Senior Commercial Finance Leader – Retail Forecasting

UHY-US; Monroe (MI); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

UHY Advisors is seeking a (Sr.) Manager of Commercial Finance in Monroe, MI, a hybrid role requiring 8-10+ years in Finance/FP&A. You will lead forecasting, budgeting, and financial analysis for the Retail division, partnering with cross-functional teams.

You'll own P&L and balance sheet forecasting, deliver KPI insights, and support capital planning including IRR/NPV analyses. Strong Excel/PowerPoint and experience with ERP systems are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting with 8–10+ years of relevant experience.
• Strong FP&A skills with budgeting and forecasting expertise.
• Experience in Retail/Consumer Products a plus.
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint proficiency.
• Strong financial modeling (ROI, IRR, NPV) and data-driven insights.
• Excellent communication with executive stakeholders.
• Experience with ERP/ consolidation systems (JDE/Planful) and DOMO.

Responsibilities

• Lead creation and communication of Retail division forecasts, including P&L and Balance Sheet forecasts for monthly, quarterly, Annual Operating Plan, and 5-year planning cycles.
• Lead trend analysis and the monthly sales goal-setting process, including allocation to the store level.
• Partner with Retail Accounting, Commercial Finance, and S&OP teams to research variances between actual results and forecasts and identify opportunities for business improvement.
• Partner with executive management to establish financial goals and KPIs, measure divisional performance, and identify, evaluate, and communicate risks and opportunities.
• Analyze divisional data and KPIs to develop insights and recommendations that support business improvement and value creation.
• Own Retail division capital appropriation requests, including financial analyses such as IRR and NPV to support business cases.
• Conduct post-audits of capital projects to evaluate actual results against original ROI analyses.
• Partner with the Real Estate team to develop short- and long-term investment plans, including store conversions, relocations, new stores, and closures.
• Provide financial analysis for investments, marketing plans, product pricing, compensation structures, and other strategic initiatives, including ROI, NPV, elasticity, and diminishing returns analyses.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams on business strategies and plans, including pricing strategy, eCommerce, merchandising, promotional plans, store format evaluations, and store productivity.
• Prepare financial analyses and supporting materials for monthly reporting and quarterly business reviews with the Executive Team.
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement and strengthen the Finance and analytical capabilities of the Retail division.
• Lead, develop, and support a team of 1-2 direct reports.
• Perform other financial analyses, special projects, and duties as needed.

Skills

FP&A experience

Budgeting

Forecasting

Financial analysis

Business partnering

Excel advanced

PowerPoint

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting

Tools

JDE ERP

Planful

DOMO

Job description

UHY Advisors is seeking a (Sr.) Manager of Commercial Finance in Monroe, MI, a hybrid role requiring 8-10+ years in Finance/FP&A. You will lead forecasting, budgeting, and financial analysis for the Retail division, partnering with cross-functional teams.

You'll own P&L and balance sheet forecasting, deliver KPI insights, and support capital planning including IRR/NPV analyses. Strong Excel/PowerPoint and experience with ERP systems are essential.