Manager, HQ Sales Finance & Planning; SF&P

Job Overview

Finance Manager, HQ Sales Finance & Planning (SF&A) plays a critical role in leading the monthly FP&A, Trade & Performance Management processes across US Sales Divisions, delivering accurate, timely, and insightful financial reporting and analysis to support planning accuracy and enterprise‑level decision making. The position includes one direct report, and can be based in either White Plains, NY or Louisville, CO.

Location:

US-CO-Louisville.

The salary range for this position is $117,000‑168,000 USD, depending on experience, location, internal equity and market conditions. Danone North America offers a performance‑based bonus and a strong benefits package.

• Lead the monthly FP&A close reporting and consolidation cycle for all U.S. Sales Divisions, ensuring completeness, accuracy and timeliness.
• Partner with Division Sales Finance teams to manage trade budgets and balance sheet activity, ensuring alignment to financial plans and accounting standards.
• Serve as a key finance partner to Creamers, Ready‑To‑Drink Coffee, and Plant Based Categories, reporting on volume building blocks, trade spend and variance analysis, and acting as a liaison between Category Finance, Division Sales Finance and US FP&A teams.
• Collaborate closely with Trade Accounting to ensure accuracy and proper accounting treatment at month‑end close.
• Implement process improvements through digitalization of routine financial reporting to drive efficiency, accuracy and free up time for ad‑hoc impactful analysis.
• Support action‑oriented ad‑hoc financial analysis and special projects on a recurring basis to provide clarity and help drive business decisions.
• Lead and develop one direct report, providing coaching, prioritization and performance guidance.

• Bachelor's degree in finance or accounting (MBA preferred).
• 5‑7+ years of progressive Corporate Finance experience, with increasing scope and responsibility ideally in the CPG industry.
• Demonstrated Sales Finance experience, ideally within a matrixed or multi‑division environment.
• Strong understanding of accounting principles, including trade accounting, accruals and balance sheet management.
• Proficiency in Excel and a demonstrated interest in leveraging Power BI to digitalize, automate and enhance financial reporting and insights.

• Strong willingness to learn and continuously grow technical and business knowledge.
• Comfortable digging into details to understand drivers, identify root causes and ensure reporting accuracy.
• Ability to constructively challenge cross‑functional partners, helping articulate business performance and improve financial transparency.
• Demonstrated agility and strategic prioritization, effective at navigating shifting priorities in a fast‑paced finance environment.
• Clear communicator with the confidence to influence while maintaining strong collaborative relationships.
• Highly organized, detail‑oriented, and able to manage multiple work streams in a fast‑paced environment.

• Medical, dental and vision coverage with a competitive cost‑sharing model.
• Unlimited flexible time off and hybrid work schedules.
• Performance‑based bonus, 401(k) plan, tuition reimbursement and employee discount programs.
• Caretaker benefits, 18 weeks of parental bonding, fertility, surrogacy, adoption benefits and pet insurance.