Commercial Finance Manager - Customer Strategy & Insights

In this role as a Finance Manager, you will support our commercial team and go-to-market strategies through program modeling and deal-shaping guidance. This role performs a variety of financial modeling, analysis, and forecasting, while partnering with our field marketing and sales support teams to provide financial consulting, advice and support. Strong collaboration and communication are key to success.

This position is hybrid with a minimum of 2-3 days per week at Global Campus in Westbrook, ME.

What you will be doing:

• Finance partner for the Commercial Field-Marketing and Sales Support teams
• Support business and commercial decisions, including performing ad hoc financial forecasting, analysis and modeling and special project support as needed, largely around customer-facing marketing programs performance and efficacy.
• Owner of financial model utilized by sales support, including on-going updates and maintenance.
• Partnering with sales support team to review deal models or answer questions on the output of the financial model
• Key contributor to monthly Health of Business content and identifying of storylines and themes seen in our commercial business
• Participate in the strategic planning, annual budget, and quarterly forecast process, providing guidance on impacts of marketing programs and customer discounting on revenue.
• Identify and implement processes and improvements in planning, analysis and reporting. This includes leveraging information technology (SQL, Python, etc.) to automate, streamline, and integrate processes.
• Work with multiple systems including SAP, EPM (SAP Excel Add-on), Snow Flake and Business Intelligence (formerly Business Objects)
• Manages direct report, assigning work, monitoring activities and evaluating performance. Provides coaching and guidance to staff and promotes staff training and development.
• Supports the development of team policies and procedures.
• Identifies and implements strategies and efficiencies to enhance customer experience and align with business operations.
• Prepares various analyses as needed to highlight issues and resolve questions.
• Participate in the monthly close process which includes comparing actual performance to the latest financial outlook and reviewing accuracy of revenue results and underlying customer dynamics.

What you will need to succeed:

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 10-yrs relevant experience in financial planning and analysis.
• Analytical skills.
• Detail oriented.
• Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines.
• Ability to manage and lead a team, including organizing, prioritizing and directing work activities.
• Collaboration and business relationship-building skills required.
• Reasoning, problem solving and analytical skills to resolve issues.
• Project management skills and abilities.
• Communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Solid computer skills, including Microsoft Office. Advanced programming skills preferred but not required.