Commercial Finance Manager

ritehite; Wisconsin; Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) with company match

Profit sharing

Paid holidays

Job summary

Rite-Hite, the global leader in loading dock and door equipment, seeks a Commercial Finance Manager at its Milwaukee HQ with a hybrid schedule (minimum 3 days on-site). You will partner with Sales leadership, provide strategic financial insights, and influence pricing and growth decisions across the distribution organization.

Ideal candidates bring 6-8 years of finance experience, FP&A or commercial finance background, and strong modeling/presentation skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
• 6-8 years of progressive finance experience.
• 2-4 years of experience in FP&A or commercial finance.
• Experience in industrial manufacturing or distribution environment is preferred.
• Strong financial modeling, analytical, and presentation skills.
• Ability to translate complex financial concepts into clear, actionable insights for non-financial leaders.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Sales leadership to serve as the lead finance partner to regional and field Sales leaders.
• Provide financial analysis and decision support for significant customer opportunities, strategic deals, pricing exceptions, and nonstandard commercial terms.
• Turn data into market insights by analyzing internal and external data for market size, growth, trends, and competitive activity.
• Strengthen commercial intelligence by collaborating with Sales, Marketing, and Business Units on segmentation and market intelligence.
• Drive pricing governance with established processes, thresholds, and reporting.
• Identify growth opportunities using customer and Global account analytics for profitability and value.

Skills

Financial modeling

Analytical skills

Presentation skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Integrity

Dependability

Urgency

Results orientation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field

Job description

At Rite-Hite, your work makes an impact. As the global leader in loading dock and door equipment, we design and deliver solutions that keep our customers safe, secure, and productive. Here, you'll find innovation, stability, and the chance to grow your career as part of a team that's always looking ahead.

Rite-Hite is seeking a Commercial Finance Manager to serve as the finance partner to our Distribution sales leadership team. Reporting to the Finance Director, Distribution, you will translate commercial activity into clear financial and market insights that improve profitable growth, pricing execution, resource allocation, and sales effectiveness. Working closely with Sales leadership and cross-functional partners, you will lead commercial analytics, market intelligence, pricing governance, scenario modeling, and decision support across the commercial organization.

This position is located at our Global Headquarters in Milwaukee, Wisconsin with a hybrid schedule requiring a minimum of 3 days on-site.

What You’ll Do

• Partner with Sales leadership - Serve as the lead finance partner to regional and field Sales leaders, providing actionable insights, challenging assumptions, and helping leaders make financially sound decisions.
• Support strategic deals - Provide financial analysis and decision support for significant customer opportunities, strategic deals, pricing exceptions, and nonstandard commercial terms.
• Turn data into market insights - Analyze internal and external data to develop a clear view of market size and growth, industry and end-market trends, customer segments, competitive activity, and regional dynamics.
• Strengthen commercial intelligence - Partner with Sales, Marketing, and Business Unit teams to improve customer segmentation, competitive benchmarking, market intelligence, and opportunity assessment.
• Drive pricing governance - Establish and continuously improve pricing processes across the Distribution organization, including approval thresholds, margin guardrails, escalation paths, and exception reporting.
• Identify growth opportunities - Leverage customer and Global account analytics to uncover opportunities to improve growth, profitability, and customer value.
• Influence business decisions - Build financial models, scenarios, and presentations that make complex information easy for business leaders to understand and act on.

What You’ll Bring

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field
• 6-8 years of progressive finance experience
• 2 -4 years of experience in FP&A or commercial finance
• Experience in industrial manufacturing or distribution environment is preferred
• Strong financial modeling, analytical, and presentation skills
• Ability to translate complex financial concepts into clear, actionable insights for non-financial leaders
• Strong business acumen, research, and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships across functions and levels
• A high level of integrity, dependability, urgency, and results orientation

Why This Role?

If you enjoy using finance to influence the business -not just report on it-this is an opportunity to have a meaningful seat at the table. You'll work directly with Sales leadership, influence commercial strategy, and help shape decisions around pricing, customers, markets, and profitable growth.

What We Offer

At Rite-Hite, we take care of our people – because when you're supported, you can do your best work. Our benefits are designed to support your health, your future and your life outside of work:

• Health & Well-being: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, plus life and disability insurance. A robust well-being program with an opportunity to receive an extra day off and more.
• Financial Security: A strong retirement savings program with 401(k), company match, and profit sharing.
• Time for You: Paid holidays, vacation time, and personal/sick days each year.

Join us and build a career where you're supported - at work and beyond.

Rite-Hite is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under federal, state, or local law. In accordance with VEVRAA, we are committed to providing equal employment opportunities for protected veterans. We are also committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace for the safety of our employees and customers.