Sr Financial Analyst Pasta & Condiments

Barilla Group•Northbrook, IL

3d•$80,000 - $84,000•Hybrid

About The Position

About Barilla At Barilla, we believe that every great journey begins with passion and a bold vision. From our humble beginnings in 1877 in a small shop in Parma, Italy, we’ve blossomed into a global leader in the food industry, guided by our commitment to progress and excellence. Today, Barilla is an international group present in more than 100 countries and we are proud to be recognized as the world’s top food company by reputation. With 22 beloved brands in our portfolio, we are world leader for pasta, the number one choice for ready-made sauces in Europe, leader for bakery products in Italy, and for crispbread across Scandinavia with Wasa. Our success story is written by a passionate team of almost 9,000 dedicated employees across 30 plants and offices worldwide, all united by a shared mission to nourish the future with purpose and passion. Are you ready to add your unique flavor to our journey? Job Purpose: Lead all the aspects of the Finance function and ensures effective decision support systems by acting as business partner at global level. Driving the strategic and operational planning processes for marketing organization in collaboration with regional partners, including a comprehensive reporting system (full P&L with focus at structure costs and marketing investments) and efficient data management. Contribute to the innovation and renovation P&G process for Dry Pasta & Condiments categories at global and market level. This is a hybrid role based out of Northbrook, IL.

Requirements

3-7 years in broad finance or controlling with strong financial and analytical knowledge
Background & experience in P&L management, along with knowledge of financial systems & general accounting concepts
Proven ability to develop strong relationships and partnerships with internal customers, peers and effectively manage those relationships
Business acumen
At ease in dealing with Senior Managers

Nice To Haves

Experience in R&D/Fast Moving Consumer Goods would be considered an asset
Good level of Excel and familiarity with Power BI or similar business intelligence tools is a strong asset

Responsibilities

Act as Finance Lead to the innovation and renovation Phase & Gate process for Dry Pasta & Condiments categories, ensuring compliance with guidelines, and acting as the custodian of internal controls
Support the regional Americas’ Category team in understanding the innovation contribution to Global Pasta and Condiments, prioritizing projects, and optimizing investments
Participate in the product development process, ensuring alignment with the strategy and executing plans
The scope of the projects will be mostly regional American projects (USA, Canada, Mexico, Brazil), while they might be asked to contribute to global Long-Term Innovations working closely with Global Category Leads based in Europe
Support post launch analysis by presenting key outcomes and learnings to global team
Support the preparation and compilation of the strategic plan for the full P&L
Prepare, analyze, and communicate specific reports, linking actuals with forecasts, identifying risks/opportunities, and controlling expenses (Structure Costs and Marketing Investments)
Prepare and deliver monthly and quarterly performance reports, dashboards, and variance analyses
Ensure effective decision support systems by acting as business partner with Category and Regional stakeholders
Serve as the ambassador and co-pilot between the Global Categories, Regional stakeholders, finance community, and R&D, fostering transparency, alignment, and collaboration
Leveraging the new Decision Compass dashboards adoption
Ad-hoc analysis as required