Manager Commercial Finance

Ab Electrolux; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Ab Electrolux is seeking a Manager, Commercial Finance to drive financial performance across Sales Channels. The role includes creating financial reports, coaching direct reports, and collaborating with Sales and other teams to enhance financial insights and strategies. Candidates must have strong leadership skills and a solid background in finance, with a focus on continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of progressive accounting/financial analysis experience required.
• Demonstrated ability to facilitate collaborative solutions to complex problems.
• Ability to influence and lead cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Preparation of timely and accurate financial reports to management.
• Leadership, coaching, and development of direct reports.
• Interpretation and communication of financial performance.

Skills

Leadership

Analytical skills

Interpersonal skills

Process improvement mindset

Education

BA in Finance

MBA

CPA designation

Tools

SAP

Job description

Deliver the results that drive change.

At Electrolux, a leading global appliance company, we strive every day to shape living for the better for our consumers, our people, and our planet. We share ideas and collaborate so that together, we can develop solutions that deliver enjoyable and sustainable living.

Come join us as you are. We believe diverse perspectives make us stronger and more innovative. In our global community of people from 100+ countries, we listen to each other, actively contribute, and grow together.

The Manager, Commercial Finance, has overall responsibility and accountability for understanding and communicating the financial position of specific Sales Channels within Canada. This role is responsible for providing financial support to the business leader of each respective Sales Channel, creating and maintaining periodic reports that analyze and communicate actual and expected performance, and scenario modeling of key initiatives to support critical business decisions. This role is also responsible for leadership, coaching and development of direct reports and collaborating with all members of the Finance Team. The Manager, Commercial Finance, plays a critical role in collaborative decision making with Sales, Pricing, Product Line and Marketing groups and provides valuable insight daily to the financial performance through analysis and reporting, in addition to acting as liaison with the centrally managed AR function to ensure customer issues, rebates and claims are effectively managed and resolved.

All about the role:

• Leadership, coaching, and development of direct reports
• Preparation of timely and accurate financial reports to management
• Interpretation and communication of financial performance, implications, recommendations
• Work closely with the Sales, Merchandising, FP&A, Operations and Marketing Teams to ensure connectivity within the financial organization and communications to the business partners are consistent
• Provide business insights that are aligned to Group, client and functional strategies
• Seek continuous improvement opportunities that improve efficiency of processes
• Customer rebate and claim management and reporting, including co-ordination with AR and Sales teams to effectively and efficiently resolve pending issues
• Profitability analysis of specific products and programs
• Assist in development of annual projections, periodic forecasts, and business architecture (profitability per channel/platform/market) analyses as required
• Investment request analysis
• Lead development of analytical tools (both tactical and strategic) including scenarios to reach growth and profitability targets
• Strengthen and support the internal control environment and compliance activities to safeguard the sector assets. Ensure the implementation of the financial policies and procedures of the corporation
• Develop strong working relationships with staff, peers and senior management as well as Global staff. Lead the staff development to have a continual path of up and coming talent.

Minimum Qualifications:

• BA in Finance or related field of study required; MBA a plus
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) designation preferred
• Minimum 5 years of progressive accounting/financial analysis experience required

Qualifications:

• Strong leadership qualities with definitive, successful experience in leadership positions
• Ability to drive change and effectively lead large, multi-departmental, cross-functional teams to successful achievement of corporate goals.
• Strong interpersonal skills – ability to thrive in a “matrix” organization
• Demonstrated ability to facilitate collaborative solutions to complex, multi-disciplinary problems and articulate features and benefits to appropriate management audiences
• Robust business understanding
• Strong analytical, planning and organizational skills
• Experience working with multi-dimensional financial statements
• Ability to influence peers, executives, etc. in a matrix organization
• Highly motivated / Driven / Proactive approach to business needs
• Ability to solve unstructured business and accounting problems and lead multiple priorities with little day to day direction
• Ability to adjust/react quickly to changes and changing priorities
• Solid understanding of accounting and financial concepts
• Strong technical and analytical skills, including experience in managing large ERP systems (SAP)
• Process improvement mindset. Identify and execute efficiency and continuous improvement opportunities

Physical Demands:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to operate computer keyboard and telephone. The employee is occasionally required to stand. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and ability to adjust focus. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

It is the policy of Electrolux North America, Inc. (‘ENA’) to select, develop and promote employees based on the individual's ability and job performance. It has been, and shall continue to be, the policy of ENA to provide Equal Employment Opportunity to all people in all aspects of the employer/employee relationship without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex/gender, national origin, citizenship, age (40 or older), disability (mental, physical or visual), genetic information, sexual orientation, status as a disabled veteran, veteran of the Vietnam era or as a member of the National Guard or Military Reserve, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law. This policy affects decisions including, but not limited to, an employee's compensation, benefits, terms and conditions of employment, opportunities for promotion, training and development, transfer and other privileges of employment. It has been, and shall continue to be, the policy of ENA to maintain a working environment free of harassment and illegal intimidation. It is further the policy of ENA to comply with all applicable Federal, State, and Local statutes concerning Equal Employment Opportunity.