Finance Mgr, Foods & Ecosystems

Ocean Spray • Lakeville, MA

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

Ocean Spray is hiring for a Finance Manager, USA Foods/Ecosystem! We’re a team of farmers, thinkers, creators, and doers. Whatever your title, whatever your role — it always comes back to this: we’re a farmer-owned co-op where everyone rolls up their sleeves to get the job done. Ocean Spray Cranberries is looking for a strategic and results-driven Finance Manager to join our Commercial USA Finance team. In this role, you will serve as a key financial leader and strategic partner to brand marketing, sales, and cross-functional business units. You will drive financial decision-making, lead analytics that support growth, and champion initiatives that ensure profitability and operational efficiency. The ideal candidate will bring strong leadership, analytical rigor, and business acumen to influence outcomes across the USA business.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting or related field
• Consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry experience and strong understanding of business, brand, & customer strategy
• Excellent analytical skills and problem-solving skills, strong business acumen and ability to influence business partners
• Strong people management skills
• Comfortable presenting to groups and senior stakeholders.
• Ability to effectively communicate complex financial terms to non-finance professionals.
• Team oriented with the ability to engage and influence cross functional teams
• Must be results oriented with strong attention to detail and deadlines
• At least 5 Years of Experience

Nice To Haves

• Experience with sales and trade promotion data
• Systems application experience with SAP (S/4 & SAC), and PowerBI is a plus
• Master's degree or MBA preferred

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of accurate and timely financial information and strategic insights to support the growth and profitability of the USA Foods/Ecosystem businesses.
• Partner closely with leaders in Marketing, Sales, Supply Chain, R&D, and Innovation to shape and evaluate business strategies and new product development through robust financial modeling and commercial analysis.
• Guide and support the Integrated Business Planning (IBP) process, providing a financial lens to risks, opportunities, and strategic decision-making.
• Provide forward-looking insights and recommendations that help drive the achievement of the Annual Operating Plan (AOP) and long-range strategic goals (LRP).
• Be a leader in our monthly forecasting process, ensuring accuracy and alignment with business strategy, while providing clear guidance on key variances and their implications.
• Support month-end and quarter-end close activities, ensuring all financials reflect business performance and driving resolution of anomalies and discrepancies.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to interpret financial results, understand key business drivers, and present clear narratives to Business Unit leaders.
• Support Trade Planning and Revenue Growth Management (RGM) on promotional effectiveness, pricing decisions, and revenue growth projects.
• Mentor and guide team members while contributing to the overall development of Ocean Spray’s finance team.

Benefits

• Complete insurance package on Day-1 that includes a plethora of health and wellness programs
• Health, Dental and Vision insurance
• Health savings account
• Flexible spending account
• Life and accident insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Telehealth services
• 1:1 health coaching
• Supportive benefits for all the stages of your life
• 401(k) with up to 6% Company matching; additional potential discretionary match at year-end
• Short-Term Incentive/Performance bonuses
• Flexible scheduling options
• Vacation pay, up to three weeks of time (pro-rated for your first year of employment)
• Holiday pay for 12 holidays
• Career development and growth opportunities
• Tuition/Education assistance programs
• Access to LinkedIn Learning
• Scholarship programs for children of employees
• Parental leave
• Bright Horizons Family Solutions – Back-up care, tutoring, etc.
• Adoption assistance
• Bereavement leave
• Up to $300 fitness reimbursement
• Up to $300 massage reimbursement
• Employee appreciation events
• Employee discounts
• Charitable giving

What This Job Offers

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