Overview
Commercial Finance Manager - ANZA. Location: Sydney Olympic Park, Australia. Type: Full time. Requisition id: 21523.
Clorox is the place that's committed to growth – for our people and our brands. Guided by our purpose and values, we believe every one of us can make a positive impact on consumers, communities, and teammates. Our values-based culture connects to our purpose and empowers people to be their best, professionally and personally.
Responsibilities
* Act as the strategic Finance partner for Sales and Marketing to drive profitable growth across Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa.
* Own commercial P&L performance, revenue growth management (NRM), and discipline trade and marketing investment decisions to maximize return on investment.
* Provide forward-looking financial insights that shape pricing, customer strategies, and innovation decisions while ensuring delivery of Net Customer Sales, Gross Margin, and Operating profit across the cluster.
* Lead two Financial Analysts supporting commercial finance activities across the region.
* Lead and manage the team to develop and expand strategic financial partnership capabilities with a focus on high performance, cross-functional partnership, and capability building.
* Lead commercial forecasting, annual planning, and monthly performance reviews for the cluster; identify profit risks and opportunities and drive corrective actions with cross-functional teams.
* Lead the ANZA NRM agenda, including pricing strategy, trade investment optimizations, promotional effectiveness, and mix improvement; drive governance and transparency of revenue and trade spend investments across key customers.
* Partner with global and AMEA teams to implement NRM best practices and strengthen commercial analytic capabilities.
* Evaluate A&SP and customer investments to ensure ROI and alignment with strategic growth priorities; support major innovation launches and distribution expansion with profitability roadmaps.
Qualifications
* Experience: 10+ years of progressive finance experience with strong commercial finance exposure; proven experience in business partnering with Sales and Marketing organizations.
* Strong track record managing P&L performance and driving profitable growth.
* Experience in revenue growth management, pricing strategy, and trade investment optimization.
* Experience in multinational FMCG or consumer goods environment preferred.
* Experience in people management and development of high-performing teams.
Skills & Abilities
* Strong commercial acumen with ability to translate financial insights into business decisions.
* Advanced financial modeling and scenario analysis capability.
* Strong influencing and stakeholder management skills across senior leadership teams.
* Ability to simplify complex data into clear and compelling business insights.
* Strong collaboration and cross-functional leadership capability.
* High ownership mindset with strong problem-solving capability.
Education
* Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or related field.
* MBA or professional finance qualification (CPA, CA, CFA) preferred.
Workplace & Culture
Workplace type: Hybrid – 3 days in office, 2 days work from home.
Benefits
* Competitive compensation
* Generous 401(k) program in the US and similar programs internationally
* Health benefits and programs supporting physical and mental well-being
* Flexible work environment, depending on role
* Opportunities to learn and grow
* In some locations, half-day Fridays
Application & Legal
Please apply directly to our job postings and do not submit your resume to any person via text message. Clorox does not conduct text-based interviews. We are committed to equality of opportunity and an inclusive workplace. Clorox is an equal opportunity employer and a signatory of the UN Global Compact. We do not accept agency resumes unless expressly requested.
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