Sales Finance Manager
Company: fairlife, LLC
Location: Chicago
Posted on: April 22, 2024
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Job Description:
fairlife, LLC is a Chicago-based nutrition company that creates
great-tasting, nutrition-rich and dairy products to nourish
consumers.With nearly $2B in annual retail sales, fairlife s
portfolio of delicious, lactose-free, real dairy products includes:
fairlife ultra-filtered milk; Core Power High Protein Shakes, a
sports nutrition drink to support post-workout recovery; fairlife
nutrition plan , a nutrition shake to support the journey to better
health.A wholly owned subsidiary of The Coca-Cola company,
fairlife, LLC has been recognized by both Fast Company and Nielsen
for its industry leading innovation.To learn more about fairlife
and its complete line of products, please visit fairlife.com.
Job Purpose:-- The Sales Finance Manager is a member of the
Commercial Finance Team.-- This role is responsible for working
cross-functionally with our sales teams to broker and help create
customer promotional sales plans to manage trade dollars, shipment
projections and overall customer growth initiatives.-- The Sales
Finance Manager provides transparency into the financial results
and trends via managing the month end close and rolling estimate
processes, budget vs. actual analysis and customer profitability
reporting.---- Finally, this role manages business decision support
through ROI and profitability analysis tools.The ideal candidate
will be an engaged team leader who thrives in a fast-paced start-up
culture and cross-functional environment.-- Time will be split
between the support of commercial finance for cash flow purposes
and the sales teams for transparency into spend and margin.-- In
addition, the candidate will partner with multiple business owners
across all product lines to drive net revenue acceleration and
manage customer profitability.Responsibilities:Partner with sales
leads across all brands and customers (50+ associates) to produce
detailed customer trade plans and analysisPartner with Sales,
Commercialization and Strategy teams to analyze multiple volume
projections via availability, velocity or rate of sale, and Outlets
vs. detailed customer forecasts (bottom up vs. tops down
approach)Partner with sales leads managers and directors to provide
line of sight and ROI on trade and/or slotting spend across
brandsRoutinely present robust and detailed trade and profitability
analysis to senior leadership across sales, brand and commercial
teamsSupport Commercial Finance and Accounting for cash flow
purposes.-- Responsibilities include, but are not limited
to:month-end close, balance sheet reconciliation, other accounting
and financial duties as assignedRolling estimate processes, annual
planning routines, Budgeting, forecasting, trends and variance
analysisAd-hoc analysis and reporting to support brand
needsDemonstrate value through a detailed approach and proactive
communicationsCoordinate with team members to provide consistent
and effective support to business owners and other
departmentsDemonstrate critical thinking and good judgment in all
situationsskills/qualifications required: Bachelor s degree in
Finance or Accounting5+ years of progressive finance experience
preferably in sales finance in a Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG)
environmentStrong financial modeling skills and use of key software
programs to provide highest level of analytics in an efficient
mannerDemonstrated success in partnering with and influencing
functional leaders to drive action toward and deliver against
targeted operational strategiesExcellence in written and oral
communication, including strong presentation and
storytelling
skillsAbility to handle ambiguity and work in a fast paced,
entrepreneurial environmentDemonstrated competency with ERP systems
such as NetSuite or SAP is requiredHighly organizedExperience with
Nielsen, IRI, or similar programs is preferredAdvanced Microsoft
Excel and modeling skills is requiredStrong attention to detail
requiredAbility to adapt in a fast-moving environment--Position
Location:-- fairlife Corporate Headquarters, Chicago ILImmediate
Supervisor:-- Senior Finance Director, Commercial
Financeexempt/nonexempt: --Exempt
fairlife, LLC is an equal opportunity employer. We do not
discriminate on the basis of--race, color, religion, age, sex,
national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran
status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any
other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. All
qualified applicants and employees will be given equal opportunity.
Selection decisions are based on job-related factors.In addition to
its nondiscrimination commitment, the Company will also provide
reasonable accommodation of qualified individuals with known
disabilities unless doing so would impose an undue hardship on the
Company. If you have a disability and would like to request
accommodation in order to apply for a position with us, please
email--careers fairlife.com.
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