Finance Manager

Aston Carter•Sacramento, CA

7d•$155,000 - $165,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Finance Manager acts as a “Co-Pilot,” partnering with Procurement leaders to turn financial data into actionable insights. The role supports decision-making, performance, planning, and execution while upholding financial discipline. It challenges assumptions, identifies risks and opportunities, and clarifies the financial impact of key decisions. The Finance Manager supports strategic and operational decisions, forecasting and budgeting, performance monitoring, sourcing and supplier decisions, cost savings, and procurement-related cash flow and working capital management. The position works across Procurement, Supply Chain, Operations, the COE, peer co-pilots, and Data & Insights to align financial goals with execution. It also promotes governance, financial controls, audit readiness, data integrity, and stronger finance capability, including mentoring junior finance team members. This is a permanent hybrid position based in Sacramento, California. The stated annual pay range is $155,000–$165,000, with a 20% bonus and benefits including three weeks of vacation, medical, dental, vision, and 401(k).

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
6–10 years of progressive finance experience, including business partnering, FP&A, or operational finance.
Experience in Food & Agriculture; Manufacturing is a secondary preference.
Experience in a manufacturing, co-manufacturing, supply chain, or complex operational environment.
Expertise in finance, financial reporting, and costing.
Proficiency in demand planning, commodities, financial analysis, forecasting, budgeting, variance analysis, and financial modeling.
Strong analytical, modeling, and problem-solving skills.
Ability to influence without authority and build trusted partnerships with leaders.
Excellent communication skills and a proven ability to translate financial concepts for non-finance audiences.

Nice To Haves

Experience in Manufacturing, listed as a secondary preference after Food & Agriculture.

Responsibilities

Advise leaders on strategic, operational, investment, and capital decisions.
Assess risks, opportunities, trade-offs, business cases, ROI, and scenarios.
Promote governance, controls, and stronger finance acumen across the function.
Support forecasting, budgeting, long-range planning, and performance reviews.
Translate data into insights, explain variances, and recommend corrective actions.
Use COE dashboards, KPIs, models, and Data & Insights support to monitor performance and standardize analysis.
Connect operational metrics to financial outcomes across functions and deliver clear financial narratives to support timely decisions.
Partner across functions, the COE, peer co-pilots, and Data & Insights to align financial goals with execution.
Reduce low-value ad hoc analysis by improving decision support, automation, and standard processes.
Quantify benefits, track savings, validate results, and bring finance input into discussions early.
Ensure compliance with financial policies, controls, governance standards, audit readiness, and data integrity while balancing financial rigor with practical business needs.
Mentor junior finance team members and improve finance capability, tools, processes, and ways of working.
Evaluate and support sourcing, supplier, and spend-management decisions, including sourcing strategy development, financial analysis, supplier negotiations, and contract reviews.
Analyze purchase price variance, inflation, and productivity, and recommend corrective actions where necessary.
Identify, validate, and track cost-saving opportunities.
Strengthen procedures around supplier spend, purchase commitments, and contract compliance.
Support procurement-related cash flow forecasting and working capital management, including supplier payment terms, purchase commitments, and inventory impacts.
Partner with Procurement, Supply Chain, and Operations to evaluate inventory replenishment strategies, balancing service levels, cost efficiency, and cash flow objectives.