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Nestlé · 1 week ago

Finance Manager Co-Pilot

Arlington, VA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

5+ years exp

Nestlé USA is a leading company in the consumer goods sector known for its beloved brands. The Finance Manager Co-Pilot will play a pivotal role in financial oversight for a large customer team, focusing on trade management systems, analytics, and ensuring sound financial controls around trade budget spending.

CoffeeCosmeticsDairyFood and BeverageWater

No H1B

Responsibilities

Work proactively with Category Account Managers (CAM) during annual planning, ensuring alignment with Commercial Action Plans and ROI thresholds for promotions

Ensure promotional events are properly set up by CAMs (based on contracts & yearly plans) on a timely basis in the trade management system (Osprey)

Review plan adjustments as needed throughout the year

Ensure CAMs maintain trade events accurately throughout the year in Osprey

Use trade analytics (promotion ROI analysis and PTE) to ensure efficient allocation of trade to planning accounts

Drive monthly Business Review process, including analytical review of monthly/annual forecasts and promotional plan performance - leading to objective, timely and fact-based communication of volume/trade opportunities and gaps to the divisions

Meet with CAMs/ Sales Directors to understand variances to goals, on both sales and trade. Communicate results and work with CAMs to develop solutions for driving sales or for adjusting trade activities to ensure goals are met

Work closely with SRM team (Strategic Revenue Management) on Post Promotional Analysis and collaborate with CAMs to improve promotional profitability through PTE

Work closely with Division Finance team to understand overall changes in business strategy and impacts to customers, and targets

Work closely with CAMs to understand consumption data and identify base and incremental volume trends and their impact on financial performance

Review sales and trade rate objectives (via weekly reports) to analyze and provide variance explanations, including understanding implications on customer profitability

Review Unauthorized Deductions and work closely with CAMs and Credit Department to enable payback

Perform financial modeling and scenario planning to analyze cross-functional business results and opportunities

Partner with CAMs to build and review incremental sales/trade opportunities

Provide insight to improve forecasting accuracy

Project work, as needed

Develop and maintain monthly forecasts for Retail Digital Media (RDM) investments, analyzing trends and month-over-month performance to ensure accuracy and strategic alignment

Prepare and analyze monthly eNPS and eCommerce financial metrics, ensuring accuracy and providing insights for performance improvement

Serve as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Retail Digital Media investments, focusing on driving and analyzing return on investment (ROI) for RDM investments, ensuring compliance with established accounting principles and financial standards

Act as SME and work stream owner for major projects (Integration of Acquisitions, Other Business Process Revisions)

Drive efficiency and accuracy in annual planning process

Assist in account specific activities

Focus on process improvements across Sales Finance

Automate manual data processes

Establish and document best practices

Travel estimated up to 15% (Planning Sessions/Design Workshops/Team Meetings)

Qualification

Finance ManagementTrade ManagementFinancial AnalysisSAPExcelData ManagementCustomer ProfitabilityCritical ThinkingInterpersonal CommunicationNegotiation SkillsSelf-StarterTeam Collaboration

Required

College degree required; Bachelor in Accounting/Finance or equivalent required

5+ years finance management experience

Intermediate/Advanced in Excel and SAP (or other ERP System) required

Demonstrated critical thinking and analytical problem-solving skills

Superior execution skills in a changing environment and ability to work in a fast-paced environment

Strong data management and analytical skills

Proven ability to deliver and drive excellent work in a team and matrix organization

Excellent inter-personal communication and ability to influence cross-functional teams

Self-starter and shows initiative and quickly learns the specifics of the customer and sales finance

Ability to drive change

Critical thinking/Curiosity

Strong Business acumen

Understanding of Customer Profitability concepts and the use of customer P&Ls to drive business decisions

Strong Excel and data management skills

SAP (including AFO)

Preferred

Consumer Goods company/industry experience

Previous experience with Sales Analysis, trade fund management

Osprey or other TPM system experience (but can be learned)

Negotiation skills

Experience in generating reports with actionable recommendations

Demonstrable experience illustrating insights from data through statistics or data visualization

Company

Nestlé

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As the world’s largest food and beverage company we are driven by a simple aim: unlocking the power of food to enhance quality of life for everyone, today and for generations to come.

Founded in 1866

Vevey, Vaud, CHE

10001+ employees