Commercial Finance Business Partner, MRO

Commercial Finance Business Partner, MRO BARNES United States, Connecticut, Bristol 123 Main Street (Show on map) May 12, 2026 Description An exciting opportunity exists at Barnes Aerospace for an MRO Commercial Finance Business Partner on the Global Commercial and Sales Operations team. The Global S&C team is responsible for the Sales and Commercial Operations; from structuring and negotiating commercial deals to contract performance management. The MRO Commercial Finance Business Partner is an integral part of the Global S&C team to grow Barnes Aerospace. This role will act as a key financial partner to the MRO Sales and Commercial organization. This role will support the Global Commercial Finance Director in delivering robust financial analysis, executive-level decision support, and driving commercial process improvements across the repair (MRO) business.

Core Responsibilities:

Partner with Sales & Commercial teams on new MRO bids. Prepare VP and President-level financial summaries and models. Standardize financial outputs to improve consistency of VP Gate preparation across sites. Support financial validation of bids prepared by sites. Develop scalable modeling templates to reduce manual intervention. Deliver financial insights and recommendations to senior leadership and Executive teams. Support financial escalation modeling (e.g., pricing escalations, margin impact). Provide financial comparison analysis and scenario modeling in response to site and commercial requests. Support finance-driven commercial decision making using internal and external insights. Support 3-5 year strategic planning processes. Provide pipeline analytics and pre-exit financial visibility. Partner with Commercial Finance Director to translate sales pipeline into long-term financial outlooks. Support transformation initiatives such as the Renewals process standardization. Improve and formalize RASCI frameworks for finance gate preparation. Develop handoffs to Genpact/shared services for scalable modeling support. Drive continuous improvement in commercial finance processes.

Qualifications:

5+ years' experience in an FP&A or commercial finance role in an aerospace or high-quality manufacturing industry or MRO environment. Strong financial modeling and analytical capability. Ability to present financial insights to senior stakeholders. Preferably experience within the aerospace MRO environment (repair/aftermarket services). Demonstrated project management experience, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and stakeholders, and drive initiatives to completion. Process-oriented mindset with ability to drive standardization. Excellent interpersonal and service recovery skills. Strong cross-functional collaboration skills with an ability to work effectively with operations, quality, engineering, sales, and commercial team members. Strong organizational skills for managing data, priorities, and timelines. Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.