Sr Financial Analyst - Commercial Finance

Milwaukee Tool•Menomonee Falls, WI

About The Position

The Sr Financial Analyst – Commercial Finance provides financial support and direction to Sales & Channel commercial leadership overseeing key strategic customers. The role communicates assumptions used in budgets, forecasts, and stretch opportunity scenarios, and reviews customer and distributor programs for their impact on channel profitability. The analyst supports field team activities and commercial initiatives, evaluates commercial investments and incremental growth opportunities through a P&L lens, and partners with sales leads to make financial recommendations. The role also updates reporting tools and dashboards, streamlines and automates reporting, develops tools and models to address knowledge gaps, and contributes to continuous process improvement.

Requirements

5+ years of relevant experience in Finance or Accounting.
Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting.
Excellent mathematical and analytical skills.
Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization through writing, speaking, presentations, and listening.
Understanding of business impact to the income statement and the interconnectedness of multiple P&L lines.
Proficiency in Microsoft applications, including Excel, PowerPoint, and Power BI.
Self-motivation and an improvement-oriented approach.
Ability to work well on diverse, cross-functional teams.
Ability to handle multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.
Strategic thinking skills.

Responsibilities

Provide financial support and direction to Sales & Channel commercial leadership overseeing key strategic customers.
Communicate assumptions made in budget, forecast, and stretch opportunity scenarios.
Oversee, plan, and support field team activities, including merchandising initiatives, customer conversion programs, and Sales Specialist Teams.
Review customer and distributor program offerings and their impact on channel profitability.
Provide post-mortem analysis for commercial investments, including topline growth, promotional offerings, mix analysis, commercial incentives, and pricing decisions.
Partner with sales leads to provide financial analysis and recommendations on incremental growth opportunities, considering P&L viability and current business needs.
Update reporting tools and dashboards, and streamline and automate reporting processes.
Identify knowledge gaps and develop tools, processes, and models to provide meaningful information to internal customers.
Support continuous improvement by identifying and eliminating non-value-added activities and streamlining processes.