FP&A Supply Chain Manager - Flora Food Group
Hackensack, NJ
About the Job
About Flora Food Group
We offer consumers a compelling choice in four growing categories: butters and spreads, creams, liquids and cheeses. We hold leadership positions in many of the 100 countries we operate in, with iconic brands including Flora, Becel+ProActiv, Blue Band, Country Crock, I Can't Believe It's Not Butter, Rama, and Violife, together with our local brands and Professional business.
Global branded food champion Flora Food Group, offers the next generation of delicious, natural, nutritious food. Our products are more affordable and more sustainable than their dairy equivalents.
Location: Hackensack, NJ
Hybrid - 2X per week
NA SC FP&A Manager
Job Purpose
Your key role as North America Supply Chain FP&A Manager, reporting into the Head of Global SC FP&A, is to business partner with the regional SC Finance and commercial teams and enhance business outcomes by providing crucial financial insights, maintaining financial discipline, and leading the regional month end close, budgeting, forecasting processes.
Performance Management
- Business partner to Head of SCF NA and market finance and continuously enhance the business performance by challenging assumptions, supporting decision-making, and providing insights and analysis through development of analytics capabilities and market awareness.
- Steering monthly/quarterly forecasting and annual budget planning and analytics. Ensure regular handshakes between key stakeholders for on time in full delivery
- Being fully involved in the finance month-close process, own data and ensure data integrity and be the linking pin between regional SC Finance and regional FP&A team
- Deliver regional performance letters to share findings including business improvement recommendations.
- In Upfield, Value Creation (VC) is one of the key elements for the performance delivery. This role will be responsible for tracking, monitoring, and consolidating NA VC projects and be the first point of contact for VC related projects
- You will work on what-if scenarios in connection with the Market and Supply Chain network change
- Work on enhancements to the existing tools and reporting to facilitate decision making
- Navigate and build relationships with key stakeholders. Be a team player and a positive influence on others.
Controls, Accounting & Governance
- Maintain integrity of the data reported
- Key point of contact for SC Finance and SC Financial Services to liaise with on budgets and forecasts ensuring that all deadlines are achieved
- Work internally within SC NA Finance team to understand actuals vs forecast/budget and explain key variances & drivers of performance
- Build relationships with market finance and
About you!
- Finance business partnering experience in Consumer Goods industry with proven ability to deliver insights and results
- Proven ability to work in a multi-functional organisation with varied stakeholders (seniority, functional mix)
- Professional Accounting qualification
- Experience working in a SAP environment and with BPC
- Strong influencing and communication skills
- Delivery-focussed with a high degree of ownership and a positive, growth mindset
- Collaborative and team-orientated mindset
- Resilience and ability to manage and navigate through change and uncertainty
- Insurgent mindset and passion to identify and deliver profitable, growth opportunities
You'll have to enjoy working in a fast-paced environment and it will take hard work and determination; we will give you the ownership you need to make an impact.
You'll have to deliver on the commitments you make. And we'll give you the freedom and flexibility to do your job and build your own career.
What's next
If this position sounds interesting, please hit the apply button now!
We understand your resume might not be up to date and recommend that you apply with what you have or your LinkedIn Profile. Flora Food Group is dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workplace, we understand that you might not meet all the requirements stated in the description, but we encourage you to apply anyway. You might be the right candidate for this role or other roles.
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