Associate Manager, Commercial Finance - multiple opportunities

About the role

Due to internal mobility and special project assignments within the Finance organization, SC Johnson anticipates opportunities for FP&A roles at the Associate Manager level.

Key responsibilities

• Collaborate with commercial teams to prepare budgets and forecasts that achieve sales, share and profit targets.
• Problem solve and develop contingency plans, including identifying risks/opportunities and recommending changes in support of strategy.
• Perform complex finance activities, including monthly and ad hoc financial statement analysis and commentary, pricing analytics, and scenario modeling while also ensuring accuracy of monthly and year-end financial statements.
• Provide financial counsel to cross-functional teams, improving decision making and developing solutions to address business issues.
• Drive financial analysis, understanding P&L and balance sheet implications, including pricing strategy reviews with Net Revenue Management.
• Serve as a key business advisor to commercial teams, providing timely and in-depth analyses of planned and executed marketing, trade and/or growth initiatives (i.e. New Product Developments, Joint Business Partnerships).
• Drive Delivered Profit improvement by working cross-functionally to identify and implement cost savings projects.
• Implement and monitor internal controls and develop process improvements and lead special projects across the region that support corporate initiatives/objectives, and, identify and implement best practices and processes to improve efficiency or increase analytical capabilities.

Required experience

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting or relevant business discipline and 5+ years of directly related experience; OR advanced degree with 3+ years of directly related experience
• Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future sponsorship for full-time employment.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCES AND SKILLS

• Experience in cost management, sales finance, exposure to marketing/strategic business issues, significant analytical projects, and fundamental accounting.
• Demonstrated analytical skillset (i.e., complex financial analysis, discounted cash flow/project valuation) and financial statement management (P&L analysis and modeling).
• Proficient in ROI analytics and trade-off analysis of marketing and trade spending.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills; ability to communicate clearly and concisely with all levels of the organization.
• Business Planning and Consolidation (BPC), SAP, Microsoft Suite.
• Proven ability to work cross-functionally and make meaningful contributions to a team while influencing others and leading projects through effective collaboration to achieve objectives and produce results.

Job requirements

• Full time position based in a Racine or Mt. Pleasant office location
• Remote work is available once a week for eligible employees
• Roles will NOT be eligible for domestic relocation