Vice President, Financial Planning & Analysis

Vice President, Financial Planning & Analysis

Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, the Vice President, Financial Planning and Analysis (VP FP&A) leads a central team responsible for enterprise-wide financial planning processes and results. This includes establishing planning process, timelines, targets, and requirements across strategic planning, quarterly and annual planning processes. The FP&A team also serves as financial partner to the global supply chain team, overhead functions/SG&A, and as the financial leader for the company transformation.

The VP FP&A will play a key role leading the assessment of enterprise plans and business plan performance, including risks and opportunities, and recommending actions to identify value creation opportunities and improve business outcomes. Responsibilities also include leadership for routine and ad hoc enterprise analytical support to facilitate executive team decision making, support for CFO communications to the Board of Directors on business plans and business performance, and partnering with Investor Relations to support analysis and insights for investor communications.

• Lead the annual budgeting and forecasting process, working closely with segment leaders to develop accurate and achievable financial targets.
• Analyze financial performance and key metrics to identify trends, opportunities, and risks.
• Serve as the finance leader and primary partner to the global supply chain organization, overseeing financial planning, cost management, and performance optimization across a major spend area.
• Provide financial leadership for corporate functions/SG&A, partnering with global functional leaders to drive disciplined cost management, resource allocation, and productivity initiatives.
• Lead financial oversight of enterprise transformation initiatives.
• Drive cross‑functional alignment across supply chain, commercial, and corporate teams, ensuring consistency of target and execution against enterprise priorities.
• Provide financial support and analysis for strategic initiatives, such as M&A, new product launches or expansion.
• Manage financial reporting processes, ensuring accuracy and timeliness of financial data.
• Monitor and analyze financial results compared to budget and forecast, and communicate variances to executive leadership.
• Stay current on industry trends and best practices in financial planning and analysis.
• Maintain key performance indicators (KPIs) and dashboards to track and monitor financial performance.
• Collaborate with external auditors and regulatory agencies to ensure compliance with financial reporting requirements.
• Participate in investor relations activities, such as preparing financial presentations and analysis for earnings calls or investor meetings.
• Lead, mentor and inspire a high‑performing global FP&A team.

The VP FP&A has the proven ability to partner with the CEO, CFO and executive leadership to deliver on the financial goals of the company. This individual must possess strong leadership skills, a strategic mindset, and a deep understanding of financial principles and best practices to effectively guide the company's financial planning and analysis efforts.

• 20+ years of experience, more than half in a multinational/global business, with several years in a leadership position in a complex, progressive, global planning and analysis environment.
• Strong experience in CPG or closely related industry segments.
• Proven ability to lead the FP&A function globally with demonstrated financial, analytical, and process leadership competence to support enterprise‑wide strategic planning and decision making.
• Global FP&A leadership experience combined with a Business Unit CFO role.
• Transformational leadership experience and ability to lead finance for overhead and global functions (including supply chain).
• High degree of demonstrated financial, analytical and process leadership competence – ability to understand data to drive RGM initiatives.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, and the ability to effectively communicate complex financial concepts to non‑financial stakeholders.
• Ability to…