Quaker Region Grocery Finance Manager

PepsiCo•Chicago, IL

20d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Quaker Region Grocery Finance Manager, reporting to the Finance Director - Quaker Region Grocery, supports Region Grocery and Strategic Grocery account teams. The Finance Manager is responsible for the oversight and preparation of Period Close, Forecast, Liability Review, Incremental Funding Requests (IFR), Annual Operating Plan (AOP), Quarterly Business Plans (QBP), and ad hoc financial analysis to support the growth and strategic decision making of the business. The Finance Manager is involved in the development of Retail Calendars, Trade Rates and Customer Alignment to support business plans. This position is a dotted line manager to 3 Mexico Capability Center (MCC) finance analysts.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree Required (Finance preferred)
5+ years of progressive responsibility in some of the following areas: Financial Planning and Analysis, evaluating business performance, Financial Accounting and Control.
Functional finance experience is a plus (e.g. Marketing, Sales, R&D, Operations, Procurement, etc.)
Experience with forecasting, budgeting, and translating analytical insights into actionable solutions.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with proficiency in leveraging data and digital tools.
Ability to connect financial insights to business strategy and influence decision-making at senior levels.
Excellent communication and influencing skills to build trust and collaborate across functions and stakeholders.
Demonstrated track record of owning outcomes, driving results with urgency, and leading projects to completion.
Proven ability to lead process improvements and embrace automation, new tools, and continuous transformation.
Comfortable operating in ambiguity; resilient under pressure and resourceful in solving complex challenges.
Experience in building and developing high-performing teams, including talent attraction and retention.
Commitment to personal development and continuous learning; actively seeks feedback and growth opportunities.
Proficient in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint with ability to quickly learn in-house software

Nice To Haves

MBA preferred
CPA is a plus.

Responsibilities

Partner with sales to deliver against AOP financials including Net Revenue and Profit Targets
Further develop the customer strategy with supporting retail calendars, compliance measures, and trade rates
Support and provide financial leadership to the Directors of Sales in Region Grocery and Strategic Grocery leadership.
Lead all periodic business requirements, including period reporting, forecast analysis and deck preparation
Lead revenue forecasting, planning and tracking of product promotions and customer contracts across customer set.
Lead strategic plan and AOP development, deck preparation and communication for customer set.
Lead IFR requests through Customer Investment Council/Pricing Exceptions Process
Lead Quarterly Liability analysis, communication and fund decisions
Collaborate with Sales to develop better trade efficiencies and profitably increase net revenue
Manage Sales Finance Analyst activities, including TPM event maintenance, manual overlay adjustments, hierarchy adjustments to support Sales Planner data capture
Perform ad-hoc projects and analysis as requested
Review and approve events in TPM to support trade accrual generation and customer reimbursement
Manage dotted line reports, providing training & coaching for their position responsibilities while being accountable for overall team deliverables