Sales Finance Manager

Fender Musical Instruments Corporation is a world famous brand with offices across the globe Within Fender Global Finance, we are focused on adding pro-active value at every step of the business process. Our mission is to drive effective decision support that enables the company to make critical decisions timely and accurately. 

An American icon, Fender was born in Southern California and has built a worldwide influence extending beyond the studio and the stage. A Fender is more than an instrument, it’s a cultural symbol that resonates globally.

Our finance team is currently in search of a Sales Finance Manager to play a vital role in providing strategic financial support and analysis to the America’s Regional Sales leadership team. The key responsibilities of this position include enhancing FP&A processes, optimizing the Americas Region P&L, and collaborating with the Americas Sales Organization to enhance regional performance.

Essential Functions:

• Responsible for financial budgeting, forecasting, and reporting for the America’s Sales Region
• Business Partner with Sales on P&L activities, including profitability and productivity metrics, headcount planning, and overall operating expense planning
• Prepare financial reporting and management presentations in support of monthly business reviews, corporate and board reporting
• Provide financial management of the Americas commercial terms by establishing budgets and forecasts, delivering accurate monthly accruals through collaboration with accounting, and preparing monthly reporting and analysis
• Prepare sales and gross margin reporting and analysis, comparing to prior year, budget and forecast; build and analyze channel, customer, and regional profitability
• Responsible for delivering the sales team’s annual targets by way of a dynamic financial model. Ultimately the targets will be used as the basis for measuring sales performance and determining commission payments 
• Analyze current and past trends in key performance indicators, including all areas of revenue, gross margin, and selling expense.
• Ad-Hoc reporting and analysis as needed

Qualifications:

• 5-7 years of relevant experience
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting
• Prior experience in Consumer Goods, Manufacturing or Commercial industries is essential
• Proficiency in Excel and financial systems such as Hyperion, Tableau, and SAP is preferred
• Strong analytical skills
• Previous experience as a strategic business partner with exceptional communication skills
• Experience in budgeting, forecasting, and financial modeling
• Familiarity with P&L management and working capital
• Strong customer service orientation
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a team environment

About Fender Musical Instruments:

Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) is one of the world’s leading musical instrument manufacturers, marketers and distributors, whose portfolio of brands includes Fender®, Squier®, Gretsch®, Jackson®, EVH®, Charvel® and Groove Tubes®, among others. For more information, visit www.fender.com. FMIC offers a competitive benefits package which includes medical, dental, 401(k), paid time off, and an equipment purchase program to help you get the band back together. Fender Musical Instruments Corporation is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, gender, age, color, religion, disability, veterans’ status, sexual orientation, or any other protected factor.

Fender is required by law in certain jurisdictions to include a pay scale in the job posting for this position.  “Pay scale” means the salary or hourly wage range that Fender reasonably expects to pay for this position; it is neither a promise nor a guarantee of the compensation that the successful candidate will receive.  The pay scale for this position takes into account the wide range of factors that Fender considers in making compensation decisions, including, without limitation: skill set, experience, and training, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs.  If this is a remote position, the pay scale disclosed herein may be adjusted further based upon the applicable geographic differential associated with the location from which the successful candidate will work.  Please note that it is not typical for a Fender employee to be at or near the top of the pay scale for their role – especially as a new hire – and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case.  Subject to the foregoing, the current pay scale for this position is $95,000.00 - 135,000.00