Manager, Commercial Finance

We’re seeking an experienced Manager, Commercial Finance to join a global organization’s Commercial Finance team in a high-visibility role supporting the Americas commercial leadership organization. This is an excellent opportunity for a strategic finance professional who enjoys business partnering, financial analysis, forecasting, and working cross-functionally with senior leaders .

Title: Manager, Commercial Finance
Hiring Organization: Connexion Systems & Engineering

Compensation, Benefits, and Employment Type

• Duration: 1+ year contract
• Pay rate: Up to $62.06/hour
• Job Location: Shelton, CT
• Work Model: Remote
• Schedule: Monday – Friday, 8am – 5pm
• Job#: bh19423

Description:
We’re seeking an experienced Manager, Commercial Finance to join a global organization’s Commercial Finance team in a high-visibility role supporting the Americas commercial leadership organization.

This is an excellent opportunity for a strategic finance professional who enjoys business partnering, financial analysis, forecasting, and working cross-functionally with senior leaders.

What You’ll Do

• Serve as the primary finance business partner to the Americas Regional Vice President and commercial leadership teams.
• Own financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and monthly variance analysis across multiple business lines.
• Develop and manage driver-based forecasts and provide P&L insights to support business decisions.
• Identify and quantify financial risks and opportunities and proactively communicate impacts to senior leadership.
• Conduct in-depth P&L, price, volume, mix, cost, variance, and trend analysis.
• Translate complex financial data into clear, actionable recommendations.
• Partner with commercial, operations, and finance teams on strategic planning and business reviews.
• Identify opportunities to improve financial processes, efficiency, and internal controls.
• Support alignment between financial forecasts and SIOP (Sales, Inventory, and Operations Planning).
• Manage and develop one direct report.
• Present findings and recommendations to senior business leaders.

What We’re Looking For
Required:

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Finance or Accounting.
• 7+ years of experience in Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A).
• At least 4 years of experience in commercial finance or finance business partnering.
• Strong experience partnering with cross-functional and senior business leadership.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Experience with financial systems such as SAP, FCC, Oracle, or similar platforms.
• Strong experience with driver-based forecasting, budgeting, and P&L management.
• Ability to work independently and effectively in a complex, matrixed organization.

Preferred:

• Experience in a global, multicultural organization.
• Experience with SAP, Hyperion (HFM/Essbase), Business Objects, or similar financial systems.
• Prior people-management experience.
• Strong presentation and communication skills.
• Experience using AI tools such as Copilot, Claude, or finance-specific AI platforms to improve financial processes.

Why Consider This Opportunity?
This role offers the chance to work directly with senior commercial leadership while gaining regional and global finance experience. You’ll have significant ownership over forecasting, budgeting, financial analysis, and strategic decision-making in a collaborative, high-impact environment.

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