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Overview:
The Bazooka Companies, Inc. has been a leader in non-chocolate candy around the world since 1938 with popular, high-quality lollipop brands Ring Pop®, Push Pop®, Baby Bottle Pop®, Juicy Drop® and other candy and gum products, including the iconic Bazooka® Bubble Gum.
The Bazooka Companies, Inc. has been a leader in non-chocolate candy around the world since 1938 with popular, high-quality lollipop brands Ring Pop®, Push Pop®, Baby Bottle Pop®, Juicy Drop® and other candy and gum products, including the iconic Bazooka® Bubble Gum.
Our gift card services division offers a unique approach to gift card processing and program management specifically tailored to the meet the needs of high-growth online and app-based brands. Clients include: Netflix, Uber, DoorDash, Instacart, Hulu, Nike, Twitch, Airbnb, StubHub and more!
For additional information visit https://bazookacandybrands.com/ and https://toppsdigitalservices.com/
The Bazooka Companies, Inc. was originally founded as Topps Chewing Gum and in its early years produced a popular penny “Topps Gum” from a factory in Brooklyn, N.Y. After World War II, the company developed Bazooka Bubble Gum and in 1950, added trading cards to its product line. The company was acquired in October 2007 by Madison Dearborn Partners, a private equity group, and Michael Eisner, former CEO of Disney, and is headquartered in New York City.
The Finance Manager Bazooka Candy Brands will serve as the finance lead for revenue forecasting and the marketing budget.
The primary responsibility of this position is compile and organize up to date sales financial information, maintain organized records of historical sales data, manage marketing budget spend in tandem with the finance manager, perform monthly close IT functions and serve as a liaison between IT, Sale and finance to ensure data integrity. This position offers a unique opportunity to participate in the continued growth and expansion of The Bazooka Companies with an eventual return to hybrid in-office work in Manhattan.
Responsibilities:
Manage Data for month-end sales and marketing close process
Maintain marketing budget file, working with marketing and finance teams spend vs budget
Assist and support with the preparation of Senior Management monthly / quarterly / annual sales reporting processes and validate data allocations.
Maintain, improve and streamline internal databases.
Develop and provide actual monthly brands and customers P&L including e-Commerce.
Help, contribute and assist Finance team on budget and forecast processes.
Prepare reports for Finance team based on-demand.
Serve as financial analyst for various projects.
Support sales team data requests for forecasts and historical sales data
Ad Hoc Internal Support as needed
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field, MBA a plus
Experience in CPG, retail or other manufacturing based business preferred
7-10 years of experience in budgeting, forecasting, and planning for an operational unit or on a corporate finance setting is required.
Experience in Oracle EBS and Hyperion or similar system is strongly preferred.
Experience working within MS Excel; including VLOOKUP, sumif and pivot tables is required, in addition to strong skills in and PowerPoint as well.
Key skills & abilities
Research, mathematical and very strong analytical skills
Attention to detail and strong organizational skills
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
Excellent time-management skills, as the job revolves around deadlines.
Ability to work in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment with frequent collaboration across multiple departments
Self-motivated to develop new processes and process improvements, increasing team productivity while lowering turn around times
