Senior Finance Manager - Commercial

GEODIS; Brentwood (TN); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Fitness class discounts

Maternity & paternity leave

Financial wellness programs

Telemedical access

Volunteer opportunities

Career development & mentorship

+ more!

Job summary

GEODIS seeks a Senior Finance Manager – Commercial to lead business planning, provide financial support to market line operations, KAM, and campus accounts. You will partner with leaders to drive profitability and improvement initiatives across the organization.

You will oversee commercial finance, develop metrics, manage pricing and contracts, and guide billing and profitability forecasting. This role requires leadership, strong communication, and a proactive approach.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting required; Master’s degree preferred.
• Minimum 6 years’ related experience and/or training.
• Financial modeling experience required.
• Proficient in Excel; able to read and interpret financial documents.
• Knowledge of GAAP and ability to communicate complex data.
• Ability to write routine reports and present to groups.

Responsibilities

• Develop metrics to measure growth, improve profitability, control expenses, and boost productivity.
• Lead revenue assurance with CPI, price increases, scope compliance, and billing reviews.
• Interpret financial data and advise on operational changes.
• Identify risks and opportunities and partner with leadership to address them.
• Manage CL minor deals (<$2M revenue) and pricing/relocation requests.
• Support reviews of customer proposals, renewals, and profitability forecasts.
• Oversee finance analysts and KPIs for KAM, market line, and operations.
• Travel up to 25%.

Skills

Financial modeling

Excel proficiency

Data interpretation

Communication

Financial analysis

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

Excel

Outlook

Word

PowerPoint

Job description

GEODIS specializes in unlocking business value in a complex world, ensuring seamless movement of goods worldwide. As a global third-party logistics provider (3PL), we power A Better Way to Deliver for the world's top brands and manufacturers. Fuel your career with GEODIS and discover endless growth opportunities. Our hybrid work schedule requires team members to be in the office four days per week, with the flexibility to work remotely one day each week.

Position Summary:

The Senior Finance Manager - Commercial is responsible for managing business planning, providing financial support for market line operations, key account management (KAM), and campus accounts. This position partners with operational, KAM, and market line leaders to provide financial support on improvement efforts.

Your role on the team:

• Manages and executes commercial finance by developing appropriate metrics to measure growth to improve profitability, control expenses and enhance productivity
• Lead the revenue assurance process with a focus on CPI and annual price increases, scope compliance review and billing review to ensure compliance with contract
• Acts as liaison between GEODIS leadership and customers by interpreting financial data and providing financial guidance on necessary operational changes and/or enhancements
• Identifies risks and opportunities in the business, and partners with the business operations leadership team to address
• Manage the process flow and completion of Contract Logistics (CL) minor deals (<$2M annual revenue), as well as pricing and costing requests for renewals, repricing, relocation of existing customers
• Participates in contract reviews to evaluate and validate customer proposals and renewals, track and forecast profitability, startup budget/support from solutions modeling, and assist with billing setup
• Manage financial and operational metrics and oversee finance analysts in validating and monitoring
• KPIs for Key Account Management, Market Line and Operations leadership
• Oversees customer analytics to ensure the accounts are meeting financial and productivity goals
• Travel up to 25%

What will set you apart as GEODIAN?

• Possess the drive to urgently attack responsibilities and proactively fill knowledge gaps
• Own the success of the project, the team and yourself
• Communicate frequently and articulately to all stakeholders

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting from an accredited four year college or university required; Master’s degree preferred
• Minimum 6 years’ related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Financial modeling experience required
• PC proficiency to include Microsoft Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint; highly proficient in Excel.
• Ability to read and interpret financial documents and procedure manuals
• Knowledge and understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
• Ability to communicate complex data/analysis and financial concepts to non-financial personnel
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence
• Ability to speak effectively before groups or employees of an organization
• Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations
• Self-confidence to challenge the status quo in pursuit of favorable change in financial performance

BENEFITS:

We are committed to developing and retaining the best talent in the business and provide benefits that support the success of our GEODIANS.

• Health, dental, and vision insurance after 30 days of employment
• Access to employee perks like fitness class discounts and free access to a relaxation and meditation app
• Paid maternity and paternity leave
• Free financial wellness programs
• Free telemedical access to doctors and therapists through FirstStop Health
• Opportunities to volunteer and give back to your community
• Access to career development, employee resource groups, and mentorship programs
• + more!

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