Senior Finance Manager, Marketing

Sleep Number•Minneapolis, MN

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Marketing Finance Leader will serve as a key leader in Sleep Number’s FP&A organization and be a strategic partner to the Marketing organization, providing financial leadership, analysis, and insights to drive profitable growth. This role is responsible for forecasting revenue and margin, partnering with the Marketing team to analyze and manage marketing investments, and ensuring alignment with overall business strategy and objectives.

Requirements

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field.
8+ years of progressive experience in FP&A, corporate finance, or related functions.
Strong financial modeling and analytical skills, including advanced Excel proficiency.
Demonstrated experience with income statement and cash flow analysis within a publicly traded company.
Proven ability to communicate insights clearly to executives and non-finance partners.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with marketing concepts, analytical tools, and Key Performance Indicators preferred.

Responsibilities

Financial Planning & Analysis Lead development of annual budgeting and long-range planning processes that align with corporate strategy and business objectives.
Evaluate business cases, investment opportunities, and scenario modeling.
Provide insights into cost management and operational efficiency initiatives.
Develop analysis, reporting and visualization to support internal business reviews, Board Meetings, and earnings release cycles.
Drive increased speed-to-insight.
Income Statement Analysis & Forecasting Lead income statement analysis and forecast processes, providing variance analysis and actionable recommendations.
Build and optimize financial models that support revenue, expense management, and gross margin forecasting.
Partner with finance and business partners to understand financial drivers and assess impacts on profitability.
Prepare monthly, quarterly, annual financial, and ad-hoc reporting packages for finance and business leaders.
Balance Sheet, Free Cash Flow & Liquidity Management Develop, maintain, and improve indirect cash flow forecasting models (short-term and long-term) and how they integrate with near-term liquidity/direct cash flow forecasting
Analyze working capital trends and capital expenditures and identify opportunities to drive cash generation.
Reporting, Data Analysis and Visualization Prepare financial dashboards and reports for Marketing, Finance, and internal stakeholders
Partner with Analytics Team to develop accurate and actionable reporting across systems and reports.
Leverage ERP, BI tools, PowerPoint, and Excel to extract, analyze, and present data.
Cross-Functional Support Collaborate across FP&A, Accounting, Treasury, to ensure alignment on financial and other performance expectations.
Drive continuous improvement initiatives to optimize FP&A processes and tools.
Team Leadership & Talent Development Manage and coach managers and analysts; set clear performance expectations and development plans.
Build team capability in advanced modeling, data visualization, and storytelling.
Foster a culture of inclusion, collaboration, and continuous improvement.