, proudly a multi-generational, family-owned company with operations in 47 states plus the District of Columbia, the Caribbean, and Canada. We offer an array of careers focused on delivering a captivating and rewarding experience. We challenge our colleagues every step of the way and provide them with tools to grow, succeed and accomplish their personal and professional goals. Together, we can deliver the highest quality service to each of our customers and put you on the career path you’ve been looking for.
Overview:
The Commercial Finance Manager is responsible for financial planning and execution, focusing on optimizing pricing strategies and driving profitability alongside local finance leadership and commercial teams. This role will involve detailed financial modeling, market analysis, and collaboration with local and regional cross functional teams to support strategic decision-making.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Conduct financial forecasting and planning, including volume trend analysis.
- Support the development of local pricing strategies to gain share while ensuring compliance and evaluating effectiveness / internal profitability.
- Monitor and report on business performance against financial targets, using various data sources to provide analysis required for internal/external business reviews.
- Collaborate with commercial teams to develop gap-closing strategies and investment opportunities.
- Utilize financial tools and technologies (enterprise standard tools as well as third party tools such as Nielsen) to enhance analytical capabilities.
- Proactively manage fund balances through spend analysis vs. budgets.
- Enable the development of finance talent through building capabilities while fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree plus at least three years of relevant experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience
- Knowledge of finance and accounting practices, financial analysis, and reporting
- Experience with P&L responsibility, financial planning, and pricing management in the CPG industry; or related work experience with an industry supplier and wholesaler
Physical Demands:
- Physical demands include a considerable amount of time sitting and typing/keyboarding, using a computer (e.g., keyboard, mouse, and monitor), or adding machine
- Physical demands with activity or condition may occasionally include walking, bending, reaching, standing, and stooping
- May require occasional lifting/lowering, pushing, carrying, or pulling up to 20lbs
Compensation:
Southern Glazer’s offers a competitive compensation package with expected annual total earnings between $99,000- $142,000/year including incentives. This salary range is an average range for this position. In determining a final offer, the company will evaluate a specific candidate's education, skills and experience and will make an offer appropriately.
What We Offer:
Southern Glazer’s Beverage Company provides benefits, support programs, resources and expertise to help employees live healthier and safer lives—at work and on the road.
- Eligibility for the following benefits depends on employment status.
- Competitive compensation package
- Harvard Pilgrim Medical insurance
- Guardian Dental insurance
- VSP vision insurance
- Hyatt Legal Plans
- Generous Paid Time Off
- Paid Holidays
- Company paid Long Term Disability
- Company paid Life Insurance
- Confidential Employee Assistance Program
- Supplemental Insurance options
- Medicare Specialist for retirement planning
- 100% paid tuition for WSET and Cicerone certification programs
EEO Employer Statement:
Southern Glazer's Beverage Company, an Affirmative Action/EEO employer, prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. Southern Glazer’s Beverage Company provides competitive compensation based on estimated performance level consistent with the past relevant experience, knowledge, skills, abilities and education of employees.
Salary : $99,000 - $142,000