Sr Manager, Finance Co-Pilot

Nestle

$130K — $162K *

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5 - 7 years of experience

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Foods people love. Brands people trust. And a career that nourishes your future like no other.

If you're driven by the passion to do something meaningful that changes lives, Nestle is the place for you. Nestle USA is one of seven operating companies that make up Nestle's presence in the United States. We're in 97% of American homes, and as the leading food and beverage company, our goals are to continue to deliver quality food and beverage products, strengthen our local communities, and reduce our environmental and climate impact.

We're determined to challenge the status quo and be better tomorrow than we are today. As individuals and teams, we embrace our entrepreneurial culture and have created a workplace where collaboration is essential, courage is rewarded, speed is expected, and agility is the norm to delight our consumers every single day. Here, you will find limitless opportunities to learn and advance your career and feel empowered to succeed in the workplace and beyond. Because our focus is not only on nourishing our customers, but also about enriching you.

This position is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship.

We are looking for a dynamic, collaborative, Senior Finance Manager Co-Pilot who can think out of the box to get results.

This leadership position is responsible for establishing, promoting, and proactively driving business performance and championing a culture of business excellence as a Co-pilot to the RTD Marketing Director. Provides insight and strongly supports fact-based decision making based on current business environment and specialist financial knowledge, and by challenging new strategies and new projects, as well as the status quo. Provides strategic, long-term financial guidance and partners with Marketing, Sales, Manufacturing and Supply Chain to maximize performance throughout the organization. Provides leadership by actively coaching and developing team members.

The individual must be able to effectively interact, collaborate and communicate across multiple functions in the organization, cooperating and building consensus to drive results. The position will plan, prioritize, and manage workload in an environment of competing priorities where risk must be accurately assessed to support and guide timely and sound business decisions.

Primary Responsibilities:

  • Drive decision making and accountability to achieve financial targets; partner and educate on Value Creation
  • Ensures quality information is used by the business for decision making and exercises foresight to ensure that potential risks and opportunities are anticipated and understood. Promotes the use of external and internal information for benchmarking. Reviews monthly performance and develops appropriate action plans to ensure achievement of performance targets.
  • Strategically drive portfolio management to deliver profitable growth in different channels including retail, e-commerce, club, value and DSD
  • Supports business I&R be evaluating the feasibility and performance of new products. Analyze and challenge the product portfolio and class of trade (channel) to identify cost optimization opportunities, eliminate Value Destroyers and maximize return on investment from TTS/PFME.
  • Drive E2E focus on optimizing the network and driving cost improvements including structural cost.
  • Collaborate with Functional Teams (Marketing, Sales, T&P, Supply Chain) and FP&A to drive understanding, generate insights and influence business results.
  • Oversees the preparation and review of business planning activities including MBS, ICP, and monthly DF ensuring coordination of activities/information across functions with the business unit to provide accurate forecasts.
  • Support special projects: M&A, Sourcing, integration, business transformation.

Requirements:

  • BA/BS degree with major in Finance, Economics, Accounting, or related business degree; advanced degree strongly preferred.
  • Minimum 6 years of experience in Finance, Economics, Strategic Planning and Analysis, or related business roles. Previous Nestle Division or Commercial Finance experience a plus, but not required, value Functional Finance experience with broad working knowledge of P&L.
  • Previous experience in Consumer Packaged Goods Company, particularly Food & Beverage a plus.
  • Proficiency in use of Microsoft applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access) and accounting and reporting systems, including Essbase, SAP and B/W. Advanced expertise in Excel spreadsheets a must.
  • Strategic thought leadership; a big-picture view while executing functional requirements.
  • Previous management or supervisory experience or demonstrated leadership ability.
  • Proven knowledge of financial concepts and principles including cash flow, NPV, IRR, ROI, EP, etc.
  • Strong knowledge of cost accounting and activity-based costing, the Nestle P&L with ability to understand and communicate Value Creation drivers.
  • Good working knowledge of Nestle Accountings Standards (NAS) or International Accounting Standards (IAS)

Skills:

  • Ideal candidate is results focused, a self-starter, naturally inquisitive, able to think independently and has a desire to make a difference.
  • Strong financial and analytical skills coupled with comprehensive business knowledge; ability to provide meaningful insight, draw conclusions and develop actionable recommendations.
  • Demonstrated ability to partner with cross-functional teams to drive business results; ability to influence business decisions with concrete financial support.
  • Communicate effectively and professionally in written and verbal form, strong presentation skills at executive leadership level.
  • Proven ability to effectively manage people, information and resources effectively in order to meet deadlines and respond to requests in a timely manner.
  • Demonstrated ability to design financial and non-financial measurements and key performance indicators (KPI's) to drive improved business performance.
  • Strong working knowledge of Nestle capital planning process.
  • High level of efficiency in Excel, Essbase/SmartView, PowerPoint, proficiency in GLOBE/SAP and B/W reporting

Requisition ID: 265673

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It is our business imperative to remain a very inclusive workplace.

To our veterans and separated service members, you're at the forefront of our minds as we recruit top talent to join Nestle. The skills you've gained while serving our country, such as flexibility, agility, and leadership, are much like the skills that will make you successful in this role. In addition, with our commitment to an inclusive work environment, we recognize the exceptional engagement and innovation displayed by individuals with disabilities. Nestle seeks such skilled and qualified individuals to share our mission where you'll join a cohort of others who have chosen to call Nestle home.

The Nestle Companies are an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer seeking diversity in qualified applicants for employment. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, gender, gender identity, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, disability, perceived disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other protected status, as defined by applicable law. Prior to the next step in the recruiting process, we welcome you to inform us confidentially if you may require any special accommodations in order to participate fully in our recruitment experience. Contact us at [redacted] or please dial 711 and provide this number to the operator: [redacted].

This position is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship.
Nestlé S.A. is a Swiss multinational food and drink processing conglomerate corporation headquartered in Vevey, Vaud, Switzerland. It is the largest food company in the world, measured by revenue and other metrics, since 2014. It ranked No. 64 on the Fortune Global 500 in 2017 and No. 33 in the 2016 edition of the Forbes Global 2000 list of largest public companies.

Nestlé's products include baby food, medical food, bottled water, breakfast cereals, coffee and tea, confectionery, dairy products, ice cream, frozen food, pet foods, and snacks. Twenty-nine of Nestlé's brands have annual sales of over 1 billion CHF, including Nespresso, Nescafé, Kit Kat, Smarties, Nesquik, Stouffer's, Vittel, and Maggi. Nestlé has 447 factories, operates in 189 countries, and employs around 339,000 people. It is one of the main shareholders of L'Oreal, the world's largest cosmetics company.

Nestlé was formed in 1905 by the merger of the "Anglo-Swiss Milk Company", established in 1866 by brothers George and Charles Page, and "Farine Lactée Henri Nestlé", founded in 1867 by Henri Nestlé. The company grew significantly during the First World War and again following the Second World War, expanding its offerings beyond its early condensed milk and infant formula products. The company has made a number of corporate acquisitions, including Crosse & Blackwell in 1950, Findus in 1963, Libby's in 1971, Rowntree Mackintosh in 1988, Klim in 1998, and Gerber in 2007.
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