Finance Manager, National Chains

Pernod Ricard • Irving, TX

10d • $112,320 - $140,400 • Hybrid

About The Position

Where Conviviality is at work. Pernod Ricard is a global premium spirits and wine company. We’re the team behind leading brands such as ABSOLUT® Vodka, Jameson® Irish Whiskey, Malibu®, Kahlúa® Liqueur, The Glenlivet® Gin, and Skrewball™ whiskey, as well as many more superior wines and exquisite champagnes! Working at Pernod Ricard is all about igniting conviviality in all that we do. Derived from the French word, convivialité…it means human connection, authenticity, friendly, and jovial. Conviviality is energy and spirit with a splash of je ne sais quoi and is a core philosophy around how we live and work at Pernod Ricard. Guided by our 4 core values: (1) grounded in the real; (2) fiercely authentic; (3) passion for challenge; and (4) connected beyond borders; we are team players, dream makers, trailblazers, movers and (cocktail) shakers. We have a passion for living life to the fullest, making new friends every day, and realizing our potential as people and as a business! The salary range for this role, based in New York, is $112,320.00 to $140,400.00. The range may vary if the role outside of this location. Base salaries are determined during our interview process, by assessing a candidate’s experience, skills against internal peers and against the scope and responsibilities of the position. Job Summary: We are seeking a detail-oriented, dynamic Finance Manager to join our Commercial Finance team and support National Chains across all U.S. regions. This role is pivotal in driving reporting, planning, and month-end close activities, while providing insights that help improve commercial and financial performance. You will partner closely with Sales and Finance teams, own key planning processes, and help ensure accurate financial management across customer redemptions, advertising and promotion spend, and retailer performance. This is a strong opportunity for someone who enjoys combining analytics, business partnership, and process improvement in a fast-paced environment. Who will love this job: This role is well suited for someone who is analytical, highly collaborative, and comfortable managing multiple priorities across tight and overlapping timelines. The right person is a strong business partner who can balance attention to detail with an understanding of the bigger picture and turn data into clear, actionable insights. This person is also intellectually curious, proactive, and energized by improving ways of working while building strong cross-functional relationships. They should be comfortable working with autonomy in a deadline-driven environment and adapting as business needs evolve.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, or a related field.
• At least 5 years of relevant finance experience in financial planning and analysis, commercial finance, or business analytics roles.
• Experience owning or supporting forecasting, budgeting, and month-end close processes.
• Experience preparing and managing accruals, reconciliations, and spend tracking.
• Advanced ability to analyze financial and performance data and translate findings into actionable business insights.
• Proven ability to manage multiple competing priorities across tight timelines.
• Proven ability to partner effectively across Sales, Finance, and other cross-functional stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Consolidate monthly reporting on National Chains actuals, including depletions, net sales, and share data, and deliver variance analysis versus prior year, annual operating plan, and reforecast.
• Provide monthly insights and storytelling to Sales and Finance teams on key drivers of over- and under-performance.
• Develop retailer depletion profit and loss reporting to support performance tracking and achievement of annual operating plan targets.
• Prepare, validate, and reconcile month-end accruals for advertising and promotion spend and customer redemptions, including prior month accruals versus actuals.
• Own the monthly, quarterly, and annual reforecast and budget cycle for National Chains, including customer redemptions and advertising and promotion planning.
• Partner with the National Chains team and State Finance Managers to ensure accurate representation in division budgets and integrate promotional calendar timing into financial planning.
• Manage tracking and upkeep in the advertising and promotion and customer redemptions system, monitor spend versus budget, approve purchase orders, support reconciliations, and establish processes for clearinghouse payment and performance reconciliation.

Benefits

• Being part of an inclusive and diverse company where professional development and internal career mobility is front-and-center to our talent strategy.
• You'll be part of a culture that celebrates the rich diversity of our people across the globe and be part of our long-standing commitment to making exceptional products, giving back to our communities, and honoring our responsibility to preserve the environment.
• Our work philosophy celebrates the magic of human connection with the flexibility needed to provide one's most meaningful contribution.
• We offer a flexible work policy, with most of our positions offering a a hybrid option with flexibility to work remotely 2 days a week.
• As a global employer, we understand that not everyone’s working hours are the same, and we empower our employees to work the hours that make the most sense for them and their team’s schedules.
• We offer employees great benefits and perks to toast to a life filled with support.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level