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Job Summary
Reporting to the Director, Finance, the Brand Finance Manager will partner with the Brand Management teams to provide insightful financial analysis and guidance. You will manage the planning and direction of departmental projects for the Fresh Popcorn & Salty Snacks portfolio. This will include partnering with brand management, operations, and business development to provide recommendations and ensure sound financial decisions. You will provide guidance, leadership and support professional development of staff and lead/participate in projects across the broader Finance organization. You will also perform business partnering, analytics, AOP & Strat Plan, monthly forecasting, metrics & scorecard, and period close. Minimum 7 years related experience.
Position Responsibilities
- Partner with Brand Management team and on accounting and finance related questions. This will involve the ability to assess business needs, resolve risks and opportunities in a timely manner, and clear communication of issues/business results
- Lead the preparation and compilation of the annual operating plan (AOP) and strategic plan for portfolio
- Update quarterly forecast based on business changes. Actively communicate changes to business partners by providing specific, actionable and forward-looking commentary on the changes as well as guidance on potential risk
- Provide comprehensive financial analysis and models for requests depending on the assigned function (product development, customer analysis, competitive analysis, pricing, etc.)
- Oversee project work that will rotate and cut across several different financial disciplines including, FP&A, new product development, manufacturing investments, and in-market investments.
- Lead the development of metrics, scorecards and reporting for portfolio
- Support automation and modernization initiatives as they relate to Brand Finance
- Opportunity to lead and participate in organization and finance-wide projects
- Accomplish staff job results by coaching, counseling, and teaching employees; develop personal growth opportunities; monitoring, and appraising job results; and conduct training
- Promote a culture focused on building diverse talent, high performance, and continuous improvement
Position Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance preferred
- MBA or CPA/CMA certification preferred
- Minimum 7 years of professional general business and financial experience
- Experience in P&L management, along with knowledge of financial systems and general accounting concepts
- Demonstrated ability to work across multiple departments to complete a project or resolve an organizational challenge
- Critical thinking skills, including leveraging analytics to provide insights and recommendations for strategies and solutions.
- Experience with Power BI or other automation tools preferred
- Experience with SAP or other software tools preferred
- At this time, we require applicants for this role to be legally authorized to work in the United States without requiring employer sponsorship either now or in the future
Our Modern Workplace:
Conagra’s culture of collaboration enhances our ability to meet critical business goals, deliver value to customers and consumers and provide you with the flexibility you need to achieve a better work-life balance. We carefully consider each role and how often each team member needs to collaborate in-person. This position requires you work from our Chicago office 3 days a week.
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Our Benefits:
We care about your total well-being and will support you with the following, subject to your location and role:
- Health: Medical, dental and vision insurance, company-paid life, accident and disability insurance
- Wealth: great pay, incentive opportunity, matching 401(k) and stock purchase plan
- Growth: online courses, virtual and classroom development experiences
- Balance: paid-time off, parental leave, flexible work-schedules (subject to your location and role)
Our Company:
Conagra Brands is one of North America’s leading branded food companies. We have a rich heritage of making great food, and a team that’s passionate about innovation and growth. Conagra offers choices for every occasion through iconic brands, such as Birds Eye®, Marie Callender’s®, Banquet®, Healthy Choice®, Slim Jim®, Reddi-wip®, and Vlasic®, and emerging brands, including Angie’s® BOOMCHICKAPOP®, Duke’s®, Earth Balance®, Gardein®, and Frontera®.
We pride ourselves on having the most impactful, energized and inclusive culture in the food industry. For more information, visit
www.conagrabrands.com
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Conagra Brands is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, pregnancy, leave status, disability, veteran status, genetic information and/or any other characteristic or status protected by national, federal, state or local law.
