Category Commercial Finance Manager

Job ID: 5186 

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Newell Brands is a leading $8.3B consumer products company with a portfolio of iconic brands such as Graco®, Coleman®, Oster®, Rubbermaid® and Sharpie®, and 25,000 talented employees around the world. Our high-performance culture, unparalleled curiosity about the world around us, and talented people fuel our success. Our culture is enabled through our core values which guide all we do and how we win as One Newell. They are Integrity, Teamwork, Passion for Winning, Ownership & Leadership.

The Category Commercial Finance Manager reports to the Director, Brand Finance and will partner with segment Brand Marketing, Brand Finance, Pricing and MD&P teams to help drive profitable growth for the business. This role will support efforts to deliver customer and consumer value through participation in the Brand Management model as well as with tracking and quantifying the effectiveness pricing, promotions, and contract effectiveness. 

Specific Responsibilities

• Leads forecasting of Sales, Trade Funding, Mix, Trade A/R and Customer Accruals into regional, segment and corporate processes
• Evaluates forecasts for variations and ensures understanding and accuracy
• Delivers high quality variance analysis and narratives for Brand x Channel intersections; Heavily supported by Sales Commercial Finance
• Own US elements of the sales walk (pricing, distribution, NPD, market, etc)
• Understand price/mix drivers and opportunities for category improvement
• Act as a main liaison from Customer Commercial Finance to Segment Brand & MD&P teams
• Provide dedicated support to Segment MD&P leads and their teams including Segment RGM resources
• Directs decision support activity and acts as consolidated point of approval for high-value decisions/exceptions in collaboration with Sales Commercial Finance (ex. top customer line reviews, high value promotions, DI/DA, etc.)
• Tracks key, material decisions (incremental funding, programming changes, tariff exceptions, etc.) which to provide as forecast inputs
• Acts as “Customer Finance” support for Segment B2B Sales
• Actively participates in the Americas Sales Operating Rhythm (ex. CBRs, WBRs)
• Actively participate in Commercial Finance COE team meetings, projects, etc
• Assist with month-end and quarter-end close activities including variance commentary and reporting
• Proactively owns, identifies, and solves issues assigned to them
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, as timeline to action may be tight and require significant cross-functional coordination.
• Strong business acumen and ability to share business knowledge with non-financial individuals.
• Drive automation and scalability of financial processes and reporting tool
• Understand all internal and external requirements and deliverables
• Ad hoc projects as assigned.

Key Qualifications:

• BA/BS degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Management or Economics
• Strong Business acumen and analytical skills with the ability to distill complex data into clear, actionable insights
• Excellent communication and presentation skills - able to engage stakeholders at all levels
• Self-starter mentality with a focus on accuracy, accountability, and ownership
• 7+ years of relevant finance experience, preferably in Consumer-Packaged Goods (CPG)
• Proficiency in MS Office applications (Access, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.), computer literate.
• Experience with SAP and Oracle/Hyperion planning systems strongly preferred.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Comfortable with ambiguity and changing priorities
• Self-motivated in achieving goals and completing routine tasks.
• Ability to work as part of a team and interface with others across all levels of the organization, work independently and as part of a team to solve problems given limited resources and time, have a strong work ethic, and adhere to deadlines

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Newell Brands (NASDAQ: NWL) is a leading global consumer goods company with a strong portfolio of well-known brands, including Rubbermaid, Sharpie, Graco, Coleman, Rubbermaid Commercial Products, Yankee Candle, Paper Mate, FoodSaver, Dymo, EXPO, Elmer’s, Oster, NUK, Spontex and Campingaz. We are focused on delighting consumers by lighting up everyday moments. Newell Brands and its subsidiaries are Equal Opportunity Employers and comply with applicable employment laws. EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled are encouraged to apply.