Commercial Finance Manager

Commercial Finance Section Manager

Are you a Commercial Finance professional who enjoys turning financial data into business insights and partnering with commercial teams to drive profitable growth

We are looking for a Commercial Finance Section Manager to join our Food Solutions Finance team. This role will serve as a key Finance Business Partner to the Food Solutions business, working closely with Sales, Marketing, Business Units, and other commercial stakeholders to drive sound financial planning, profitability, pricing, trade investment, and business decision-making.

This is an excellent opportunity for a Commercial Finance Supervisor or Manager-ready professional looking to take on a broader business partnering and people leadership role.

What You'll Do

Financial Planning, Budgeting & Forecasting

• Lead the preparation and review of annual budgets, forecasts, and long-range financial plans for Food Solutions.
• Consolidate and analyze revenue, COGS, gross margin, OPEX, and profitability projections.
• Partner with Sales and Business Units to validate financial assumptions and business plans.
• Monitor actual performance against Budget and Forecast and identify key risks and opportunities.
• Develop financial scenarios to support management decision-making.

Profitability & Commercial Analysis

• Analyze revenue, COGS, gross margin, contribution margin, and overall profitability.
• Identify key cost, margin, and business drivers and recommend actions to improve performance.
• Conduct price, volume, mix, cost, and margin variance analysis.
• Evaluate profitability across customers, SKUs, channels, and Business Units.
• Provide insights to support profitable growth across the Food Solutions business.

Pricing & Commercial Finance

• Evaluate pricing proposals, discounts, rebates, and customer-specific commercial arrangements.
• Assess the financial impact of commercial decisions on revenue, margins, and profitability.
• Provide financial analysis and recommendations to Sales and management during commercial discussions.
• Ensure commercial proposals are aligned with established financial parameters.

Trade Investment & Promotional Analysis

• Review the financial impact of trade promotions, free goods, rebates, discounts, and other commercial investments.
• Monitor trade investment against approved budgets.
• Evaluate ROI and profitability of major commercial programs.
• Recommend actions to improve the effectiveness of trade investments.

Management Reporting & Business Insights

• Lead the preparation and review of monthly financial management reports.
• Provide Budget, Forecast, Prior Year, and Prior Period variance analysis.
• Develop financial commentaries and presentations that translate financial results into actionable business insights.
• Ensure accurate and timely financial reporting for management review.

Business Case & Decision Support

• Prepare and evaluate financial business cases for new customers, products, channels, partnerships, and commercial initiatives.
• Assess revenue, cost, margin, investment, working capital, ROI, and payback assumptions.
• Develop scenarios to highlight financial risks and opportunities.
• Track actual performance against approved business cases and commercial initiatives.

Finance Business Partnering

• Act as a Finance Business Partner to Sales, Marketing, and Business Units within Food Solutions.
• Participate in business and performance reviews, providing financial perspectives and recommendations.
• Translate commercial strategies and activities into financial impact.
• Identify opportunities to improve financial performance and strengthen financial discipline.
• Build strong relationships with commercial stakeholders and provide proactive financial guidance.

People Management & Team Development

• Lead, coach, and develop assigned Commercial Finance team members.
• Set priorities and ensure timely, accurate, and high-quality delivery of team outputs.
• Develop the team's capabilities in financial analysis, commercial finance, and business partnering.
• Drive continuous improvement and simplification of Finance processes.

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor's Degree in Accountancy
• CPA, or equivalent professional qualification is an advantage.
• At least 5 years of relevant experience in Commercial Finance, FP&A, Sales Finance, Management Accounting, or Business Finance.
• Strong experience in budgeting, forecasting, profitability analysis, and commercial decision support.
• Demonstrated experience in business partnering with Sales, Marketing, or other commercial functions.
• Supervisory, team leadership, or people management experience is preferred.
• Strong commercial acumen with the ability to translate financial information into clear business recommendations.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, communication, and presentation skills.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and financial systems.
• Experience in FMCG, food, manufacturing, distribution, or consumer goods is an advantage.

Key Skills

• Commercial Finance
• Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)
• Budgeting & Forecasting
• P&L Analysis
• Profitability & Margin Analysis
• Pricing Analysis
• Trade Investment Analysis
• Business Case Evaluation
• Management Reporting
• Finance Business Partnering
• Commercial Acumen
• Financial Controls
• People Management
• Team Leadership
• Advanced Excel

Why Join Us

At Century Pacific Food, Finance goes beyond reporting numbers. As part of Food Solutions, you'll work closely with commercial teams to provide insights that shape business decisions, improve profitability, and support sustainable growth.

If you're a Commercial Finance Supervisor or Manager-ready professional looking for your next opportunity to grow as a strategic Finance Business Partner and people leader, we'd love to hear from you.