About this role
Essential Responsibilities
Commercial Finance Function Support
• Assist with establishing scalable commercial finance processes and systems to support growth and increasing complexity • Develop into a trusted financial advisor to commercial and operational leadership
Cross‑Functional Business Partnership
• Partner with Sales, Operations, Engineering, Procurement, Plant Controllers, and Accounting to drive data‑backed decision‑making • Challenge assumptions and advocate for profitability, value realization, and long‑term returns
Customer Pricing & Quoting
• Financial support of customer pricing and quoting activities, including: • Preparation of pricing models, templates, and customer presentations • Cost‑to‑produce analysis and full profitability modeling • Development of customer “next‑best alternatives” / understanding market pricing and competitive analysis • Scenario modeling and sensitivity analysis
• Review, validate, track, and approve pricing changes • Develop quotes and deliverables in within expected timeframe, based on project size and complexity • Support win/loss analysis and capture commercial intelligence from quoting activity
Business & Commercial Analytics & Systems
• Analyze customer, product, and segment profitability to identify margin leakage and cost improvement opportunities • Evaluate raw material exposure, material cost percentages, and timing/lag impacts between revenue and costs • Analyze monthly and YTD performance (volume, price, and material) versus Budget / Prior Year • Lead or support development of data models, profitability databases, and Power BI dashboards • Support development of Customer Relationship Management tools (like Salesforce.com)
Capital & Business Case Development
• Create Commercial and special‑project capital expenditure requests (CERs) • Build robust financial models evaluating project returns, risks, and alternatives • Partner with operations and engineering on investment prioritization
Budgeting & Forecasting
• Support development of sales assumptions including volume, pricing, mix, and material costs • Partner with Finance and Commercial teams through budgeting and forecasting cycles • Prepare executive‑level presentation materials and management insights
Contract Management & Commercial Risk
• Review and advise on financial terms, pricing mechanisms, and commercial clauses within customer contracts • Summarize key financial risks and opportunities in commercial agreements • Assist with ongoing management and enforcement of critical contract terms (e.g., pricing adjustments, surcharges, volume commitments, etc.) • Develop “gold standard” financial contract clauses
Qualifications, Skills & Experience
• Minimum of 5 years of progressively responsible experience in accounting and finance roles within large, complex multinational organizations. • Strong analytical and financial modeling capabilities • High systems aptitude; experience building scalable tools and dashboards • Proven experience developing pricing, cost‑to‑produce, and profitability models • Experience supporting commercial strategy, negotiations, and customer decision‑making • High integrity with strong financial judgment • Ability to build trust and strong relationships across the organization • Willingness to challenge the status quo and act as a constructive “devil’s advocate” • Strategic thinker with the ability to operate deeply in execution and detail • Comfortable influencing and communicating at all levels of the organization