What the job does:

Reporting to Director of Commercial Finance, the Finance Manager, Commercial assist in financial planning, reporting and business analytics responsibilities of North America. The individual will be involved in FP&A team activities encompassing business partnering, reporting, budgeting, forecasting, scenario planning, business case building for commercial teams to aid strategic business decision making in a fast paced and rapid growth environment.  The Finance Manager will also assist Matrix shareholders in driving forward initiatives critical to the establishment and delivery of the strategy, performance, and results for the North America region.

Roles & Responsibilities:

Business Partnership and Leadership:

Remain informed and engaged on performance and pulse of the business Prep reporting and analysis for weekly SISO meetings with sales and supply chain teams to effectively track and report sales performance Assist with business case development for new doors, refits, promotions, and other commercial initiatives Assist with ROI and post-mortem analysis of various commercial initiatives Monitor and analyze monthly actual performance versus the latest Forecast/Budget and scrutinize results and deviations to plans Proactive analysis of customer and channel P&L performance to influence decision making, maximize ROI and identify R&O’s

Budget/Forecast:

Work in collaboration with stakeholders to facilitate commercial budgets, forecasts, and long-range plans in adherence with regional strategy with emphasis on alignment of integrated levers across the business Challenge assumptions and asks encompassing commercial trade tactics Prepare commentary and presentation decks for budgets/forecasts Ensure stakeholder adherence to budget/forecast timetables for submissions Ownership of forecast data load into Anaplan and global FP&A partnership

Month End and Reporting:

Timely and accurate completion of the month end close process for assigned areas of responsibility ensuring actuals are in-line with true business performance with focus on understanding of any material deviation Deliver various month end analysis and P&L commentary on performance to budget and prior year Manage the preparation of financial reports and decks including functional, customer and channel reports Anaplan and NetSuite power user

Who will you work with:

·       You will work alongside a team of three (Finance Director, Senior Finance Manager and Finance Manager) and will report into the Vice President of Finance and New Business Development. This role will also partner with various North America Business functions, such as: Commercial, Field Sales, Supply Chain, Marketing, Visual Merchandising and Local/Global Finance teams.