Meals & Baking Solutions (MBS) is North America Retail’s largest Operating Unit (OU) with over $4B of net sales. We compete in over 20 categories including Refrigerated Dough, Mexican, Soup, Desserts and our Natural & Organic categories featuring the Annie’s and Cascadian Farm brands. The Sales & Trade team is a critical resource for the OU, supporting our pricing strategy development, pipeline, field sales teams, trade funding mechanics, and financial tracking in support of promotional activity. This role reports to the Senior Finance Manager, Sales & Trade and is part of the broader MBS Finance team comprised of ~20 financial professionals supporting our business units, sales, and supply chain organizations.
The Senior Financial Analyst is accountable for managing the forecast for an OU with ~$1B in trade spending. This role provides a unique combination of developmental experiences and opportunity to partner for impact. You will have significant exposure to the MBS Trade Director, in addition to the OU VP of Finance, Finance Guidance Managers, and OU Finance Planning & Analysis (P&A) Manager. You will develop a strong foundational knowledge of GMI planning processes, systems, data, and capabilities (analysis of change, modeling, forecasting, reporting) that will serve you well as you progress through your career in GMI Finance. You will gain experience in building and executing a financial plan to deliver against the OU’s objectives. You will also receive exposure to development of sustainable business models and matrix relationship management as you partner across brand, finance and sales.
This is a unique opportunity that sits at the crossroads of finance and sales to help drive topline growth while maintaining fundamental finance processes. You will have exposure to different business models, category norms, and strategic business needs. Come join a fantastic team!