Commercial Finance Analyst

McLane Company is seeking a highly analytical and business‑minded Commercial Finance Analyst to shape customer strategy, pricing decisions, and long‑term profitability across one of the nation’s largest supply‑chain organizations. The role is based in Temple, Texas, and candidates should reside within a 50‑minute commute to support on‑site collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the financial partner for assigned customer segments and key accounts, providing profitability analysis, pricing support, and strategic recommendations.
• Develop and maintain financial models that support pricing decisions, forecasting, customer evaluations, and strategic initiatives.
• Analyze customer profitability, revenue, cost of goods sold, pricing, volume, and product mix to identify opportunities for growth and margin improvement.
• Evaluate commercial proposals, business opportunities, contract amendments, and customer economics to support informed decision‑making.
• Monitor customer and contract performance by comparing actual results to forecasts, budgets, and profitability targets.
• Investigate performance variances, identify key business drivers, and recommend corrective actions when necessary.
• Conduct scenario and sensitivity analyses to assess the financial impact of pricing, operational, and commercial decisions.
• Partner with Sales, Operations, Supply Chain, and Finance teams throughout the customer lifecycle, from opportunity assessment through implementation and ongoing performance management.
• Support pricing strategy development and ensure accurate implementation of contractual pricing, fees, and commercial terms.
• Develop reports, dashboards, and analytical tools that improve visibility into business performance and support strategic planning.
• Monitor industry trends, competitive activity, customer developments, and market dynamics to identify risks and opportunities.
• Drive process‑improvement initiatives that increase reporting efficiency, data quality, automation, and analytical capabilities.
• Support the ongoing enhancement, testing, and implementation of pricing tools, reporting systems, and financial models.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Statistics, Business Administration, or a related field (or equivalent professional experience).
• 1+ year of experience in Commercial Finance, FP&A, Pricing, Deal Desk, Financial Analysis, or a related analytical role.
• Experience supporting financial modeling, profitability analysis, budgeting, forecasting, pricing, or strategic business analysis.
• Experience working with large datasets and performing complex financial analysis (preferred).
• Experience within supply chain, distribution, logistics, consumer products, wholesale, or related industries (a plus).

Skills

• Strong financial acumen, including budgeting, forecasting, pricing, and profitability analysis.
• Advanced analytical and problem‑solving capabilities; ability to translate complex data into meaningful business recommendations.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills; experience with financial systems and reporting tools.
• Familiarity with Oracle Enterprise Performance Management, Tableau, Alteryx, Power BI, or similar analytical platforms (preferred).
• Ability to build and maintain complex financial models.
• Strong business partnership skills; ability to collaborate across multiple functions and influence decision‑making.
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills; ability to communicate financial concepts to technical and non‑technical audiences.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver high‑quality work in a fast‑paced environment.
• Curiosity, initiative, continuous‑improvement mindset, and strong attention to detail.

Benefits

• Day‑1 medical, dental, and vision insurance, FSA/HSA, and company‑paid life insurance.
• Paid time off begins on day one.
• 401(k) profit‑sharing plan after 90 days.
• Pet insurance, maternity/paternity leave, employee assistance programs, discount programs, tuition reimbursement, and more.

Schedule

Full‑time, Shift 1st – Day.