Commercial Finance Lead: Pricing, Margin & Strategy

Best Maid Cookie Company; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 99,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Annual bonus eligibility

401k contributions

Incentive programs

Job summary

Rise Baking Company in Minneapolis, MN seeks a Manager of Finance - Commercial to lead pricing strategy, margin analysis, and financial reporting for a major retail channel. You will drive end-to-end narratives linking commodity costs to pricing actions and collaborate with Sales, Marketing, Operations, R&D and Procurement.

The role requires a Bachelor's in accounting/finance (MBA/CPA preferred), 5–8 years of financial analysis, ERP SAP experience, and strong Excel/PowerPoint skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or related field; MBA/CPA or equivalent strongly preferred.
• 5–8 years of financial analysis and/or accounting experience; costing and PPV experience preferred.
• ERP system experience; SAP experience strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary Finance partner for Sales/Marketing in managing strategic pricing and margin decisions with respective business unit (channel).
• Develop new analysis and reporting; update/extend existing analysis and reporting for forecasting, trending, and what-if analysis.
• Support new product development initiatives with Marketing/R&D to ensure profitability and sound strategy.
• Perform standard cost and variance analysis on costs and price impacting margin.
• Prepare high-quality regular and ad-hoc financial reports and presentations for executive business reviews.
• Maintain an understanding of the business behind the reports to provide insightful commentary and identify areas needing additional focus aiding in month end reviews.
• Develop and maintain relationships with internal stakeholders.
• Assist in managing annual budgets/quarterly forecasts pertaining to channel regarding selling rates, trade, and other gross-to-net costs.
• Ensure pricing and mix plans meet or exceed input inflation.
• Lead reviews with stakeholders, such as inventory reviews and materials purchase price variance (PPV) reviews.
• Manage/mentor 1-2 analysts
• Support food safety program, quality standards, and legality of manufactured products.

Skills

Financial analysis

Forecasting

Leadership

Communication skills

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance

MBA/CPA or equivalent

Tools

SAP

Excel

PowerPoint

Access/BI

Job description

Rise Baking Company in Minneapolis, MN seeks a Manager of Finance - Commercial to lead pricing strategy, margin analysis, and financial reporting for a major retail channel. You will drive end-to-end narratives linking commodity costs to pricing actions and collaborate with Sales, Marketing, Operations, R&D and Procurement.

The role requires a Bachelor's in accounting/finance (MBA/CPA preferred), 5–8 years of financial analysis, ERP SAP experience, and strong Excel/PowerPoint skills.