Commercial Finance Manager

Balchem Corporation • Montvale, NJ

3d

About The Position

The Finance Manager, Human Nutrition & Health serves as a hands-on strategic business partner and advisor to Business Unit Directors. The role challenges the business to improve financial performance, including sales growth and profitability, and leads continuous-improvement efforts to identify opportunities and implement solutions. It combines time-sensitive financial work—such as month-end reporting, analysis, monthly forecasts, and annual budgets—with higher-level commercial support, including strategic planning, pricing strategy, and acquisition analysis. The position calls for a finance professional with a strong accounting foundation who can use financial insight to influence business decisions, manage competing priorities, communicate timelines and progress, and build effective relationships across commercial, supply chain, and finance teams. The individual must communicate financial detail to audiences including the CEO, CFO, and Board of Directors. The role reports to the Commercial Finance Director for Balchem’s Human Nutrition & Health segment.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting.
• At least 5 years of relevant financial analysis experience with increasing responsibilities.
• Strong Excel skills and experience with ERP systems.
• Strong problem-solving, prioritization, and multitasking abilities.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and executive presence.
• Ownership, accountability, and the ability to influence others.
• Demonstrated ability to develop strong working relationships across functions.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Power BI and Microsoft D365.

Responsibilities

• Lead timely month-end reporting and financial analysis for Business Units, explaining results, their causes, and expected future performance.
• Lead monthly forecast and annual budget processes for Business Units, including measuring performance against forecasts and budgets.
• Help the organization achieve or improve upon its targets.
• Evaluate options and make recommendations using insight, analysis, and critical thinking.
• Support the development and execution of business strategies for annual Strategic Reviews and throughout the year.
• Conduct routine and ad-hoc financial analysis using financial modeling and business analysis techniques.
• Drive continuous improvement in Finance & Accounting, including improving the quality and reliability of reporting and analytics.
• Identify improvement opportunities and lead the implementation of action plans.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager