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Consumers everywhere are increasingly conscious of the quality of the food they eat. Puratos develops, produces and distributes a unique range of ingredients for bakers, pastry-chefs and chocolatiers who demand the very highest quality.

Founded in Belgium in 1919, Puratos is growing rapidly with over 9000 employees in 75 countries, with a consolidated turnover of over €2 billion. Our passion for innovation, pioneering spirit and core values continue to propel our global ambitions. This coupled with our commitment to our communities is what makes working at Puratos so magical.

Commercial Finance Manager

(Mississauga, ON)

Reporting to the Director of FP&A, the Commercial Finance Manager will be a key leader on the commercial side of the business and strong business partner to sales, marketing, R&D on driving pricing and probability throughout the organization. This person will provide both insights and corrective actions on all commercial activities that impact the financial health of the company (pricing, margin etc.)

• Ability to translate data into business insight and provide management with direction for operational efficiencies
• Determine new prices by obtaining ingredient costs from purchasing due to seasonality and/or market fluctuations
• Overview
• Direct subordinates: Financial Analyst, FP&A
• 5+ years of practical experience in pricing, finance and risk management
• Lead employees to meet the organization's expectations for productivity, quality, and goal accomplishment.
• Be a primary financial business partner to the business development team, providing insight on pricing strategies and account profitability for existing and new business opportunities
• Exposure to a mid-size company in a manufacturing environment will be beneficial
• Review financial models to assess future profitability of identified opportunities
• Participates on cross-functional and system related projects as a Subject Matter Expert
• Establish overall strategic vision of both short term and long term goals to be achieved by team
• Location: Mississauga, Ontario
• Guide the sales team on the best approach to customer opportunities using the knowledge of the market, business strategy, plant capacities, customer value created by Puratos analytical models providing trend information & the behavior of the buyer
• Inspire and create a positive, challenging and rewarding work environment for team that ensures their goals are aligned with company goals
• Capable to organize, plan and execute tasks reliably and independently, without close supervision
• Strong analytical skills, excellent verbal & written communication skills
• Coach, mentor and develop staff, including overseeing new employee onboarding and providing career development planning and opportunities.
• Regular pricing benchmark across customers and market alignment
• Education
• Internal & external auditors
• Provide financial visibility, including the profitability, revenue, and pricing for new and existing opportunities
• Development of financial plans including partnering with Sales team to budget and forecast for the short and long term
• Drive efficiencies to ensure contracts remain financially viable and are delivered on budget
• Work cross-functionally across the business with exposure to senior leadership on financial efficiencies
• Requirements
• VP of Sales and VP of Marketing
• Finance / Administration/Sales/Operations/R&D and Management teams
• Experience
• Management
• Perform margin and pricing analysis in order to support business initiatives & guarantee profitability
• Work closely with Purchasing department to establish booking of ingredients for long term contracts
• Direct Superior: Director, FP&A (interim VP of Finance)
• University degree in related field
• Key contacts
• Skills
• Attitude
• Manage overall day to day work, projects and other ad hoc requirements of team members
• Simplification of pricing processes and reduction of anomalies (manual pricing, credits...)
• Identify opportunities to optimize sales and profitability through pricing strategies
• Supports the timely and accurate execution and monitoring of price adjustments and new product pricing
• Lead employees using a performance management and development process that provides an overall context and framework to encourage employee contribution and includes goal setting, feedback, and performance development planning.
• Experience in a fast-paced multi-tasking environment
• Project cost evolution and detect ingredients risks. Adjust pricing approach and protect profitability accordingly.
• Key tasks
• Department: Finance
• Job Title: Commercial Finance Manager
• Excel & systems guru – proficiency in Microsoft Office required; SAP experience required.
• Empower employees to take responsibility for their jobs and goals. Delegate responsibility and expect accountability and regular feedback.
• Responds to complex pricing inquiries and supports the resolution of price discrepancies
• CPA / MBA preferred
• Provide pricing quotation analysis for Sales management. Confer with sales and marketing teams to develop proposals and quotations

• Committed to adhere to company values
• Collaboration
• Courage
• Quality
• Vision
• Competitive salary, bonus and benefits
• Desire to make a successful and satisfying career in an international company
• Challenges in an excellent international company
• What Puratos offers
• Integrity
• Continuous training in management and business principles
• Rewarding career and growth potential worldwide
• Passion
• Fast pace and dynamic working environment

Be an integral part of a successful and profitable company