Senior Manager, Commercial FP&A – Vehicle Sales & Service

Slate Auto • Troy, MI

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About The Position

At Slate, we’re building safe, reliable vehicles that people can afford, personalize and love—and doing it here in the USA as part of our commitment to reindustrialization. The spirit of DIY and customization runs throughout every element of a Slate, because people should have control over how their trucks look, feel, and represent them. Slate is seeking a highly capable and execution-focused Senior Manager, Commercial FP&A to lead financial planning, reporting, and analysis for our Vehicle Sales and Service business. This role will be responsible for unit economics analysis, inventory reporting, and revenue forecasting, delivering critical insights that help leadership manage sales performance and optimize profitability. This is a great opportunity for someone with previous automotive experience, strong financial modeling skills, and a process-oriented mindset, who is excited to own and evolve a full P&L planning process in a rapidly scaling business. The role reports to the Director of Commercial FP&A and collaborates closely with Sales, Operations, and accounting teams.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in a finance, accounting, or financial operations-focused role with exposure to planning, forecasting, or performance reporting.
• Strong comfort with financial systems and tools—experience with Adaptive Planning and NetSuite is a plus.
• Solid understanding of financial statements and margin analysis; experience with product- or category-level reporting preferred.
• Highly organized with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities independently.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with a customer-service mindset when working with business partners.
• Analytical thinker with a desire to improve processes, tools, and decision-making through data and structure.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and comfortable managing multiple stakeholders and priorities.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end financial planning and reporting for Vehicle Sales, including forecasts, budgets, and monthly performance reviews.
• Partner with the Commercial Service Team to manage service, warranty and collision sales.
• Develop and maintain reporting and analysis for price, volume, and mix (PVM), gross margins, and key business KPIs.
• Build strong partnerships with eCommerce, Product, and Marketing leaders to align business drivers and translate them into financial impacts.
• Support implementation and refinement of financial tools and reporting processes using Adaptive Planning and NetSuite.
• Help develop and scale planning processes, dashboards, and data sources to support ongoing growth in the Revenue and Margin business.
• Contribute to business cases, scenario modeling, and decision support for new product launches and marketing initiatives.
• Collaborate with the Director of Commercial FP&A and other Finance leaders to support consolidated reporting and insights.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed