Senior Finance Analyst Co-Pilot- Gerber

Foods you love. Brands you trust. And a career that empowers you to grow.
At Nestlé USA, we’re all working towards the same goal – to delight and deliver for our consumers. With a rich portfolio of beloved brands, including DiGiorno, Toll House, and Coffee mate, in 97% of U.S. households, we have a unique opportunity – and responsibility – to be there for every moment in our consumers’ lives.
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POSITION SUMMARY:
As a Sr. Financial Analyst Co-Pilot, you will be responsible for supporting the Gerber brand within Nestle. This role is a strategic partner to the commercial team, working closely with marketing, sales, demand/supply planning, and other key business functions to drive profitable growth and win in the marketplace.
In this role, you will lead, manage, and support short- and long-term planning processes alongside a cross-functional team. You will be able to effectively interact, collaborate, and communicate across multiple functions and levels within the organization; influencing and building consensus to find solutions and drive results for brands you are responsible for.
As a co-pilot, you will play a co-leadership role with brand marketing leaders by providing the team with accurate and timely financial information and analyses, making and implementing sound recommendations to profitably grow the business and working to improve operating costs for the brand.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Position responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

Supporting assigned brands, laser-focused on delivering against growth and profit targets
Manage, facilitate, and participate in key processes, including Monthly Business Planning (MBP), annual marketing business strategy (MBS), ICP and innovation-to-launch (I2L) projects
Co-Lead cross functional teams through financial analysis and decision support, working closely with marketing, sales, supply chain, and operation teams to improve business performance across all P&L line items
Co-Lead and champion actions and projects that improve operating costs or grow the business sustainably and profitably
Create, analyze, and communicate new product P&Ls and make recommendation to the marketing and sales team through the I2L process
Develop business cases to delight consumers and drive profitable growth
Perform ad hoc analyses and special projects as requested by leadership
Support NUSA initiatives through active participation in cross-organizational (and/or cross functional) teams
Qualifications
Basic/Essential Requirements

(BA/BS) Degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Economics, Math (or other related major). or equivalent experience and minimum 3 years of related work experience
Minimum 4 years of experience in Accounting/Finance
Proficiency in use of Microsoft Applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), Essbase/Smartview, SAP and B/W
Preferred Qualifications

CPA, CMA, CFM, CCE, MBA
CPG/Food industry experience
Skills

Working knowledge P&L and Balance Sheet Structure
Working knowledge of ACNielsen reporting metrics, including ACV and velocity
Solid working knowledge of operational cost generation and structure
Superior execution skills in a changing environment and ability to work in a fast paced environment
Experience translating data into actionable recommendations
Strong data management and analytical skills, and critically important to be able to deliver the message to non-finance professionals
Excellent inter-personal communication and the ability to influence others as well as a demonstrated ability to explain financial concepts to non-finance colleagues. Negotiation skills a plus
Experience contributing or leading projects across functions/discipline
Experience in a sales, distribution or supply chain organization preferred
Experience developing interactive and complex Excel models for reporting
Experience presenting to broad audiences at varied levels within the organization
Experience synthesizing complex information into actionable insights and recommendations
It is our business imperative to remain a very inclusive workplace.
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