Commercial Finance Manager

Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits; Syosset (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and prescription coverage

Dental and vision plans

401(k) plan

Tuition assistance

Wellness program

Job summary

Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits in Syosset, NY is seeking a Commercial Finance Manager to lead financial planning, pricing strategies, and profitability workstreams with local and regional teams. The role emphasizes forecasting, market analysis, and collaboration across commercial and finance functions.

The candidate will utilize Nielsen and enterprise tools to drive insights, manage budgets, and support strategic decision-making.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of finance and accounting practices
• Experience with P&L responsibility and pricing management
• Ability to analyze financial data and generate insights
• Cross-functional collaboration with commercial teams

Responsibilities

• Forecast and plan financials, including volume trends
• Develop pricing strategies to improve profitability
• Monitor performance against targets using multiple data sources
• Collaborate with commercial teams on investments and gaps
• Leverage standard and third-party financial tools to enhance analysis
• Manage funds balances through spend analysis vs. budgets
• Build finance capability and foster continuous improvement

Skills

Finance knowledge

Financial analysis

P&L ownership

Pricing management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Nielsen

Enterprise tools

Job description

What You Need To Know

Shape a remarkable future with us. Build a career working for an industry leader that truly invests in their people – and equips them with leading technology, continuous learning, and the ability to bring their best selves to work. As North America's largest total beverage distributor, Southern Glazer’s isn't just one of Forbes’ Top Private Companies; it's a family‑owned business with deep roots dating back to 1933.

Southern Glazer’s is proud of its well‑earned positive reputation, continually achieving accolades for our outstanding workplace culture. We take pride in creating a culture where our people are valued, supported, and provided opportunities for growth and belonging.

As a full‑time employee, you can choose from a wide‑ranging menu of our Top Shelf Benefits, including comprehensive medical and prescription drug coverage, dental and vision plans, tax‑saving Flexible Spending Accounts, disability coverage, life insurance plans, and a 401(k) plan. We also offer tuition assistance, a wellness program, parental leave, vacation accrual, paid sick leave, and more.

By joining Southern Glazer’s, you would be part of a team that values excellence, innovation, and community. This is more than just a job – it's an opportunity to build the future of beverage distribution and grow with a company that truly cares about its people.

Southern Glazer’s offers a competitive compensation package with expected first year total earnings of $109700 - $130000 / year plus bonus. This salary range is an average range for this position. In determining a final offer, the company will evaluate a specific candidate's education, skills and experience and will make an offer appropriately.

Overview

The Commercial Finance Manager is responsible for financial planning and execution, focusing on optimizing pricing strategies and driving profitability alongside local finance leadership and commercial teams. This role will involve detailed financial modeling, market analysis, and collaboration with local and regional cross functional teams to support strategic decision‑making.

Primary Responsibilities

• Conduct financial forecasting and planning, including volume trend analysis.
• Support the development of local pricing strategies to gain share while ensuring compliance and evaluating effectiveness / internal profitability.
• Monitor and report on business performance against financial targets, using various data sources to provide analysis required for internal/external business reviews.
• Collaborate with commercial teams to develop gap‑closing strategies and investment opportunities.
• Utilize financial tools and technologies (enterprise standard tools as well as third party tools such as Nielsen) to enhance analytical capabilities.
• Proactively manage fund balances through spend analysis vs. budgets.
• Enable the development of finance talent through building capabilities while fostering a culture of continuous improvement

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree plus at least threeyears of relevant experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Knowledge of finance and accounting practices, financial analysis, and reporting
• Experience with P&L responsibility, financial planning, and pricing management in the CPG industry; or related work experience with an industry supplier and wholesaler

Physical Demands

• Physical demands include a considerable amount of time sitting and typing/keyboarding, using a computer (e.g., keyboard, mouse, and monitor), or adding machine
• Physical demands with activity or condition may occasionally include walking, bending, reaching, standing, and stooping
• May require occasional lifting/lowering, pushing, carrying, or pulling up to 20lbs

EEO Statement

Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits, an Aff… . This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. SGWS complies with all federal, state and local laws concerning consideration of a qualified applicant's arrest and/or criminal conviction records. Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits provides competitive compensation based on estimated performance level consistent with the past relevant experience, knowledge, skills, abilities and education of employees. Unless otherwise expressly stated, any pay ranges posted here are estimates from outside of Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits and do not reflect Southern Glazer's pay bands or ranges.

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