VP, FP&A

About Us:

Since 1935, we've been on a mission to bring a little extra happiness to everyday life and inspire connections over food. We select the finest ingredients the world has to offer, craft premium products made with love, and never settle for shortcuts. We believe that when we share our food, we share a part of ourselves — and that's the only way we'd put our name on it.

Since 1935, we've been on a mission to bring a little extra happiness to everyday life and inspire connections over food. We select the finest ingredients the world has to offer, craft premium products made with love, and never settle for shortcuts. We believe that when we share our food, we share a part of ourselves — and that's the only way we'd put our name on it.

• Crunchy Crunchy:
  We are hungry for excellence.
• Own It:
  We think and act as an owner - with appetite, initiative, and responsibility.
• Connection:
  We build authentic relationships that foster trust and open communications.
• Vibrance:
  We come to work eager and passionate about fulfilling our vision. When we share our work, we share a part of who we are.

Mezzetta is on an exciting path to deliver long-term growth through multiple growth engines, including product innovation, customer and US regional expansion, new channels, and new markets. To power that journey, we are searching for a strategic VP, Business Planning & Analysis, who turns insight into action and helps our teams, and our business, make bigger, smarter bets.

You will split your time between our Larkspur and American Canyon offices in the beautiful North Bay, with flexibility to be where the teams and priorities are.

Strategy & Long-Range Planning

• Lead the long-range planning process, translating company strategy into multi-year financial plans and resource priorities.
• Own the enterprise financial model as a living decision tool for growth, profitability, capital allocation, and scenario planning.
• Partner with the CFO and Executive Team on strategic tradeoffs, capital investments, and evaluation of new opportunities.
• Partner with Marketing on the Strategic Long-Range Plan, Innovations Stage Gate models, and the annual Marketing plan.

Planning & Forecasting

• Own the company-wide planning rhythm: the Annual Operating Plan, forecasting, and monthly performance management across the full P&L, cash flow, and balance sheet.
• Ensure detailed accuracy of plans and forecasts, with ownership of validation of the details that support consolidated views.
• Oversee monthly Revenue and Trade Promotion forecasting, integrated with our S&OP process, along with labor, overheads, and enterprise P&L forecasts.
• Partner closely with Accounting to ensure a shared, accurate understanding of monthly performance vs Plan.
• Advance driver-based planning, rolling forecasts, and an enterprise KPI scorecard that connects financial results to what drives them.
• Identify risks and opportunities early, and take the initiative to resolve issues, mitigate risks, and capture upside.

Insight & Decision Support

• Serve as the company's scorekeeper: track performance against plan, explain the drivers, and lead commentary at Monthly Business Reviews.
• Lead profitability analysis by category, channel, customer, and SKU to guide investments and commercial strategy.
• Partner with Sales and Marketing on trade spend optimization, pricing, Revenue Growth Management, marketing ROI, and new product launches.
• Work with Operations and Supply Chain on cost visibility, margin bridges, and productivity programs.

Executive & Board Partnership

• Prepare board, executive, and ownership reporting with clear, actionable financial narratives, and serve as a senior finance voice in high-stakes discussions.
• Represent Finance as the CFO's trusted proxy in select forums, and support financing and capital initiatives as needed.

Team, Systems & Culture

• Coach and develop a high-performing BP&A team of 4, fostering accountability, curiosity, and analytical rigor.
• Modernize our planning tools and processes, from almost purely Excel to evaluation of an EPM platform and smart use of automation…