Commercial Finance Manager, Graphics

Company Description

Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE: AVY) is a global materials science and digital identification solutions company. We are Making Possible™ products and solutions that help advance the industries we serve, providing branding and information solutions that optimize labor and supply chain efficiency, reduce waste and mitigate loss, advance sustainability, circularity and transparency and better connect brands and consumers. We design and develop labeling and functional materials, radio-frequency identification (RFID) inlays and tags, software applications that connect the physical and digital and offerings that enhance branded packaging and carry or display information that improves the customer experience. Serving industries worldwide — including home and personal care, apparel, general retail, e-commerce, logistics, food and grocery, pharmaceuticals and automotive — we employ approximately 35,000 employees in more than 50 countries. Our reported sales in 2025 were $8.9 billion. Learn more at www.averydennison.com.

At Avery Dennison, some of the great benefits we provide are:

• Health & wellness benefits starting on day 1 of employment
• Paid parental leave
• 401K eligibility
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program eligibility / Health Advocate
• Paid vacation and paid holidays

Job Description

As a key member of the LGM-NA finance team, the Commercial Finance Manager role serves as a key business partner to the Graphics organization, residing on the Graphics NA leadership team. This individual has full financial ownership for a key business segment within the Avery Dennison portfolio and is tasked with driving long-term value creation for the company. With one direct report, the day-to-day activities involve managing and prioritizing the tasks of the team, supporting career growth and  development, and providing strategic, proactive business partnership to the cross-functional business teams. This role will have a heavier focus  towards commercial finance during activities such as AOP, strategic planning, and monthly forecasting/R&O/close, but is also responsible for driving the long-term commercial rebate and pricing strategy with the pricing team.

Primary Responsibilities:

In the role as Commercial Finance Manager, Graphics, delivering on these responsibilities is critical to success:

Business Partnership:

• Provide proactive financial and analytical leadership to the Graphics team, including short and long-term growth opportunity assessment, product/customer profitability analysis, business review support, investment/return analysis, compensation strategy insights & plan execution, as well as ad-hoc analysis that generates clear and actionable insight. 

• Full ownership of the Graphics financial results, ensuring consistent and accurate data flow, while bringing meaningful insights and analytics to the team

• Responsible for providing analytical insight across the entire P&L (top-line, manufacturing costs, SG&A expense) and Balance Sheet, continuing to drive incremental EVA for the company. 

Financial Planning & Analysis: 

• Accountable for timely and accurate daily/weekly/monthly/quarterly Graphics reporting diagnostics such as daily sales/order reporting, weekly sales analysis, pricing analytics (inc. Price-Volume-Mix analysis), product line & sales territory reporting, and full financial variance analysis. 

• Lead the coordination and execution of R&O process, monthly rolling forecast, quarterly forecast, and annual plan for the Graphics organization, including process improvements as we continue to drive improved visibility to this key segment of our business.

Business Intelligence: 

• Drive continuous improvements across all processes, including optimization and oversight of Graphics BI reporting strategy. 

• Drive reporting improvements and work to utilize new capabilities of Oracle BI tools. Continue to hone product line profitability analysis to improve understanding of business performance. 

• Work with appropriate functional teams to allocate resources and eliminate issues. Identify and leverage best practices.

People Management and Development: 

• Develop, and retain a talented pool of employees, creating a solid succession pipeline. 

• Establish individual performance objectives for team members and manage their job performance.

Controllership/Compliance: 

• Support activities related to Graphics-NA compliance initiatives and policies (SOX, Trade Compliance, External & Internal Audit, etc). 

• Identify compliance gaps and coordinate resolution activities with compliance teams. 

• Ensure all required deadlines are met and respond quickly to all follow-up questions. 

• Provide meaningful analysis to explain variances and other audit requirements as necessary.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance or Accounting is required.

• MBA preferred

• Minimum of 7 years of financial experience is required

• Experience in Graphics commercial (marketing or sales) strongly preferred

• Manufacturing environment preferred 

• Experience managing and developing talent is preferred.

• Mainstream ERP and financial systems (HFM, Oracle BI) experience preferred

• Superior communication skills and ability to articulate business results & opportunities 

• Attention to detail (excellent analytic skill)

• Fundamental intellectual curiosity and ability to anticipate the next question

• Proven ability to collaborate across divisions and functions

• Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously and prioritize/re-prioritize workload (individually and for team/direct reports) to meet deadlines in dynamic business conditions

• Desire to learn continuously and take initiative to act on data/intuition; provide proactive insights that drive action and execution, leading to results

• Experience supporting functional leadership (Operations, Sales, and/or Marketing)

• Experience in Financial Planning & Analysis – either at a Corporate, Divisional or Site level, including leading an annual operating plan

Additional Information

The salary range for this position is $107,000 - $143,000/ year.

The hiring base salary range above represents what Avery Dennison reasonably expects to pay for this position as of the date of this posting. Actual salaries will vary within the range, and in some circumstances may be above or below the range, based on various factors including but not limited to a candidate’s relevant skills, experience, education and training, and location, as well as the job scope and complexity, responsibilities, and regular and/or necessary travel required for the position, which may change depending on the candidate pool. Avery Dennison reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law. 

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or other protected status. EEOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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