Strategic Commercial Finance Partner

Arkema; Radnor (Delaware County); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Arkema, positioned with locations in the US, seeks a Commercial Finance Manager to partner with Category Managers and cross-functional teams. The role drives margin improvement, pricing analysis, and commercial planning while overseeing the trade accrual process and financial insights for strategic decisions.

Reporting to the Director of Finance, you will lead forecasting, modeling, and performance reporting across the Consumer & Construction business unit, collaborating with Sales and Marketing

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in commercial finance, FP&A or business analysis.
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field (MBA or CPA preferred).
• Strong Excel, financial modeling, and ERP/reporting systems experience (SAP, Power BI).
• Experience partnering with commercial teams, especially Category or Product Managers.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Strategic thinking, problem solving, and margin sensitivity.

Responsibilities

• Category Partnership & Margin Improvement: analyze product mix, pricing, SKU performance; identify margin opportunities; support category strategy with financial modeling; own trade accrual process; collaborate with Sales/Marketing; provide monthly variance reports.
• Commercial Planning & Forecasting: lead budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning; develop financial models for strategic initiatives, product launches, market expansion; provide revenue/profitability insights.
• Pricing & Promotional Analysis: evaluate pricing strategies and promotions with Category/Sales; conduct profitability analyses at customer/product/segment levels; recommend pricing adjustments.
• Reporting & Business Insights: deliver monthly dashboards and executive summaries; provide insights on risks, opportunities, and drivers; support ad hoc analyses.

Skills

Excel

Financial modeling

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance

MBA or CPA preferred

Tools

SAP

Power BI

Job description

Arkema, positioned with locations in the US, seeks a Commercial Finance Manager to partner with Category Managers and cross-functional teams. The role drives margin improvement, pricing analysis, and commercial planning while overseeing the trade accrual process and financial insights for strategic decisions.

Reporting to the Director of Finance, you will lead forecasting, modeling, and performance reporting across the Consumer & Construction business unit, collaborating with Sales and Marketing