Commercial Finance Manager

Women of the Vine & Spirits; Syosset (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits in Syosset, NY seeks a Commercial Finance Manager to lead financial planning, pricing strategy, and profitability with local finance leadership and commercial teams. This role emphasizes analytics, cross-functional collaboration, and strategic decision support in a leading beverage distributor.

The position requires a Bachelor's degree and at least three years in finance, with P&L, budgeting and pricing experience in the CPG sector.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree plus at least three years of relevant 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.

Responsibilities

• Forecasting and planning with volume trend analysis.
• Support local pricing strategies while ensuring compliance and profitability.
• Monitor performance against targets and provide analysis for reviews.
• Collaborate with commercial teams on gap-closing strategies and investments.
• Use financial tools to enhance analytical capabilities.
• Manage funds through spend analysis vs. budgets.
• Develop finance talent and foster continuous improvement.

Skills

Finance knowledge

Financial analysis

Pricing management

P&L responsibility

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Nielsen

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.

Company

Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits

Location

Syosset, NY

Other

Finance/Accounting

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 three years 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 Affir... The 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. If you have any questions or concerns about whether this posting complies/adheres with local pay transparency requirements, please contact the SGWS talent acquisition team at [e-mail]