Manager, Marketing Finance

The Hershey Company•Lower Swatara Township, PA

21h•Onsite

About The Position

The Commercial Finance Manager will enable profitable organizational growth through best-in-class strategic analysis and planning support. This position will provide P&L guidance, support, and insights-driven recommendations for leaders across the US organization to ensure delivery of financial commitments.

Requirements

Strong analytical skills and business / financial acumen.
Strong technical skills (e.g., Excel, PowerPoint / Thinkcell, Tableau, PowerBI, Alteryx) with proven ability to synthesize data to develop insights and strategic recommendations.
Effective communication skills with the ability to create compelling slide deck materials, along with presenting findings and recommendations.
Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects / areas of responsibilities simultaneously.
Ability to work cross-functionally and develop strong partnerships with business partners.
Ability to produce accurate results in a fast-paced, constantly changing environment.
Ability to analyze business processes, identify areas for improvement, and execute process improvement recommendations.
Bachelor’s degree in Finance or business-related field required.

Nice To Haves

MBA or equivalent marketplace experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide financial analysis and economic analysis to business partners to drive decision-making, effectively drive processes, and ensure appropriate trade-offs across the portfolio.
Promote enhanced financial acumen within the marketing organization through collaboration centered on business reviews, results interpretation, insight sharing, and action plans.
Assess drivers of margin variance and identify options for margin expansion.
Research trends underlying P&L performance; develop processes which help to communicate and interpret franchise P&L results.
Support the start-up process that includes analyzing and aligning supporting the delivery of P&L commitments, along with preparation and communication of presentation materials.
Serve as a key business partner supporting the launch of new everyday and seasonal portfolio extensions and innovations.
Leverage commercial finance tools and analytical approaches (e.g., Alteryx, PowerBI, Tableau) that integrating multiple data sources to provide a full picture of top and bottom-line impacts to business choices.
Collaborate with cross-functional partners to ensure continuity of business analysis capabilities while navigating change management requirements.
Provide support to the US Commercial organization by leading special projects and ad-hoc analysis requests.
Support new and existing strategic growth workstreams by providing thought leadership, analysis, insights, and recommendations to leadership.