Manager, International Finance

Ferrara•Chicago, IL

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The International Finance Manager is responsible for supporting the financial reporting, analysis, and profit initiatives for the Ferrara International business, including driving financial planning processes, delivering actionable insights to senior leadership, and ensuring alignment with global financial strategies and compliance standards. This position will be reporting to the Director of International Finance.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, or related is required
5+ years’ experience in related financial experience
Strong understanding of Consumer Goods P&L fundamentals, finance and accounting principles.
Excellent technical skills (Excel, Word, PowerPoint); Knowledge of SAP, EPM or similar ERP system
Cross-functional partnership experience, broad strategic thinking and strong influencing and communication skills (written and oral)
Excellent analytical skills and the ability to translate findings into actionable solutions and processes
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and to manage multiple priorities and deliverables
Ability to articulate clearly and concisely financial concepts to non-finance business partners

Nice To Haves

MBA preferred
CPA is a plus
CPG experience a plus
Sales Finance / Pricing experience and full P&L knowledge a plus

Responsibilities

Rigorous analysis and monitoring of monthly Close and Forecast reporting, including identification and explanation of variances, risks, and opportunities.
Supporting the annual 3-year strategic planning and Budgeting processes working with cross-functional teams on volumes, pricing, and, costing activities.
Framing and communicating the business strategy by preparing Deck slides and P&L summaries/waterfalls.
Supporting the Market Leads, Marketing Managers, and Sales teams with ad-hoc analysis requests, profit driving initiatives, and quantification of risks and opportunities.
Being the Finance lead on Commercialization projects to introduce new products, flavors, pack sizes, etc., including developing pricing strategies, evaluating costing scenarios, and developing P&Ls while ensuring profit parameters are met.
Supporting all ad-hoc financial requests (P&Ls and deck slides) for the monthly Board, Functional, Market, and SteerCo meetings.
Providing support & guidance on the systems integration for EPM financial reporting systems.