- Finance Manager - Brands Finance - Full time Permanent
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The company:
Church & Dwight is a company that genuinely cares about its people, its products, its consumers and the environment.
Church & Dwight is a world-leader in household and personal care products. Our global brands include ARM & HAMMER®, Batiste, OxiClean, Trojan, XTRA, Nair, First Response, Spinbrush, Orajel, vitafusion, Li’l Critters, Water Pik and FLAWLESS®.
A collective energy and ambition. A place where you can make a real difference. Church and Dwight Canada is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a barrier-free, inclusive and accessible work environment.
The role:
The Finance Manager, Brands Finance is a key financial advisor and strategic business partner within the finance team. The incumbent will work closely with the Marketing leadership team to lead business performance reviews and provide financial expertise to guide business decisions and brand strategy. This role will help identify opportunities for improvement in financial processes and tools to support business needs and drive efficiencies. This role will manage 3 Senior Financial Analysts and will report into the Director of Financial Planning & Analysis.
You will:
- Act as a strategic partner to provide the Marketing business team financial leadership, support and recommendations that align with the strategic objectives of brands
- Set direction for the Brands Finance team and support individual/team growth and development
- Identify opportunities to streamline and simplify processes to drive efficient execution
- Develop tools and capabilities to enhance financial performance analysis and acumen
- Engage as an influential cross-functional partner in key commercial projects and initiatives to provide financial insights and business decisions
- Standardize brand performance management and reporting with focus on insights, drivers, and actions
- Improve awareness of brand/portfolio mix to identify profitable growth opportunities
- Review new project brand P&L’s, ensuring all costs have been captured accurately
- Oversee the preparation/analysis/monitoring of new product development projects ensuring alignment with portfolio strategy
- Responsible for reporting and analysis of monthly/quarterly financial results, providing insights into variances to Plan, Prior Year and latest forecast
- Lead the marketing month end close process, analyzing financial information for entry to the general ledger
- Responsible for the monthly forecast and annual budget process for marketing expenses
- Provide support in various Marketing initiatives, cost saving projects and any other ad hoc projects as requested
- Builds Finance partnerships across Canada, US, and International organizations to share best practices
- Ensures appropriate Internal Controls are in place and functioning effectively as they impact the accuracy of Financial Reporting for Marketing
The ideal candidate has:
- 5+ years of progressive finance leadership experience
- Experience in consumer packaging goods or adjacent industry
- Possess a Finance designation (CPA)
- Experience leading and developing a team of direct reports
- Ability to work with complex concepts, analyze data, draw conclusions, make recommendations while using judgment, experience and industry knowledge
- Ability to show initiative and influence decisions with minimal supervision
- Knowledge of accounting principals and procedures and forecasting practices
- Strong analytical skills, problem-solving and attention to detail
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and set priorities
- Excellent inter-personal skills, ability to build business partnerships, strong communication skills
- Advanced MS Excel and modelling skills; PowerBI experience an asset
Flexible Details
- Hybrid
- Up to 40 hours/week
- Full time permanent role
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