Manager, Finance

GARDENA Manufacturing GmbH; North Salt Lake (UT); On-site; USD 130,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

Husqvarna Group’s Gardena division in the Americas is seeking a Manager, Sales Controlling & Pricing — Americas to own forecasting, pricing governance, and margin analysis. You will partner with Sales and Commercial leadership to translate plans into financial impact and drive pricing integrity across channels.

Lead a two-person analyst team, develop KPI reporting, conduct margin bridge analysis by customer, channel, and SKU, and support price increases and new item launches.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field; master’s degree preferred.
• 7+ years of FP&A, controlling, or pricing analytics experience.
• 2+ years of people leadership experience.
• Strong Excel and financial modeling skills.
• Demonstrated experience partnering with Sales and Commercial leadership.
• SQL, BI tooling, or data warehouse experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Act as the day-to-day finance partner to Americas Sales and Commercial leadership, translating commercial plans and decisions into financial impact.
• Own monthly and quarterly forecasting and variance analysis for the Americas channel, feeding into the broader planning cycle.
• Lead pricing governance and accuracy across price lists, trade terms, and customer agreements.
• Lead margin bridge analysis by customer, channel, and SKU; quantify margin risk and opportunities.
• Support price increase execution and profitability assessment for new item launches.
• Own KPI reporting and tracking for Americas sales performance, including sell-in/sell-out and customer profitability.

Skills

Financial analysis

Executive partnership

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting

Master's degree preferred

Tools

SQL

BI tooling

Data warehouse

Job description

The Manager, Sales Controlling & Pricing — Americas position owns sales controlling and pricing for BPU Americas within the Gardena division of Husqvarna Group, including Orbit and Gardena business in the Americas.

This role serves as a trusted finance partner to Sales and Commercial leadership on margin, pricing integrity, business performance, and planning while building the analytical capability of a small team.

What You Need to Know:

Act as the day-to-day finance partner to Americas Sales and Commercial leadership, translating commercial plans and decisions into financial impact. Own monthly and quarterly forecasting and variance analysis for the Americas channel, feeding into the broader BPU planning cycle. Contribute the Americas commercial view to annual budgeting and long-range planning. Own resolution of pricing queries from Sales and customer-facing teams; ensure pricing governance and accuracy across price lists, trade terms, and customer agreements. Lead margin bridge analysis by customer, channel, and SKU; quantify margin risk and profitability opportunities related to price, mix, and cost. Support price increase execution and profitability assessment for new item launches. Ensure harmonized pricing across different sales channels and align local processes with divisional pricing processes. Own KPI reporting and tracking for Americas sales performance, including sell-in/sell-out, customer profitability, channel, and category trends. Investigate root causes of variances versus plan and drive corrective action with commercial stakeholders. Lead, coach, and develop a team of two analysts; set priorities and build pricing and controlling capability.

What We Are Looking For:

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field; master’s degree preferred.

7+ years of progressive experience in FP&A, controlling, or pricing analytics, ideally in a branded consumer or industrial products company selling through both retail and distribution channels.

2+ years of people leadership experience.

Strong Excel and financial modeling skills.

Demonstrated experience business partnering directly with Sales and Commercial leadership.

SQL, BI tooling, or data warehouse experience preferred.

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