Senior Category Finance Manager

Mondelēz International•East Hanover, NJ

About The Position

Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International? Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It Possible. Finance is infused into every single aspect of our multibillion-dollar global organization. But it’s not just about numbers. As part of our finance team, you’ll collect and analyze information and data and use that to give everyone at Mondelēz International the power to make informed decisions. We are looking for a Senior Category Finance Manager to support Savory portfolio. This person will serve as the financial adviser and business partner with the cross-functional team (Marketing, Business Development, End to End, & Category planning teams) and will lead the financial analysis for month end close activities and key projects (innovation and capital requests), in addition to driving forecast accuracy across our business. This person will become part of strategic initiatives and decisions to improve the financial results for the Savory portfolio and must have the ability to work cross-functionally and influence multiple stakeholders.

Requirements

Quickly able to understand the fundamentals of what drives the business; can hit the ground running and identify opportunities to ‘add value’ and accelerate brand growth.
A highly motivated, energetic and pragmatic individual with the ability to ‘roll up sleeves’, take responsibility for initiatives and produce results.
Ability to work at a fast pace, deal with ambiguity and make something out of nothing, self-starter.
Strategic player – strong with analysis – Pricing, business model decisions, problem analysis and resolution.
Ability to think creatively and have foresight regarding long term financial impact of decisions.
Ability to effectively interact with others and influence the organization at all levels.
Demonstrated strong financial, operational, and business acumen, strong achievement and results orientation.
Strong learning agility with ability to challenge the status quo
A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career. You will bring experience and knowledge in:
TECHNICAL EXPERTISE in financial planning and performance management including data collection and structuring, analyzing, planning and reporting company financial performance across all financial KPIs and investment decisions and cost management to achieve financial targets.
BUSINESS ACUMEN and understanding of our business, consumer packaged goods industry, and local snacking market dynamics. Relevant experience in a regional/local business
LEADERSHIP SKILLS including experience with business partnering and communication skills across a large regional or local public company.
GROWTH/DIGITAL MINDSET and the ability to identify/execute opportunities and leverage technology to improve operational efficiency and effectiveness.
INTEGRITY and sound judgement in all decisions and interactions aligned with our values and policies and external regulations.
Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance required
8 or more years of Finance management experience is required
Experience with pricing, business model decisions, problem analysis and resolution
Strong technical skills required (i.e. Excel)
Strong strategic and analytical skills
Outstanding leadership skills
Strong team player who manages collaboratively with all stakeholders
Strong influencing and communication skills, and ability to lead teams
Experience within a multinational company is preferred

Nice To Haves

Prior Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) experience strongly preferred
MBA preferred

Responsibilities

Lead the financial analysis for innovation projects in collaboration with the marketing and supply chain organizations.
Partner with business development team to lead the financial analysis.
Deliver financial commitments and run planning and forecasting activities.
Provide insights on key drivers for month end close activities.
Drive favorable topline mix by influencing Marketing spending and trade investments, championing the waste agenda, and rigorously managing the pipeline.
Contribute to Integrated Business Planning by supporting management of the full Savory P&L.