POSITION SUMMARY: 

As a Sr. Financial Analyst Co-Pilot, you will be responsible for supporting the Gerber brand within Nestle. This role is a strategic partner to the commercial team, working closely with marketing, sales, demand/supply planning, and other key business functions to drive profitable growth and win in the marketplace. 

In this role, you will lead, manage, and support short- and long-term planning processes alongside a cross-functional team. You will be able to effectively interact, collaborate, and communicate across multiple functions and levels within the organization; influencing and building consensus to find solutions and drive results for brands you are responsible for.  

As a co-pilot, you will play a co-leadership role with brand marketing leaders by providing the team with accurate and timely financial information and analyses, making and implementing sound recommendations to profitably grow the business and working to improve operating costs for the brand.  

 
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES: 

Position responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:  

• Supporting assigned brands, laser-focused on delivering against growth and profit targets

• Manage, facilitate, and participate in key processes, including Monthly Business Planning (MBP), annual marketing business strategy (MBS), ICP and innovation-to-launch (I2L) projects 

• Co-Lead cross functional teams through financial analysis and decision support, working closely with marketing, sales, supply chain, and operation teams to improve business performance across all P&L line items

• Co-Lead and champion actions and projects that improve operating costs or grow the business sustainably and profitably  

• Create, analyze, and communicate new product P&Ls and make recommendation to the marketing and sales team through the I2L process 

• Develop business cases to delight consumers and drive profitable growth 

• Perform ad hoc analyses and special projects as requested by leadership 

• Support NUSA initiatives through active participation in cross-organizational (and/or cross functional) teams 

Qualifications  

Basic/Essential Requirements 

• (BA/BS) Degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Economics, Math (or other related major). or equivalent experience and minimum 3 years of related work experience 

• Minimum 4 years of experience in Accounting/Finance 

• Proficiency in use of Microsoft Applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), Essbase/Smartview, SAP and B/W 

Preferred Qualifications 

• CPA, CMA, CFM, CCE, MBA 

• CPG/Food industry experience 

Skills

• Working knowledge P&L and Balance Sheet Structure 

• Working knowledge of ACNielsen reporting metrics, including ACV and velocity 

• Solid working knowledge of operational cost generation and structure 

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

• Experience translating data into actionable recommendations 

• Strong data management and analytical skills, and critically important to be able to deliver the message to non-finance professionals 

• Excellent inter-personal communication and the ability to influence others as well as a demonstrated ability to explain financial concepts to non-finance colleagues.  Negotiation skills a plus 

• Experience contributing or leading projects across functions/discipline 

• Experience in a sales, distribution or supply chain organization preferred 

• Experience developing interactive and complex Excel models for reporting 

• Experience presenting to broad audiences at varied levels within the organization 

• Experience synthesizing complex information into actionable insights and recommendations 

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