Associate Commercial Finance Manager

1. BASIC PURPOSE OF THE POSITION:
The Associate Commercial Finance Manager partners with the Commercial Team to drive financial
collaboration, act as a co-pilot in navigating business challenges, and enhance the commercial finance
team's capabilities.
• Support the Commercial Finance Manager in delivering customer profitability analysis,
strategic planning, co-pilot and influence Sales, RTM, Trade Marketing teams.
• Develop a clear understanding of Route-to-Market and Cost-to-Serve, identifying opportunities
for analysis and efficiency improvements.
• Lead monthly management reporting, providing data visualization on sales performance by
product, channel, customer, and region, with actionable insights.
• Oversee the master data management process to ensure accurate and up-to-date information
in SAP.
• Ensure a smooth, accurate, and timely month-end closing process for Sales P&L.
2. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:
1. Manage and control the Sales and Trade Marketing budget, ensuring accurate
monthly and annual cost analysis, proper accruals, and compliance with Local
and Group Policies.
2. Prepare, reconcile, and analyze the Sales P&L during the month-end closing
process.
3. Develop insightful reports for Commercial and Finance teams, covering Channel,
and Customer Profitability.
4. Prepare and present monthly financial updates to the Commercial Team.
5. Actively participate in regular meetings with the Commercial Team, providing
financial insights and support.
6. Conduct financial analysis and develop business cases for promotions and
commercial initiatives as needed.
7. Play a key role in the S&OP process (DR, PMR, IRR), providing relevant data
and analysis to support business KPI delivery.
8. Develop forecast models for Trade Spend and Salesforce/Cost-to-Serve as part
of the Integrated Reconciliation Review. Partner with Sales & Marketing to deliver
insights and improvement initiatives.
9. Support the annual budget process, Long-Range Plan, Commercial Strategies,
and other key milestones within the Commercial Finance function.
10. Lead Commercial Finance initiatives for master data standardization, report
simplification, data visualization, and other digital transformation efforts.
11. Perform additional finance-related duties as assigned.