Commercial Finance Manager, Automotive Finance – Hybrid

New Britain, CT, USA

Come build something that matters.

It takes great people to achieve greatness. People with a sense of purpose and integrity. People with a relentless pursuit of excellence. People who care about making things better For Those Who Make The World™. Sound like you? Join our top-notch team of approximately 43,500 diverse and high-performing professionals globally who are making their mark on some of the world’s most beloved brands, including DEWALT®, BLACK+DECKER®, CRAFTSMAN®, STANLEY®, CUB CADET®, and HUSTLER®.

The Job:

As a Commercial Finance Manager, you’ll be part of our STANLEY Engineered Fastening Americas Automotive team working as a hybrid employee. You’ll get to:

• Responsible for the coordination and consolidation of the Americas Automotive business forecast, analysis of forecasted and actual results, and driving special initiatives in partnership with the cross functional team to achieve business objectives.
• Responsibilities for special projects and analyses that change based on evolving business needs.
• Assist in streamlining processes and implementing tools to drive effective business decisions.
• Partner with cross-functional team to achieve business goals around Sales, Price, Margin, SG&A Expense, & Accounts Receivable.
• Ability to foster a spirit of cooperation and teamwork across a matrixed finance organization.
• Coordinate and consolidate the Annual Budget, Quarterly Forecasts, Annual Strategic Plan.
• Manage & oversee reporting requirements in a timely manner including variance analysis to Budget, Forecast and Prior Year, operating margin walks, supplemental data reporting, month end close, quarter reviews, daily sales, backlog and weekly orders.
• Consistently communicate with the Plant Controllers, Sales Leaders and Department Managers to drive transparency of financial results and outlook throughout the organization.
• Support monitoring of SG&A expense (including head count), price and AR initiatives, and evaluation of investment decisions.
• Identify, develop, and/or improve tools to manage the business, provide visibility into key metrics and drive operating performance.
• Partner with FP&A Leadership to meet timelines, reviews, and deliverables of the P&L and working capital forecast and results; as well as to initiate efforts to drive cost reduction and working capital improvement with foresight of business conditions.
• Partner with accounting on month-end accruals for rebates and price agreements.
• Contribute and participate in the Supply & Demand Planning process.

The Person:

You love to learn and grow and be acknowledged for your valuable contributions. You’re not intimidated by innovation. Wouldn’t it be great if you could do your job and do a world of good? In fact, you embrace it. You also have:

• Bachelor’s Degree required, preferably in Accounting or Finance.
• 4+ years of prior related work experience.
• Working knowledge of ERP and Financial reporting systems JD Edwards and Oracle Hyperion experience preferred.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills particularly Excel and PowerPoint.
• Strong communication, both verbal and written.
• Experience with next generation data tools (e.g. Tableau, Qlikview, PowerBI, Alteryx) and Artificial Intelligence a plus.
• Must have a strong foundation in finance & accounting, a passion for data analysis, a continuous improvement mindset.
• Work both independently and collaborate as a team member across multiple functions outside Finance.

The Details:

You’ll receive a competitive salary and a great benefits plan, including:

• Medical, dental, life, vision, disability, 401(k), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, paid time off, and tuition reimbursement in addition to programs & benefits in support of your well-being.
• Discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and other partner programs.

And More:

We want our company to be a place you’ll want to be – and stay. Being part of our team means you’ll get to:

• Grow: Be part of our global company with 20+ brands to grow and develop your skills along multiple career paths.
• Learn: Have access to a wealth of learning resources, including our digital learning portal.
• Belong: Experience an awesome place to work, where we have mutual respect and a great appreciation for a wide range of perspectives and experiences.
• Give Back: Help us continue to make positive changes locally and globally through volunteerism, giving back, and sustainable business practices.

What’s more, you’ll get that pride that comes from empowering makers, doers, protectors, and everyday heroes all over the world. We’re more than the #1 tools company. More than a driving force in outdoor power equipment. More than a global leader in industrial. We’re visionaries and innovators. As successful as we’ve been in the past, we have so much further to go. That’s where you come in. Join us!

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We Don’t Just Build The World, We Build Innovative Technology Too.

Joining the Stanley Black & Decker team means working in an innovative, tech-driven and highly collaborative team environment supported by over 58,000 professionals in 60 countries across the globe. Here, you’ll get the unique chance to impact some of the world’s most iconic brands including STANLEY TOOLS, DEWALT, CRAFTSMAN, MAC TOOLS and Black + Decker. Your ideas and solutions have the potential to reach millions of customers as we work together to write the next chapter in our history. Come build with us and take your career to new heights.

Who We Are

We’re the World’s largest tool company. We’re industry visionaries. We’re solving problems and advancing the manufacturing trade through innovative technology and our Industry 4.0 Initiative. We are committed to ensuring our state-of-the-art “smart factory” products and services provide greater quality to our customers & greater environmental and social value to our planet. We are unique in that we have a rich and storied history dating back to 1843, but that hasn't stopped us from evolving into a vibrant, diverse, global growth company.

Benefits & Perks

You’ll get a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits plan that includes medical, dental, life, vision, wellness program, disability, retirement benefits, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Paid Time Off, including paid vacation, holidays & personal days, and tuition reimbursement. And, of course, discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and products and well as discount programs for many other vendors and partners.

What You’ll Also Get

Career Opportunity: Career paths aren’t linear here. Being part of our global company with 60+ brands gives you the chance to grow and develop your skills along multiple career paths.

Learning & Development:

Our lifelong learning philosophy means you’ll have access to a wealth of state-of-the-art learning resources, including our Lean Academy and online university (where you can get certificates and specializations from renowned colleges and universities).

Diverse & Inclusive Culture:

We pride ourselves on being an awesome place to work. We respect and embrace differences because that’s how the best work gets done. You’ll find we like to have fun here, too.

Purpose-Driven Company:

You’ll help us continue to make positive changes in the local communities where we work and live as well as in the broader world through volunteerism, giving back and sustainable business practices.

EEO Statement:

All qualified applicants to Stanley Black & Decker are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran’s status or any other protected characteristic.

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