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Newell Brands · 22 hours ago

Category Commercial Finance Manager

Huntersville, NC

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

7+ years exp

Newell Brands is a leading consumer products company with a portfolio of iconic brands. The Category Commercial Finance Manager will partner with various teams to drive profitable growth, focusing on forecasting, variance analysis, and financial decision support.

ConsumerConsumer GoodsFashionHardwareManufacturing

Responsibilities

Leads forecasting of Sales, Trade Funding, Mix, Trade A/R and Customer Accruals into regional, segment and corporate processes

Evaluates forecasts for variations and ensures understanding and accuracy

Delivers high quality variance analysis and narratives for Brand x Channel intersections; Heavily supported by Sales Commercial Finance

Own US elements of the sales walk (pricing, distribution, NPD, market, etc)

Understand price/mix drivers and opportunities for category improvement

Act as a main liaison from Customer Commercial Finance to Segment Brand & MD&P teams

Provide dedicated support to Segment MD&P leads and their teams including Segment RGM resources

Directs decision support activity and acts as consolidated point of approval for high-value decisions/exceptions in collaboration with Sales Commercial Finance (ex. top customer line reviews, high value promotions, DI/DA, etc.)

Tracks key, material decisions (incremental funding, programming changes, tariff exceptions, etc.) which to provide as forecast inputs

Acts as 'Customer Finance' support for Segment B2B Sales

Actively participates in the Americas Sales Operating Rhythm (ex. CBRs, WBRs)

Actively participate in Commercial Finance COE team meetings, projects, etc

Assist with month-end and quarter-end close activities including variance commentary and reporting

Proactively owns, identifies, and solves issues assigned to them

Ability to manage multiple priorities, as timeline to action may be tight and require significant cross-functional coordination

Strong business acumen and ability to share business knowledge with non-financial individuals

Drive automation and scalability of financial processes and reporting tool

Understand all internal and external requirements and deliverables

Ad hoc projects as assigned

Qualification

Finance experienceAnalytical skillsSAPOracle/HyperionMS Office proficiencyCommunication skillsSelf-starter mentalityTeamworkProblem-solving

Required

BA/BS degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Management or Economics

Strong Business acumen and analytical skills with the ability to distill complex data into clear, actionable insights

Excellent communication and presentation skills - able to engage stakeholders at all levels

Self-starter mentality with a focus on accuracy, accountability, and ownership

7+ years of relevant finance experience, preferably in Consumer-Packaged Goods (CPG)

Proficiency in MS Office applications (Access, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.), computer literate

Excellent oral and written communication skills

Comfortable with ambiguity and changing priorities

Self-motivated in achieving goals and completing routine tasks

Ability to work as part of a team and interface with others across all levels of the organization, work independently and as part of a team to solve problems given limited resources and time, have a strong work ethic, and adhere to deadlines