Strategic Product & Innovation Finance Lead

Wahl Clipper Corporation; Des Plaines (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision plans

401(k) with company match

Tuition assistance

Paid holidays

Casual work environment

Job summary

Wahl Clipper Corporation seeks a Senior Financial Analyst, Product & Innovation, to partner with Product Management and Innovation leadership. You’ll enable data-driven decisions by analyzing margins, lifecycle profitability, pricing, and investment scenarios across a global portfolio.

You will guide core product reviews, support go/no-go decisions, and drive cost-to-serve optimization while upholding brand integrity and long-term value creation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related discipline.
• 5-8+ years of experience in consumer goods, durable goods, or innovation-driven environments is strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated success supporting NPD, pricing, and portfolio management decisions.
• Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills; ERP and BI experience required.

Responsibilities

• Own and enhance product-level financial analysis across the global portfolio, including gross margin, contribution margin, and lifecycle profitability.
• Lead financial reviews of core products, line extensions, renovations, and end-of-life decisions.
• Identify margin expansion, mix optimization, and cost-to-serve opportunities while preserving brand integrity.
• Serve as the finance lead for NPD initiatives, partnering closely with Product Management, R&D, Operations, and Marketing.
• Build and challenge business cases, investment models, and financial assumptions for new product launches and innovation pipelines.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Financial modeling

ERP experience

BI tools

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting/Economics

MBA or CPA/CMA (preferred)

Tools

ERP systems

BI tools

Job description

Wahl Clipper Corporation seeks a Senior Financial Analyst, Product & Innovation, to partner with Product Management and Innovation leadership. You’ll enable data-driven decisions by analyzing margins, lifecycle profitability, pricing, and investment scenarios across a global portfolio.

You will guide core product reviews, support go/no-go decisions, and drive cost-to-serve optimization while upholding brand integrity and long-term value creation.