Associate Finance Director, FP&A/Commercial Finance - Capability & Technology
About The Position
The Associate Finance Director will own Kraft Heinz’s Finance Capability & Technology FP&A/Commercial pillar, an AI and automation capability spanning corporate FP&A, Commercial Finance, and the intelligence layer connecting financial planning to commercial decision-making. The role combines leadership and hands-on building, with accountability for the pillar’s roadmap, delivery, operating model, stakeholder governance, and outcomes. The position leads three Finance AI Leads covering FP&A and Commercial Intelligence and two generalist Managers across Chicago and Amsterdam, supported by a GCC team in Mexico. The director will shape Snowflake Cortex agent architecture and technical standards, serve as a key interface with the CFO organization, BU CFOs, and Commercial Finance leadership, and coordinate with the Finance AI Architecture pillar on shared infrastructure. The role also ensures data integrity, auditability, and SOX defensibility across AI outputs, including SAP/S4 lineage, Snowflake pipelines, and human-review checkpoints. It drives global adoption of tools across FP&A and Commercial Finance and measures adoption.
Requirements
- At least 8 years of experience in FP&A, commercial finance, or finance analytics, with meaningful depth in financial planning, commercial decision support, or revenue management in a large CPG or consumer goods company.
- Experience leading teams, including Leads and Managers, and holding people accountable across time zones without micromanaging.
- Hands-on experience with Snowflake, SQL, and Python, with the ability to technically review team work and understand how AI agents are built.
- Experience building or overseeing AI agents, automation pipelines, or LLM-powered tools in a finance or enterprise context, and understanding of production-grade systems in a SOX-regulated environment.
- Fluency in SAP/S4 data structures and understanding of how FP&A and commercial financial data flows from transaction to planning to reporting.
- Ability to build credibility with BU CFOs and commercial finance leadership by delivering results.
- Ability to own a multi-domain roadmap, sequence competing priorities across teams in multiple geographies, and make tradeoff decisions.
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Engineering, or a related field.
Nice To Haves
- Advanced degree or CFA.
Responsibilities
- Own the Finance Capability & Technology FP&A/Commercial pillar end-to-end, including its roadmap, delivery, operating model, and stakeholder governance across FP&A, Commercial Finance, and Sales Finance intelligence domains.
- Lead and develop three Finance AI Leads and two Managers across Chicago, Amsterdam, and Mexico GCC; set priorities, conduct structured reviews, build technical and commercial depth, and maintain output quality.
- Participate hands-on in design and development by shaping Snowflake Cortex agent architecture, reviewing pipelines, and setting technical and analytical standards.
- Serve as the primary stakeholder interface for the CFO organization, BU CFOs, and Commercial Finance leadership; translate business problems into AI-ready solutions, manage expectations, and defend prioritization decisions.
- Sequence use cases across FP&A, Commercial Intelligence, and Sales Finance, balance delivery capacity against stakeholder demand, and make tradeoff decisions.
- Coordinate with the Finance AI Architecture pillar so FP&A and Commercial solutions use shared infrastructure, including semantic models, agent frameworks, and audit-trail patterns.
- Ensure data integrity, auditability, and SOX defensibility across FP&A and Commercial Finance AI outputs, including SAP/S4 lineage, Snowflake pipelines, and human-review checkpoints.
- Drive global adoption across FP&A and Commercial Finance teams through change management and honest tracking of adoption metrics.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
- 7% 401(k) matching.
- Business Resource Groups supporting diversity, inclusion, and belonging.
- Performance-based bonus eligibility.
- Paid time off and company holidays.
- Leave of absence.
- Flexible work arrangements.
- Recognition, training, and learning opportunities.
- Employee Assistance Program and wellbeing programs.
- Family support programs.
- Life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment coverage, and disability coverage.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
