Category Finance Manager, Halls

Baltimore, MD
December 18, 2024
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Job Description

Job Description
Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?
Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It Uniquely Yours.
Finance is infused into every single aspect of our multibillion-dollar global organization. But it’s not just about numbers. As part of our finance team, you’ll collect and analyze information and data and use that to give everyone at Mondelēz International the power to make informed decisions.
We are looking for a Category Finance Manager, Halls. This person will serve as the financial adviser and business partner with the Halls cross-functional team (Marketing, Business Development, End to End, & Category planning teams) and will lead the financial analysis for month end close activities and key projects (innovation and capital requests), in addition to driving forecast accuracy across our Halls Platforms business.
This person will become part of strategic initiatives and decisions to improve the financial results for the Halls pillar and must have the ability to work cross-functionally and influence multiple stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities

  • Lead the financial analysis for Halls innovation projects in collaboration with the marketing and supply chain organizations.
  • Partner with business development team to lead the financial analysis.
  • Deliver financial commitments and run planning and forecasting activities.
  • Provide insights on key drivers for month end close activities.
  • Drive favorable topline mix by influencing Marketing spending and trade investments, championing the waste agenda, and rigorously managing the pipeline.
  • Contribute to Integrated Business Planning by supporting management of the full Halls P&L.

Profile

  • Quickly able to understand the fundamentals of what drives the business; can hit the ground running and identify opportunities to ‘add value’ and accelerate brand growth.
  • A highly motivated, energetic and pragmatic individual with the ability to ‘roll up sleeves’, take responsibility for initiatives and produce results.
  • Ability to work at a fast pace, deal with ambiguity and make something out of nothing, self-starter.
  • Strategic player – strong with analysis – Pricing, business model decisions, problem analysis and resolution. Ability to think creatively and have foresight regarding long term financial impact of decisions. Ability to effectively interact with others and influence the organization at all levels.
  • Demonstrated strong financial, operational, and business acumen, strong achievement and results orientation.
  • Strong learning agility with ability to challenge the status quo

What you will bring
A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career. You will bring experience and knowledge in:

  • TECHNICAL EXPERTISE in financial planning and performance management including data collection and structuring, analyzing, planning and reporting company financial performance across all financial KPIs and investment decisions and cost management to achieve financial targets.
  • BUSINESS ACUMEN and understanding of our business, consumer packaged goods industry, and local snacking market dynamics. Relevant experience in a regional/local business
  • LEADERSHIP SKILLS including experience with business partnering and communication skills across a large regional or local public company.
  • GROWTH/DIGITAL MINDSET and the ability to identify/execute opportunities and leverage technology to improve operational efficiency and effectiveness.
  • INTEGRITY and sound judgement in all decisions and interactions aligned with our values and policies and external regulations.

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance required, MBA preferred
  • 6 or more years of Finance management experience is required
  • Prior Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) experience strongly preferred
  • Experience with pricing, business model decisions, problem analysis and resolution
  • Strong technical skills required (i.e. Excel)
  • Strong strategic and analytical skills
  • Outstanding leadership skills
  • Strong team player who manages collaboratively with all stakeholders
  • Strong influencing and communication skills, and ability to lead teams
  • Experience within a multinational company is preferred

No Relocation support available
Business Unit Summary
The United States is the largest market in the Mondelēz International family with a significant employee and manufacturing footprint. Here, weproduce our well-loved household favorites to provide our consumers with the right snack, at the right moment, made the right way. We have corporate offices, sales, manufacturing and distribution locations throughout the U.S. to ensure our iconic brands-including Oreo and Chips Ahoy! cookies, Ritz, Wheat Thins and Triscuit crackers, and Swedish Fish and Sour Patch Kids confectionery products -are close at hand for our consumers across the country.
Mondelēz Global LLC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact 847-943-5460 for assistance.
Job Type
Regular
Finance Planning & Performance Management
Finance