Sr Manager, Sales & Marketing Finance

Nissin Foods•Gardena, CA

About The Position

The Sales & Marketing Finance Manager plays a significant role in co-piloting the US sales and marketing organizations, in both delivery of financial results, but also overall improvement within spending efficiencies as well. This role is expected to significantly co-pilot both the internal and external sales teams in meeting and exceeding financial objectives. Further, this role plays an important part of improving the trade spend effectiveness, marketing support and overall improvement of the trade spend process, controls and reporting KPIs In addition to supporting Sales and Marketing performance, this role provides financial leadership over SG&A planning, forecasting, spend control, and performance management for Sales, Marketing, and supporting functions. The position partners closely with cross‑functional leaders to ensure strong financial discipline, effective cost management, and alignment of SG&A investments with business priorities.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting from four-year college or university
10+ years of progressively responsible experience in finance or accounting within a consumer packaged goods business, preferably in a manufacturing environment.
Strong technical skills in finance, accounting, budgeting, and cost control principles including GAAP and IFRS, FP&A and forecasting.
Strong leadership and ability to develop, motivate, lead team members and influence the organization cross functionally.
Ability to simultaneously manage several projects.
Comfortable with multiple automated financial and accounting reporting systems, Excel, Power point and database, complex ERP systems.
Experience with leveraging exceptional diplomacy skills to gain cross-functional alignment while working with internal and external business partners.
Knowledge of process improvement, pricing, forecasting, best practice, and customer services.
Ability to analyze financial data and prepare financial reports, statements and projections.
Working knowledge of short and long term budgeting and forecasting, rolling budgets, and product-line profitability analysis.
Ability to collaborate and build relationships at all of levels of the organization.
Experience in managing multiple stakeholders.
Strong business acumen and a sense of partnering and customer service.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree
CPA
ERP experience in Microsoft Dynamics, NAV

Responsibilities

Act as financial co-pilot to the US sales team, providing insights and financial analytics to drive growth for the function.
Act as single point of contact on sales related KPIs and trade spend/accruals.
Develop business models that support the assessment and underlying valuation of potential opportunities as relate to in-store opportunities.
Proactive identification and analysis of business issues and opportunities, including recommendations for future actions.
Partner with Sales, Customer Marketing and Category Management groups to support and roll out ROI models and best practices to evaluate the effectiveness of promotional activities to drive growth.
Provide in-depth financial analysis related to key strategic initiatives as well as tactical initiatives as determined by the external market (benchmarking).
The role should expand the current boundaries of analytical thinking of the sales managers and continually challenge financial assumptions and business modeling to further enable growth.
Serve as point of contact for Demand Planning on integrated business planning process.
Support the Sales function through financial analysis of gap‑management initiatives to deliver company targets.
Drive customer profitability analysis and translate insights into actions aligned with company and business priorities.
Provide brand and SKU‑level P&L profitability analysis, including support for new product and innovation initiatives.
SG&A oversight to Sales, Marketing, and supporting functions, covering budgeting, forecasting, accruals, variance analysis, and monthly performance reviews.
Provide financial leadership and SG&A oversight to Sales, Marketing, and supporting functions, covering budgeting, forecasting, accruals, variance analysis, and monthly performance reviews.