Senior Finance Manager

Aston Carter•Sacramento, CA

6d•$155,000 - $165,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Finance Manager serves as a strategic Finance CoPilot to business leaders, turning financial and operational data into actionable insights that support better decisions, stronger performance, and disciplined execution. The role challenges assumptions, identifies risks and opportunities, and clarifies the financial impact of key decisions while maintaining sound governance and financial rigor. The position leads forecasting, budgeting, long-range planning, and performance management, and contributes to integrated business planning, pricing, and profitability optimization across product portfolios and markets. It works closely with sales, operations, branded product teams, leadership, the Center of Excellence, peer finance copilots, and Data & Insights resources. The role also coaches junior finance team members and improves finance processes, tools, reporting, and decision support. This is a permanent hybrid position based in Sacramento, California, with onsite work required two days per week. The stated annual pay range is $155,000–$165,000, with a 20% bonus. The position is anticipated to close on October 26, 2026.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field, or a combination of education, certifications, and commensurate experience.
10 or more years of progressive finance experience, including business partnering, FP&A, or operational finance.
Experience in forecasting, budgeting, long-range planning, and financial performance management.
Strong experience in financial reporting, financial management, and cost analysis.
Ability to influence without formal authority and build trusted partnerships with leaders.
Excellent communication skills and ability to explain complex financial concepts clearly to non-finance audiences.
Advanced analytical, financial modeling, and problem-solving skills, including synthesizing complex data into concise conclusions.
Experience in environments with fluctuating commodities and understanding of commodity-driven financial dynamics.
Proficiency in demand planning and integrating demand signals into financial plans.
Business acumen, results focus, and sound judgment in decision-making.
Ability to use dashboards, KPIs, and data tools, including COE and Data & Insights resources, to monitor performance and standardize analysis.
Experience partnering with sales and commercial teams on pricing, contracts, and profitability decisions.

Nice To Haves

Experience in FP&A roles supporting integrated business planning processes.
Experience in commodity-based businesses, ingredients, or agricultural products.
Experience providing financial support for international branded products, including pricing, promotions, and marketing investments.
Strength in business process management and continuous improvement of finance processes and tools.
Ability to lead, mentor, and develop junior finance professionals.
Strong business acumen, vision and purpose, drive for results, ability to influence without authority, and sound judgment.
Interest in agriculture, food innovation, and commodity-based products.
Openness to ongoing professional development, including education assistance and other learning opportunities.

Responsibilities

Advise business leaders on strategic, operational, and tactical decisions with financial insights and recommendations.
Assess risks, opportunities, tradeoffs, business cases, return on investment, and scenario analyses.
Promote financial governance, internal controls, and finance acumen across the organization.
Lead forecasting, budgeting, long-range planning, and regular business performance reviews.
Translate financial and operational data into insights, explain variances, and recommend corrective actions.
Use COE dashboards, KPIs, financial models, and Data & Insights support to monitor performance and standardize analysis.
Connect operational metrics to financial outcomes and communicate clear financial narratives across functions.
Partner with cross-functional teams, the COE, peer finance copilots, and Data & Insights to align financial goals with operational execution.
Reduce low-value ad hoc analysis by improving decision support, automation, and standardized financial processes.
Quantify benefits, track savings, validate financial results, and ensure finance input is incorporated early in key business discussions.
Maintain compliance with financial policies, internal controls, governance standards, audit readiness, and data integrity.
Coach and mentor junior finance team members and improve finance tools, processes, and ways of working.
Partner with leadership on contract pricing, commodity and almond market sensitivities, contract durations, sales timing, and product portfolio profitability decisions.
Participate in weekly pricing meetings and provide financial perspectives on pricing strategies and market dynamics.
Lead the finance role in Ingredients, Commodity, and International Branded Demand Review within the IBP process, evaluating forecasts against product availability and market conditions.
Identify risks and opportunities to the financial plan through IBP and define actions to deliver financial commitments.
Lead monthly financial performance management for relevant business units, including variance root-cause analysis, performance versus incentive targets, rolling P&L forecasts, sensitivity analysis, and recommendations to achieve or exceed net profit targets.
Provide weekly financial updates on performance versus plan and identify levers or changes needed to meet or exceed financial targets.
Lead budgeting for designated business units, evaluating demand by product type and pricing by market and customer, and challenging assumptions as appropriate.
Support international branded teams by evaluating pricing, promotional activities, and marketing investments.
Improve business process management, financial reporting, and decision support tools.
Collaborate with sales teams on commercial decisions, pricing strategies, and customer profitability, particularly when commodity prices fluctuate.