Sr Manager - Finance

Branding Iron; Sauget (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

401(k) match

Paid time off

Annual incentive

Job summary

Branding Iron Holdings is seeking a Senior Manager, Finance to lead financial planning, pricing strategy, costing, and margin optimization. This role partners with commercial leadership to set pricing strategies and directs the pricing team, focusing on profitability and cross-functional collaboration.

The position emphasizes strategic financial leadership, budgeting, forecasting, and delivering executive insights to drive performance across products and customers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field.
• Minimum of 7 years of progressive finance experience with leadership responsibility.
• Experience in pricing strategy, costing, margin management, or commercial finance.
• Strong financial modeling and analytical skills.
• Proficiency with ERP systems and advanced Excel.
• Strong communication and cross-functional leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning aligned with organizational goals.
• Provide executive insights into financial performance, margins, and strategic opportunities.
• Build financial models for new products, pricing changes, investments, and business cases.
• Partner with operations, sales, and product teams on cost drivers and profitability.
• Partner with commercial leadership to set pricing strategies and guide the pricing team.
• Oversee strategic pricing initiatives, competitive analysis, and margin targets.
• Maintain costing models and conduct margin analysis across products and customers.
• Lead financial components of RFPs, ensuring accurate costing and competitive pricing.
• Deliver financial reporting and dashboards focused on performance and profitability.
• Cross-functional collaboration with senior leaders to integrate financials into organizational planning and business decisions.
• Lead and mentor the finance team to foster a production team environment.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Financial modeling

Analytical skills

Pricing strategy

Costing

Margin management

Communication skills

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field

MBA

CPA

Tools

ERP systems

Excel

BI tools

Pricing software

Job description

Description

About the Company

For over 60 years, Branding Iron Holdings(“BIH”) has been producing high quality beef and pork products while delivering customized solutions to the food service and retail trade industries. With an eye to the future, BIH has put a strong focus on building internal talent and on leveraging unique product lines and national distribution to drive continued growth. Guided by a strong set of core values (Respect, Integrity and Stewardship), reflecting a culture of servant leadership at every level, BIH’s team works hard to foster a culture that embraces and builds meaningful, long‑term relationships with both employees and its customer base.

Position Summary

The Sr Manager, Finance leads financial planning, pricing strategy, costing, RFP financial completion, and margin optimization. This role partners with commercial leadership to set pricing strategies and provides direction to the pricing team, who manage day‑to‑day pricing activities. The Director focuses on strategic financial leadership, profitability, and cross‑functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Lead budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning aligned with organizational goals.
• Provide executive insights into financial performance, margins, and strategic opportunities.
• Build financial models for new products, pricing changes, investments, and business cases.
• Partner with operations, sales, and product teams on cost drivers and profitability.
• Partner with commercial leadership to set pricing strategies and guide the pricing team.
• Oversee strategic pricing initiatives, competitive analysis, and margin targets.
• Maintain costing models and conduct margin analysis across products and customers.
• Lead financial components of RFPs, ensuring accurate costing and competitive pricing.
• Deliver financial reporting and dashboards focused on performance and profitability.
• Cross functional collaboration with senior leaders to integrate financials into organizational planning and business decisions.
• Lead and mentor the finance team to foster a production team environment.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field.
• Minimum of 7 years of progressive finance experience with leadership responsibility.
• Experience in pricing strategy, costing, margin management, or commercial finance.
• Strong financial modeling and analytical skills.
• Proficiency with ERP systems and advanced Excel.
• Strong communication and cross‑functional leadership skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA or CPA.
• Experience in manufacturing, distribution, services, or product-based industries.
• Familiarity with BI tools and pricing software.
• Commodity experience, including understanding market fluctuations and cost impacts.

Benefits Overview

Base salary is one component of a competitive compensation package for employees. Full benefits package, including medical/ vision/ dental/life insurance, 401(k) with company match, and paid time off. We take into consideration a variety of factors including, but not limited to, skills, abilities, experience, education, credentials, and internal equity when determining the base salary offered. Roles are eligible for additional rewards including an annual incentive program based on individual and company performance.

• medical/ vision/ dental/life insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• paid time off
• annual incentive program based on individual and company performance

Branding Iron Holdings is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, age, gender identity or expression, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, marital status, disability, veteran status, religion, national origin, or any other characteristic protected by applicable equal employment opportunity laws.