Finance Manager Co-Pilot

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At Nestle 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.

Joining Nestle means becoming part of an inclusive workplace that inspires innovation, encourages strategic thinking and creativity, and celebrates your achievements. No matter where you work within the organization, you are empowered to challenge the status quo, embrace risk-taking, and pioneer new ideas. Our supportive and collaborative environment encourages bold ambitions and continuous learning so that everyone can grow and thrive.

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Are you a dynamic and results-driven finance professional looking to make a significant impact? We are seeking a Manager Finance Co-Pilot to join our team in Arlington, VA. In this role, you will play a crucial part in driving our financial performance and strategic initiatives. You will be responsible for reviewing monthly performance, developing action plans, and leading cross-functional projects to ensure sustainable and profitable growth. If you have a strong finance or accounting background, excellent communication skills, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment, we encourage you to apply and be a part of our innovative team.

Responsibilities:

• Review monthly performance, identify risks to targets, develop action plans, and compile performance commentary for senior management.
• Run monthly forecasting meetings, develop financial forecasts, and assess risks and opportunities for accurate business performance outlooks.
• Support business innovation and renovation, including manufacturing and sales structure modeling, and compile financial data for new product development.
• Lead projects to improve operating costs or grow the business sustainably and profitably.
• Create, analyze, and communicate P&Ls, and make recommendations to optimize business cases and work with divisional finance for successfully transitioning projects to the businesses
• Manage cross-functional efforts to evaluate and select Enterprise Big Bets for incremental investment, collaborating with Sales, Marketing, Project Management, Strategy, Finance, Consumer Insights, and Innovation teams.
• Co-lead Enterprise Innovation Portfolio Optimization by working with the Project Management and Division pipeline owners to reduce low ROI projects and encourage investment in high ROI projects.
• Provide visibility to executive leadership on the health of the Enterprise Innovation Pipeline by working with the Project Management Office to deliver quarterly reports on portfolio status and KPIs.
• Lead and manage the submission process for current and future Innovation Technology Business Cases, including conducting cost/benefit analyses for review and approval, ensuring alignment with Functional Finance and Leadership.
• Perform ad hoc analyses and special projects as requested by leadership.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent required in Accounting or Finance
• 5 years of experience required within Finance
• Strong bias for action and results
• Strong finance or accounting background, superior communication and people skills, ability to learn quickly, a solid understanding FMCG/CPG and the ability to deliver high performance work both within a team and independently
• Experience interacting and influencing various levels of the organization including top executives
• Budgeting/forecasting experience required, familiarity with financial systems and tools
• Self-starter with superior interpersonal skills, the ability to learn quickly, a have a high level of agility to deliver high performance across projects and responsibilities
• Experience managing cross-functional projects end-to-end

Requisition ID:338886

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