Sr Director, Financial Planning & Analysis
About The Position
Mars Snacking is seeking a Sr. Director, Financial Planning & Analysis for a leadership opportunity overseeing the Accelerator portfolio, which includes our Tasty & Wholesome and Better-for-You brands, including KIND, RX, Nature’s Bakery and other culturally relevant, purpose-driven brands. This is a rare opportunity to architect brand growth at the intersection of purpose, performance, and cultural relevance. The FP&A Director will lead financial planning, forecasting, performance management, and business decision support across the organization. This role requires a highly accountable finance leader who takes ownership of outcomes, challenges the status quo, and drives disciplined execution. The successful candidate will bring strong financial acumen, executive presence, and a bias for action to translate data into clear insights, influence business choices, and improve performance. The Accelerator business is a global division within Mars Snacking, consisting of 5 different business units with 12 brands and a Net Sales of approximately $4bi. The position reports into the CFO for the Accelerator division and the position is based in Chicago, IL.
Requirements
- Owns the outcome: Takes responsibility for results, follows through on commitments, and proactively solves issues.
- Drives performance: Sets a high bar, moves with urgency, and turns insights into action. Demonstrates resilience and proactiveness.
- Challenges constructively: Asks the right questions, tests assumptions, and pushes for better decisions.
- Builds trust: Communicates with transparency, brings facts forward early, and creates confidence in the numbers.
- Develops others: Coaches the team, creates clarity, and builds strong finance talent for the future.
- Accountable for the quality, credibility, and timeliness of financial plans, forecasts, reporting, and business analysis.
- Accountable for helping business leaders understand financial performance and take action when results are off track.
- Accountable for driving a culture of ownership, transparency, and follow-through within the FP&A team and across business partnerships.
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, Engineering or a related field; MBA, CPA, or equivalent advanced qualification preferred.
- Significant experience in FP&A, finance business partnering, corporate finance, or related financial leadership roles.
- Experience influencing senior leaders and cross-functional stakeholders in a fast-paced, results-oriented environment.
- Demonstrated ability to lead teams, raise standards, build capability, and create a culture of accountability.
- Advanced proficiency with Excel and financial planning tools; experience with ERP, BI, and data visualization platforms preferred.
Responsibilities
- Own the end-to-end FP&A calendar, including annual planning, forecasting, periodic performance reviews, and long-range financial planning.
- Drive accountability for financial results by partnering with business leaders to identify risks, opportunities, trade-offs, and corrective actions.
- Support senior leaders to make better decisions on growth, productivity, investment, and resource allocation.
- Challenge assumptions, pressure-test business cases, and ensure financial plans are grounded in sound logic, operational reality, and measurable outcomes.
- Deliver accurate, timely, and transparent reporting on performance versus plan, forecast, and prior year, with clear explanations of key drivers.
- Drives Digital transformation, working closely with Global team on that.
- Identify opportunities to simplify processes, strengthen controls, improve productivity, and raise the overall standard of financial discipline.
- Lead, coach, and develop the FP&A team (5 FTEs), setting high expectations for ownership, quality, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
- Represent FP&A in executive discussions with confidence, clarity, and a strong point of view supported by data.
Benefits
- 401(K) or RRSP's with generous company match
- Flexible Paid Time Off. Choose what works best for you, including summer hours. Paid parental leave.
- Excellent health, dental & vision insurance, with options to fit you & your family’s needs
- Company paid disability and life insurance to provide income protection
- Wellness strategy focuses on mental and physical wellbeing via programs like Employee Assistance Program, a wellness subsidy, healthy food options and gym facility in HQ.
- Casual office dress code– feel free to wear your KIND gear
- Stock up on your favorite KIND bars to share with your family & friends, through a quarterly voucher
- Training & tuition reimbursement program, because continuing to learn matters and we support your development
- A dynamic, ambitious, fun and KIND work environment
- Charitable Donation Matching: KIND matches your charitable donations up to $1000 annually through our donation matching portal.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
