Senior Manager, Finance

Job Overview

This role is a strategic support role for the DSD South Business unit reporting to the BU Senior Director of Finance and serves as a senior FP&A resource for the Business Unit. The position will help support BU financial planning, performance management, business analysis, and leadership decision-making while strengthening visibility, accountability, and financial discipline across the business.

The ideal candidate will operate as a trusted partner to the BU Senior Director of Finance and BU leadership, translating financial results and business trends into clear insights and actionable recommendations. This role requires strong FP&A discipline, analytical rigor, executive communication, and the ability to influence a matrixed field organization.

• Provide strategic FP&A support to the BU Senior Director of Finance and BU leadership, helping translate business performance into clear insights, recommendations, and follow-up actions.
• Support key planning and forecasting processes, including AOP, forecasts, risks and opportunities, and leadership reporting, with a focus on business drivers and financial accountability.
• Lead financial analysis and performance management across priority BU areas, including revenue, trade spend, operating expenses, productivity, margin, and cost-to-serve opportunities.
• Prepare executive-ready financial summaries, variance explanations, dashboards, and presentation materials for BU leadership meetings, MORs, and strategic decision forums.
• Partner cross-functionally with Field Finance, Accounting, Sales, Operations, RGM, HR, Fleet, Market Development, On Premise, and other teams to understand business drivers and support informed decision-making.
• Support financial evaluation of strategic initiatives, special projects, investment decisions, operational opportunities, and other BU priorities as needs evolve.
• Help improve FP&A tools, reporting, processes, and financial models to increase visibility, strengthen accountability, and improve decision support across BU.
• Perform other duties and special projects as assigned.

• Salary Range: $,000
• Actual placement within the compensation range may vary depending on experience, skills, and other factors
• Benefits, subject to election and eligibility:
  Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Paid Time Off (including paid parental leave, vacation, and sick time), 401k with company match, Tuition Reimbursement, and Mileage Reimbursement
• Annual bonus based on performance and eligibility

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field required.

• 7+ years of finance experience required; FP&A, field finance, DSD, operations finance, commercial finance, or CPG experience strongly preferred.
• Experience leading planning, forecasting, financial modeling, performance management, or business review processes in a matrixed organization.
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior leaders through data-driven insights, executive communication, and strong business partnership.
• Proven experience leading teams, driving project work, and partnering cross-functionally to deliver business results.

• Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills with the ability to translate analysis into clear business recommendations.
• Strong PowerPoint and executive presentation development skills.
• Experience with SAP/Business Warehouse, Planning Analytics, Salient, or related financial reporting and planning systems preferred.
• Ability to build reporting, dashboards, scorecards, and analytical tools that improve visibility to performance, risks, opportunities, and financial accountability.
• Prior experience with Power BI, Snowflake, and Microsoft Copilot is a plus.

• Strong leadership presence, executive communication, and ability to operate as a trusted strategic support partner to the BU Senior Director of Finance.
• High analytical rigor, intellectual curiosity, and strategic thinking.
• Ability to influence without direct authority and build strong partnerships across Finance, Sales, Operations, HR, RGM, Fleet, Market…