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Gates Corporation · 1 day ago

Senior Manager, Commercial Finance

Denver, CO

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$150K/yr - $165K/yr

10+ years exp

Gates Corporation is a leading manufacturer of application-specific fluid power and power transmission solutions. The Senior Manager, Commercial Finance will oversee financial planning and analytics, driving informed business decisions and identifying growth opportunities within a team managing nearly $2B in annual revenue.

Industrial Automation

No H1B

Responsibilities

Lead the FP&A team responsible for annual planning, rolling forecasts, and scenario modeling across revenue, cost, and margin

Design and implement driver-based planning models to align financial outcomes with key operational levers (volume, labor, materials, utilization)

Partner with manufacturing, supply chain, and commercial leaders to integrate operational data into financial plans and forecasts

Provide decision support on capital investments, cost optimization initiatives, and growth projects, with robust what-if analysis

Build and maintain a single source of truth for FP&A, standardizing reporting and leveraging automation tools to reduce manual effort

Translate financial and operational trends into insights that support proactive decision-making

Serve as a strategic advisor to senior leadership, ensuring financial plans anticipate external market shifts, input cost changes, and demand volatility

Support the North America revenue and margin consolidation, ensuring consolidated plans achieve financial performance targets for the region

Ensure compliance with internal controls, SOX requirements, and company policies

Qualification

Financial Planning & AnalysisForecastingBudgetingPerformance MeasurementExcelPowerPointOraclePower BICoaching MindsetData-Driven Decision MakingLeadershipCommunication SkillsIntegrity

Required

Degree in Finance, Accounting, or Economics

10 plus years of progressive experience in FP&A

At least 2 years in a manager role, with demonstrated success in building FP&A capabilities

Strong knowledge of forecasting, budgeting, and performance measurement methodologies

Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship

Strong ability to connect financial insights with operational and strategic decisions

Proactive leader comfortable with ambiguity, able to simplify complexity into actionable recommendations

Self-motivated, with a focus on continuous improvement and an eagerness for personal development

Skilled in building high-performing FP&A teams, with a coaching mindset to develop talent

Demonstrated ability to improve forecast accuracy, cycle times, and stakeholder confidence in financial outputs

Passion for data-driven decision making, leveraging technology to modernize FP&A

Unquestionable integrity and discretion

Excited to challenge the status quo of current processes, while utilizing prior experience to drive innovation and enhancement in the team's responsibilities

Works well under pressure, effectively handles conflict, and demonstrates flexibility in work style to accommodate changing priorities and fixed deadlines

Ability to manage competing demands, flexibility in varying processes, with a demonstrated capability to solve complex issues

Strong accounting knowledge

Highly proficient in Excel and PowerPoint

Experience utilizing financial and reporting tools such as Oracle and Power BI

Strong written/verbal communication skills in analytically based content, effective presenter, with experience presenting to senior leadership

Preferred

MBA preferred

Experience in manufacturing or related industries

Benefits

Bonus Eligible

Medical, Dental, Vision insurance, and other voluntary benefit options: benefits begin on the first day of the month immediately following your date of hire.

Eligible for 3 weeks of paid vacation + 11 holidays (9 scheduled & 2 floating) + 8 sick days. All vacation days are accrued.

401(k): 3% company contribution and additional 3% company match

Tuition Reimbursement