Commercial Finance Manager

Title: Manager, Commercial Finance.

Top 3 mandatory skills:

1. Finance business partnering with cross functional leadership
2. Advanced excel and systems experience (SAP, FCC, Cloud, Oracle)
3. Driver based forecasting, budgeting and P&L management

Other Details

Interview Round: 2-3 rounds and Virtual
Working time: 8am -5pm
Location: 100% remote, east coast time zone preferred, occasional domestic travel as needed for alignment with commercial team.
Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Finance or Accounting.

Purpose
This role will be a pivotal part of PerkinElmer’s global Commercial Finance team, offering an exciting opportunity to gain valuable regional and global experience to support your professional growth.
In this role, the Manager, Commercial Finance serves as the dedicated business partnering finance lead for the Americas Regional Vice President (RVP), who has commercial responsibility across both the Analytical Solutions (AS) and Customer Enablement (CE) Global Business Lines. We are looking for a motivated and strategic leader with a keen eye for detail who flourishes in a collaborative, matrixed environment and is comfortable operating with a meaningful degree of independence. In this high-visibility and high-impact role, you will own budgeting, forecasting, risk and opportunity identification, ad hoc analysis, and process improvement across both GBLs, manage one direct report, and escalate key decisions to the RVP and Commercial Finance Director as appropriate, to help drive the commercial success of the Americas region.

Responsibilities
• Financial Leadership: Own financial planning and forecasting processes across the Americas for both the AS and CE Global Business Lines, operating with a high degree of independence and ensuring accuracy and alignment with strategic objectives. Present findings and actionable recommendations to senior business leaders.
• Strategic Partnership: Serve as a trusted advisor to the Americas RVP and commercial leadership across AS and CE, providing insights to navigate ambiguity and accelerate profitable growth.
• Risk and Opportunity Management: Identify and quantify risks and opportunities across both GBLs, proactively flagging deviations from plan and keeping the RVP and senior leadership informed of financial status and impact.
• Complex Analysis: Own in-depth P&L analysis, variance reviews, and trend identification. Translate complex data into clear, actionable insights for decision-making.
• Budgeting, Forecasting & Variance Analysis: Own budgeting, forecasting, and monthly variance analysis for the Americas region, ensuring the financial forecast remains aligned with SIOP (Sales, Inventory, and Operations Planning).
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with commercial, operations, and finance teams to support strategic planning and business reviews.
• Process Improvement: Independently identify gaps and develop initiatives to enhance financial processes, improve efficiency, and strengthen internal controls across the organization.
• Support the Regional VP with price, volume, and mix analysis, along with cost variance insights versus prior year and AOP, ensuring the growth plan remains aligned with overall business objectives.
• People Leadership: Manage and develop one direct report, providing guidance and technical support; share best practices and foster a culture of continuous improvement.

Basic Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Finance or Accounting.
• Minimum 7 years of experience in financial planning and analysis, with at least 4 years in a commercial finance or business partnering role.
• Advanced knowledge in MS Excel
• Fluent in English; additional language skills a plus.

Preferred Characteristics
• Experience working in a matrixed, multi-cultural, global organization.
• Demonstrated success of collaborating with business leaders and cross-functional colleagues.
• Effective communication and presentation skills, with the ability to translate technical information into actionable business insights.
• Operates with minimal supervision; expected to develop and lead initiatives and manage multiple tasks in a faced-paced environment.
• Experience interacting with senior leadership and cross-functional teams to drive business outcomes.
• Prior experience managing or directly supervising staff is preferred but not required.
• Experience with SAP, Hyperion (HFM/Essbase), Business Objects, Advanced Excel skills
• Familiarity with AI tools (e.g., Copilot, Claude, or finance-specific AI platforms) to automate or enhance finance processes is a plus.