Commercial Finance Director

This is an in-office role located in Syosset, NY, with a Monday - Friday schedule.

About the role

Shape a remarkable future with us. Build a career working for an industry leader that truly invests in their people—and equips them with leading technology, continuous learning, and the ability to bring their best selves to work. As North America's largest total beverage distributor, Southern Glazer’s is a family-owned business with deep roots dating back to 1933. The Director, Commercial Finance serves as a business partner to the Corporate Commercial team in optimizing and maximizing profit and delivering gross margin performance through effective pricing, promotions, and programming analysis. This role is responsible for embedding standardized tools and processes within the assigned region to ensure consistency and efficiencies in performance reporting and analytics. This role partners closely with Trade Development and supports Corporate Revenue Management objectives.

Responsibilities

• Provide analysis of pricing and promotional activities to drive effective use of trade spend and impact to internal profitability
• Analyze various data sources related to product/supplier financial performance, identify opportunities, and provide recommendations for areas of optimization
• Provide decision support to drive achievement of volume growth while protecting the value
• Participate in the development and adoption of new reporting tools as needed
• Lead Commercial Finance training delivery with the team to develop capabilities focused on margin enhancement inclusive of pricing and promotional spend management and effectiveness
• Assist with the development of the annual sales plan (volume/revenue/gross profit) for inclusion in the internal financial plan
• Support the consistent implementation of company initiatives; define guidelines/roadmap to drive local understanding and execution against priorities
• Ensure accurate and efficient distribution of commercial finance reports and other business intelligence essential to the commercial organization
• Recruit, select, orient, and train employees; conduct terminations, as needed
• Coach and counsel employees as applicable; discipline individuals according to company policy; plan and monitor employee goals, and appraise performance
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting or related field of study
• 5+ years of relevant experience with an emphasis on commercial experience, P&L responsibility, and forecasting
• Experience with financial planning and pricing management in the CPG industry; supplier and wholesaler experience
• Knowledge of applicable state regulations and adult beverage market dynamics

Physical Demands

• Considerable amount of time sitting and typing/keyboarding, using a computer (e.g., keyboard, mouse, and monitor), or adding machine
• Occasional walking, bending, reaching, standing, squatting, and stooping
• May require occasional lifting/lowering, pushing, carrying, or pulling up to 20 lbs

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical and prescription drug coverage
• Dental and vision plans
• Tax-saving Flexible Spending Accounts
• Disability coverage and life insurance plans
• 401(k) plan
• Tuition assistance
• Wellness program
• Parental leave
• Vacation accrual and paid sick leave

Pay

Southern Glazer’s offers a competitive compensation package with expected first-year total earnings of $185,000 - $195,000 per year plus bonus. This salary range is an average for this position. In determining a final offer, the company will evaluate a specific candidate's education, skills, and experience.