Sr Manager Finance, ZBB and Entity Cost Reporting
About The Position
Leads zero-based budgeting (ZBB), entity cost reporting, and related corporate financial planning and reporting for Selling, General and Administrative (SG&A) expenses and corporate business support functions. Provides financial leadership across cost planning, allocations, salary planning, recurring Supply Chain and procurement inflation reporting, and planning-system governance. Ensures financial information is complete, accurate, controlled, and delivered on time while partnering across Finance and corporate functions to improve visibility, accountability, and decision support. The role leads ZBB for assigned corporate and entity cost areas, oversees SAP CO-PA allocation processes, coordinates salary planning and personnel cost forecasting, prepares weekly Supply Chain financial reports, and leads procurement inflation reporting. It maintains SOX controls for SAP BPC access, performs planning data validations and reconciliations, manages BPC locks, data copies, and access requests, and drives process improvements and standardization across related financial processes.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field.
- At least 8 years of progressive finance, financial planning and analysis, accounting, or related business experience, including experience supporting enterprise or corporate cost management.
- Experience leading complex cross-functional financial processes and influencing business partners across functions and leadership levels.
- Strong financial analysis, planning, forecasting, cost allocation, reconciliation, and management reporting capabilities.
- Knowledge of internal controls and financial governance, including SOX control requirements associated with financial system access and reporting processes.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and ability to analyze large or complex data sets, identify variances, and communicate clear business insights.
- Excellent communication, problem-solving, organizational, and stakeholder-management skills, including the ability to manage multiple recurring deliverables and deadlines.
Nice To Haves
- MBA, CPA, or CMA.
- Working knowledge of SAP profitability and cost allocation processes; SAP CO-PA experience is preferred.
- Experience with planning and consolidation systems; SAP BPC or a comparable application is preferred.
- People leadership or demonstrated experience leading through others.
Responsibilities
- Lead the zero-based budgeting process for assigned corporate and entity cost areas by establishing planning expectations, coordinating inputs, challenging assumptions, and delivering accurate budgets and forecasts.
- Partner with Technology, Human Resources, Legal, Procurement, Finance, and other corporate support functions to plan, analyze, and report SG&A expenses and identify performance drivers.
- Oversee SAP CO-PA allocation processes, including review of allocation logic, results, and variances, and resolve issues to support accurate management reporting.
- Coordinate salary planning and personnel cost forecasting with Human Resources and Finance stakeholders.
- Prepare and distribute weekly Supply Chain financial reports, analyze significant changes or variances, and communicate insights and follow-up actions.
- Lead procurement inflation reporting by consolidating inputs, validating financial impacts, analyzing trends and variances, and communicating results.
- Maintain SOX controls for SAP BPC access, including reviews, documentation, and coordination of access changes.
- Perform BPC validations, reconciliations, and tie-outs to confirm planning and reporting data completeness and accuracy, and resolve discrepancies.
- Manage BPC locks, data copies, and access requests for planning, forecasting, and reporting cycles while maintaining financial governance.
- Drive process improvement, documentation, standardization, and cross-functional alignment across ZBB, entity cost reporting, allocations, planning systems, and recurring financial reporting.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Flexible Spending Accounts for health and dependent care, Health Reimbursement Accounts, and Health Savings Accounts
- Well-being programs, including companywide events and a wellness incentive program
- Paid Time Off
- 401(k) plan with company contributions
- Financial planning services
- Employee stock purchase program
- Life and accident insurance
- Family-friendly employee events
- Employee Assistance Program services, including mental health and concierge-type services
- Compensation and bonus incentive programs
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
