Description:
The Senior Finance Manager, FP&A for the Canada & US Coffee Business Unit (CANAC) is responsible for the full P&L and for driving the monthly FP&A agenda for the Easy Ready Meals, Hydration & Desserts platform within the BU. The role also supports the Annual Operating Plan (AOP) and Strategic Planning cycles for their respective platform. This team member is a key link between the Marketing, Sales Planning, and Finance teams, and reports directly to CANAC’s Director of FP&A + Strategy.
What’s on the menu?
- Lead FP&A for a Platform within CANAC, with oversight of all categories and responsible for understanding and influencing both revenue and cost drivers (full P&L responsibility)
- Execute the monthly actualization process including P&L variance analyses, insights, and issue resolution
- Support the Demand Review process including partnering with marketers on demand forecast inputs and validating driver assumptions
- Run the monthly forecasting process to project and explain financial performance on a rolling 18-month basis
- Support the build of the Annual Operating Plan and Strategic Plans
- Drive fiscal responsibility by supporting the ZBB (Zero Based Budgeting) process
- Analytical assistance on business results and achieving financial targets via data-driven insights and recommendations
- Modeling, analytics, and preparation of management summaries and presentations
Recipe for Success – apply now if this sounds like you!
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Engineering or a related field, MBA a plus
- 6+ years’ experience, in a complex environment with escalating levels of responsibility. CPG experience is an asset
- Demonstrated strong analytical skills, understanding of financial statements and broad business acumen as well as strong Excel technical skills desired
- Prior Function, Category, Corporate FP&A and/or BU experience preferred
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to manage multiple projects concurrently
- Ability to work autonomously and think independently
- Ability to coach, develop and help team prioritize