Sr. Manager, Brand Finance
Role Purpose
The Senior Manager, FP&A provides critical financial planning, reporting, and analytical support to drive informed decision-making across the business. This role leads core forecasting and budgeting processes, develops financial models, and delivers insights that improve visibility, support strategic execution, and enhance overall financial performance. The Manager partners closely with cross-functional teams—including Supply Chain, Brand, Commercial, and Corporate functions—to translate business activity into meaningful financial outcomes.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Lead monthly forecasting, annual budgeting, and long-range planning processes for assigned functions, categories, or business units.
- Prepare and analyze P&Ls, cost center reporting, financial statements, and performance dashboards.
- Perform variance analysis, identifying key drivers of financial performance and communicating insights to leadership.
- Build and maintain financial models that support scenario planning, profitability analysis, and strategic decision-making.
- Support capital expenditure reviews, investment cases, productivity initiatives, and business cases across the enterprise.
- Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to understand business drivers, validate assumptions, and improve forecast accuracy.
- Develop reporting tools, templates, and automation enhancements to streamline FP&A processes.
- Support monthly close activities in partnership with Accounting, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of financial data.
- Prepare materials for senior management meetings, including monthly business reviews, quarterly reviews, and leadership presentations.
- Ensure data integrity and consistency across systems, models, and reporting structures.