Manager, Marketing Finance

Why Hershey:

At The Hershey Company, our culture is rooted in purpose and inspired by Milton Hershey’s enduring vision that business should create opportunity for others. Through our commitment to corporate philanthropy, we create positive impact by supporting communities, helping children thrive, and operating as a business for good. This includes our deep and long standing partnership with Milton Hershey School, where we invest in education, workforce readiness, and hands on engagement to help students succeed beyond the classroom.

Supported by strategic grantmaking, product donations, cross brand collaboration, and strong employee volunteerism, Hershey offers a place to work where making a difference—locally and globally—is part of how we do business every day.

Why Hershey?

At The Hershey Company, we make more moments of goodness through some of the world's most iconic brands, including Hershey's, Reese's, Kit Kat, Jolly Rancher, Twizzlers, Dot's Pretzels, Lesser Evil and more. Our team supports a global portfolio of over 90 brands, creating opportunities to shape strategies and drive impact across a breadth of businesses that few companies can offer. While many organizations focus on a handful of brands, Hershey provides exposure to a diverse portfolio of category-leading brands enjoyed by consumers around the world.

What truly sets us apart is our legacy. Inspired by Milton Hershey's belief that business should create opportunity for others, we have been making a positive impact for more than a century through our commitment to communities, philanthropy, and our longstanding partnership with Milton Hershey School. When you join Hershey, you become part of a company where purpose, growth, and making a difference are woven into how we do business every day.

How will you fit in the big picture?

As Manager, Marketing Finance, you will help enable profitable growth by serving as a strategic finance partner to the US Marketing organization. You will bring together P&L insights, portfolio analysis, and data-driven recommendations that help leaders make informed choices, deliver financial commitments, and launch exciting everyday and seasonal innovations across our iconic brands. What will you do?
• Provide financial and economic analysis that clarifies portfolio trade-offs and improves business decisions.
• Partner with Marketing leaders on business reviews, results interpretation, action plans, and stronger financial acumen.
• Analyze margin and P&L performance, identify underlying drivers, and recommend opportunities for profitable growth and margin expansion.
• Support new everyday and seasonal portfolio extensions and innovations with clear financial insights and recommendations.
• Use Excel, Power BI, Tableau, Alteryx, and related commercial finance tools to integrate data and show the top- and bottom-line implications of business choices.
• Lead special projects and ad hoc analysis, helping cross-functional teams maintain strong analytical capabilities through change.

Minimum Education & Requirements

Education:

Bachelor's degree in Finance or a business-related field.

Experience:

5+ years of relevant experience in an analytical, strategic finance, or business-partnering capacity.
• Strong analytical skills and business and financial acumen, including experience developing strategic, data-driven recommendations.
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills; experience with tools such as Think-cell, Power BI, Tableau, or Alteryx.
• Ability to synthesize complex information into compelling presentations and clearly communicate findings and recommendations.
• Ability to prioritize multiple responsibilities, build cross-functional partnerships, and deliver accurate work in a fast-paced…