Senior Manager Commercial Finance

Position Summary

As the Commercial Finance Manager, you will provide daily insights to the performance of the Region and Submarket, partner with the Region Sales VP to improve regional sales growth, costs, and profitability, and lead forecasting, analysis, and planning for the Bimbo Bakeries USA Sales Operations organization.

• Quantify opportunities and measure progress against business strategy goals.
• Partner with senior leadership on financial impacts to route health, additions, distribution types, and transformational projects.
• Lead data analytics to create course corrections, business enhancements, and fact‑based decision making.
• Provide insights on business performance, including P&L items and KPIs.
• Complete period‑end ledger review and submit journal entries for projects and general ledger accuracy.
• Update rolling forecasts of financial position and projections.
• Develop presentations and business review materials that highlight performance and support recommendations.
• Evaluate business results and identify ways to manage costs and improve earnings.
• Lead the team on Waste Elimination initiatives.
• Own the capital budget plan, the authorization process, and execution of assets into service for region.
• Own hierarchy changes for the region ensuring all changes are implemented accurately in systems.
• Act as the finance liaison between the sales team and Real Estate, Settlement, Distribution Engineering, and Project teams.
• Communicate actionable strategies from the VP to frontline levels of the business.

• Self‑starter with proven ability to manage priorities, meet deadlines, and maintain solid organizational skills.
• Partner with functional leaders and challenge teams to find overall solutions across all levels.
• Strong written and oral communication skills with excellent interpersonal skills for effective working relationships at all levels.
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills, with ability to determine key issues and develop effective action plans.

• Adapts approach and attitude in real time according to changing demands.
• Creates a climate where people are motivated to do their best to help the organization achieve its objectives.
• Holds self and others accountable to meet commitments.
• Makes sense of complex, high‑quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems.

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business administration, or related field required; MBA a plus.
• CPG or DSD experience preferred.
• Minimum of 7 years of progressive financial and operational analysis experience required.
• Strong general accounting and financial acumen required.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office, strong Excel modeling, and PowerPoint presentation skills.
• Experience with Oracle, Hyperion Essbase, and BI systems a strong preference.

The physical and mental demands described here represent the functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be requested for individuals with disabilities.

Bimbo Bakeries USA is an equal opportunity employer with a policy that provides equal employment opportunity for applicants and employees regardless of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, or any other classification protected by law.

This is a remote position. Candidates are considered who are located in the USA Central or East Coast.