Sealed Air Corporation

Finance Manager, North America Food

Sealed Air Corporation$93K — $160K *
Food & Beverages
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field (Master's preferred)
  • 5-7 years of experience in a financial role, preferably commercial finance or FP&A
  • Strong grasp of P&L structure and factors affecting commercial profitability
  • Understanding of US GAAP principles
  • Proficiency in financial reporting tools (e.g., SAP, OneStream, PowerBI) and advanced Excel skills
  • Exceptional communication skills and ability to present complex financial information clearly
  • Commercial awareness and understanding of pricing and profitability drivers.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee P&L structure for Shrink Bags and Fluids product lines, ensuring accuracy and clarity in financial reporting.
  • Lead annual budgeting, rolling forecasts, and long-term financial planning.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to analyze pricing strategies and customer profitability.
  • Conduct variance analysis to identify deviations and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs).
  • Manage customer rebate processes and ensure compliance with financial policies.
  • Ensure adherence to regulations and internal controls while enhancing operational efficiency.
  • Support month-end close processes and present monthly financial insights to management.

Benefits

  • Health, dental, and vision insurance options.
  • 401(k) retirement plan with company contributions.
  • Paid time off and holidays.
  • Employee wellness programs and resources.
  • Flexibility for remote work on Fridays.
Full Job Description
Job Description

The Finance Manager is a strategic partner to the business, responsible for driving financial performance and supporting commercial decision-making through advanced financial analysis and leadership. This position will be the primary business partner for the Shrink Bags & Fluids product lines, as well as secondary support for the Equipment business. This role partners closely with global finance and commercial teams to evaluate sales performance, customer profitability, pricing strategies, and market trends. This role provides oversight of P&L structure, ensuring transparency and accuracy, and collaborates with cross-functional teams to identify and understand key business drivers . The manager supports executive reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and strategic planning processes, delivering actionable insights that influence profitability and growth.

This role is hybrid coming into our Charlotte, NC headquarters Monday through Thursday with Flexibility to work remote Friday.

Key Responsibilities
P&L Ownership and Analysis: Oversee and interpret the full P&L structure for the Shrink Bags and Fluids product lines, ensuring accuracy and clarity of financial results. Analyze revenue streams, cost drivers, margins, and profitability trends to identify opportunities and risks. Provide strategic recommendations to senior leadership based on financial performance and market dynamics.
Financial Planning and Forecasting: Lead development of annual budgets, rolling forecasts, and long-range financial plans for respective product lines. Drive alignment between commercial objectives and financial targets, ensuring robust scenario planning and sensitivity analysis.
Business Partnering: Act as a key liaison between finance and commercial teams, fostering collaboration to understand business performance drivers. Partner with Sales, Marketing, Supply Chain, and Operations to evaluate pricing strategies, customer profitability, and market trends. Influence decision-making through clear communication of financial insights and recommendations.
Performance Management: Conduct variance analysis and identify root causes of deviations from targets. Use dashboards and reporting tools to monitor KPIs and support data-driven decisions.
Customer Rebates: Manage customer rebate processes, including monthly monitoring of Sales Allowance entries with Customer Rebates team, maintaining rebate policies and procedures to ensure compliance and accuracy, and collaborating with shared services team to ensure account reconciliation accuracy.
Compliance and Controls: Ensure compliance with local regulations and internal financial controls. Lead initiatives to enhance financial processes, reporting accuracy, and operational efficiency.
Month-End: Support month-end close processes including review of accruals, journal entries, and validation of P&L and balance sheet postings. Ensure timely and accurate financial reporting in collaboration with accounting and other stakeholders. Prepare and present monthly management review materials to product line managers.
Ad-hoc Analysis and Strategic Initiatives: Lead deep-dive analyses on sales performance, margin optimization, and customer profitability. Support strategic projects, including pricing reviews, cost optimization initiatives, investment evaluations, and process improvement initiatives.

Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field (Master's Degree preferred).
• A minimum of 5-7 years of demonstrated experience in a financial role. Commercial finance or FP&A experience is preferred.
• Strong understanding of P&L structure and commercial profitability drivers
• Fundamental knowledge and understanding of US GAAP
• Strong verbal and written communication skills in English, with the ability to present financial information clearly and effectively to both finance and non-finance stakeholders.
• Experience with financial reporting tools (SAP, OneStream, PowerBI). Strong analytical and financial modeling skills. Skilled in Microsoft Office software (primarily, but not limited to, Excel).
• Excellent communication skills
• Commercial awareness and understanding of profitability drivers.

Desired Attributes
• Strategic thinker with strong business acumen.
• Experience building discounted cash flow models for business cases
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Results-oriented with strong attention to detail
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to manage complexity.
• Proactive, hands-on approach to work.

Pay Transparency:

Base Compensation: $93,100 - 160,655

The range disclosed complies with applicable state and local pay transparency laws. Offers within this range will be determined by considering relevant factors including education, experience, and internal alignment. This position may also be eligible for annual performance bonuses and other incentive programs. Sealed Air offers a competitive benefits package that includes health, dental, vision, 401(k), paid time off, and other benefits designed to promote well-being.

Requisition id: 55717

Relocation: Yes

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About Sealed Air Corporation

Sealed Air Corporation is a packaging company that creates a range of packaging solutions for food, medical, and industrial applications. The company operates in three segments: Food Care, Product Care, and Medical Applications. Sealed Air's products include packaging materials, equipment, and systems. The company was founded in 1960 and is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. Sealed Air has operations in more than 50 countries and serves customers in a variety of industries, including food and beverage, healthcare, and e-commerce.
Learn more about Sealed Air Corporation
Size
16,500 employees
Market Cap
$7.1 billion
Industry
Net Income
$502.9 million
Founded
1960
5 Year Trend
+5.6%
Revenue
$4.9 billion
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