Director, Segment CFO

Kinder's•Walnut Creek, CA

8h•Hybrid

About The Position

Kinder’s is seeking a finance leader to serve as the finance partner and CFO of a Business Unit as the company transitions to a General Manager-led model. The role is a core member of the Business Unit leadership team and shares accountability with the General Manager for financial commitments, profitable growth, margin, and cash. The BU Finance Lead brings together enterprise Finance capabilities and partners with Operations, R&D, Sales, Marketing, and other functions to create an integrated view of business performance and guide decisions across the P&L and its operating drivers. The position shapes strategy and resource allocation, leads BU planning and forecasting, owns forecast accuracy, and drives performance reviews and corrective actions. It integrates commercial, supply chain, working capital, investment, and innovation economics into BU decisions, and leads or co-leads value-creation initiatives through to measurable results. The role also builds financial acumen across the BU leadership team and develops finance team members where applicable. The role is based onsite in Walnut Creek, California, with a hybrid schedule of four office days per week and flexible Fridays. The expected starting base salary range is $215,000–$240,000 per year. Kinder’s total rewards may include paid time off, 401(k), bonus or incentive eligibility, equity grants, competitive health benefits, and family-friendly benefits including parental leave; benefits vary by eligibility.

Requirements

10+ years of progressive finance experience, including FP&A and commercial or business-unit finance in CPG, food and beverage, or a comparable consumer products company.
Proven track record as the lead finance partner to a General Manager or P&L owner, with evidence of decisions shaped and results delivered.
Deep fluency in CPG P&L economics, including trade and promotional spend, revenue growth management, COGS and standard costing, and working capital.
Experience with major retail customers and channels; ideally includes club and mass retailers such as Walmart, Sam’s Club, and Costco.
Strong driver-based planning and financial modeling skills.
Confident communication and ability to influence senior leaders, challenge constructively, and make recommendations under ambiguity.
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, founder-led, high-growth environment and favor decision quality and speed over perfection.
Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or Economics.
Willingness to maintain a regular in-office presence in Walnut Creek.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Anaplan, syndicated data such as Circana/IRI, and SAP.
Experience with club and mass retail channels, including Walmart, Sam’s Club, and Costco.
MBA and/or CPA.

Responsibilities

Serve as the primary finance partner and trusted advisor to the General Manager, sharing accountability for Business Unit financial commitments.
Shape BU strategy and provide fact-based recommendations on where to play, how to win, and how to allocate resources.
Translate BU strategy into financial targets, priorities, and resource allocation; identify risks and opportunities and drive actions to address them.
Co-lead strategic choices with the GM across growth, pricing, portfolio, customers, channels, innovation, capacity, organizational investments, and resource allocation.
Co-own the BU P&L, including revenue, trade, gross margin, COGS, operating expenses, EBITDA, and cash flow, and be accountable for delivering the plan.
Lead monthly BU business reviews focused on performance gaps, root causes, corrective actions, owners, and timing.
Establish financial targets and accountability for BU leadership team members and track commitments through to results.
Lead value-creation initiatives such as margin improvement, cost productivity, trade optimization, and SKU rationalization, measuring their P&L impact.
Track post-investment results for launches, capital expenditures, and trade programs and apply lessons to future decisions.
Lead annual operating planning, forecasting, and long-range planning, aligning plans with corporate objectives and capital constraints.
Establish driver-based planning and forecasting that connects commercial, operational, and financial assumptions; provide scenarios and response plans.
Own BU forecast accuracy and use forecasts as an early-warning system to trigger action.
Partner with Sales Finance and Sales/Marketing leadership to assess revenue performance and commercial economics by customer, channel, and item.
Drive revenue growth management, including pricing, Price Pack Architecture, trade investment, promotion, mix, customer profitability, and channel economics.
Connect sales execution—including distribution, velocity, promotional lift, and customer joint business plans—to P&L outcomes and drive course corrections.
Evaluate major commercial investments, recommend go/no-go decisions, and hold the business accountable for returns.
Partner with Supply Chain Finance and Operations across manufacturing, sourcing, logistics, and inventory, integrating supply chain results into the BU P&L and outlook.
Drive cost and productivity initiatives with Supply Chain Finance and Operations, tracking savings through to the P&L.
Assess supply chain trade-offs involving cost, service, working capital, and growth, including capacity investment needs.
Own BU working capital outcomes with Operations and Sales Finance, including inventory, aging, obsolescence, and customer terms.
Build and challenge business cases for capital and organizational investments and prioritize them based on returns and capacity needs.
Partner with Innovation/R&D and Marketing to shape the pipeline based on margin, scale, and strategic fit.
Build launch financial cases covering pricing, margin, volume, capacity needs, and incremental versus cannibalized revenue; conduct post-launch reviews and recommend whether to scale, fix, or exit.
Manage portfolio health, including SKU productivity, complexity cost, and tail rationalization.
Build financial acumen across BU leaders and lead and develop BU finance team members where applicable.
Model Kinder’s values of integrity, humility, and results.