Finance Manager - FP&A

Are you an FP&A Manager looking for your next challenge?

At Upfield our purpose is clear: we make people healthier and happier with nutritious and delicious, natural, plant-based products that are good for you, our planet; and with packaging that’s free from plastic. We’ve got iconic brands like Rama, Country Crock, Blue Band and Flora that people all over the world know and love. We’ve been a trusted category leader since 1871 and yet we feel like we’re only just getting started.

Performance, Passion and Care define who we are as a company, how we work every day, and the responsibility we feel toward our Associates, our consumers, our business partners and our world.

We have big ambitions to grow this business and we want to attract the right people – those that love what they do, thrive on responsibility and are looking for career defining opportunities.

About the Role

As the FP&A Finance Manager, North America, you will lead financial and analytical insights and business planning support to Upfield’s North America region. In this role you will play a critical part in coordinating the Market activities related to Global initiatives, provide strategic insights and continuous improvement in the FP&A space. Your responsibilities will include overseeing reporting and forecast deliverables within North America, providing analytics and commentary to Global FP&A and work closely with the Regional CFO on decision support

Key Responsibilities:

Lead month-end close consolidation and reporting, including monthly Business Performance Results deck, Executive Committee letter, volume dashboard and key cell tracking

Lead market interventions to understand (in depth) performance drivers and mitigating actions including developing Risk and Opportunity insights

Encourage use of standardized reporting

Coordinate and optimize P&L forecasting process

Support RGM and Commercial priorities

Lead communications for NA CFO and commercial finance team and act as the conduit between NA and the Global FP&A organization.

Act as the go-to contact for Regional business results, reporting (especially BPC) and market/regional analytics

Lead annual planning process and oversee all aspects of budgeting, forecasting, and monthly reporting processes

Coordinate IVCP strategy process

Support CFO for North America with adhoc analyses

Support Global FP&A in group reporting and analysis

Support North America President and Head of Strategy/Transformation through consolidated financials, analytics and insights.

Share best practices across Market Units and globally

Drive the Weekly Sales Consolidation (Flash) and analysis for North America

Support the global FP&A team on BPC heath check and/or other reporting projects

Willing and able to travel to Canada (limited travel)

About you

Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field or equivalent practical experience.

Experience in FP&A within the Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) industry in the US/North America

5-7 years of relevant work experience, including experience in FP&A, Commercial Finance

Bachelor's in accounting, finance, business, or equivalent

Advanced SAP knowledge and experience including BPC, BW, and excel interfaces

Excellent analytical and communication skills with the ability to respond under pressure

Strong leader experienced in working in cross-functional teams within a matrix environment

Ability to influence senior stakeholders

Flexible and open-minded, quick to adapt to changing requirements

Strong communication and report-writing skills

Very strong work ethic, resilience in the face of pressure, good team player andability to meet multiple stretching deadlines

Strong analytical bias and Microsoft Excel skills

PowerPoint capability

About Upfield

We are the largest plant-based company in the world, and we believe in doing what’s right for our people, our customers, and the planet.

We are a highly entrepreneurial fast-paced team running a multi-billion Euro business across 60+ countries with the mindset of a start-up! We are agile, creative, fast-to-market, and obsessed with customers and consumers.

If this position sounds interesting, please hit the apply button now! Our TA team will review your resume and be in touch soon!

We understand your resume might not be up to date and recommend that you apply with what you have or your LinkedIn Profile. Upfield is dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workplace, we understand that you might only meet some of the requirements stated in the description, but we encourage you to apply anyway. You might be the right candidate for this role or other roles.

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