QUALIFICATIONS AND PRE-REQUISITES:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, accounting, or finance (CPA or MBA preferred).
• 6+ years of progressive finance experience, ideally in CPG or a customer-facing finance role.
• Strong track record of financial modeling and advanced Excel use; experience with BI/reporting tools (Power BI, SAP, etc.) an asset.
• Skilled in analyzing large data sets and presenting actionable insights to leadership.
• Leadership experience with a focus on developing and supporting team members.
• Comfortable managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

• Act as the primary finance partner to sales leaders, providing insights and recommendations that support growth and profitability.
• Track sales performance against plan and forecast, identify risks/opportunities, and adjust strategies accordingly.
• Manage and govern trade spend programs, ensuring funding principles and ROI targets are achieved.
• Oversee customer deductions and post-audits, resolving invalid claims and supporting the customer team with disputes.
• Build and deliver financial models, forecasts, and reporting packages to support decision-making at multiple levels.
• Partner across business portfolios, supporting aggregate P&L management and aligning on financial priorities.
• Deliver pre- and post-event analysis on promotions, surfacing insights to optimize pricing and customer programs.
• Coach, mentor, and support finance team members, including offshore analysts.
• Support adoption of new reporting systems and tools, keeping financial processes aligned with KPI requirements.