Manager, Commercial Finance, Hu

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.

Our Hu brand within Mondelēz International is looking for a chocolate-loving Senior Financial Analyst to join our Finance team.  A great candidate will have a strong analytical background and experience developing reports that drive visibility in the organization.  This role assumes primary responsibility for supporting the commercial side of the business, including sales, marketing and innovation.

You will be a manager in a team responsible for the overall financial integrity and performance of the HU business.  You will support the Director in data collection to prepare business proposals, verify assumptions, check daily execution and support delivery of overall objectives and ensure the integrity and timeliness of reporting. You may also have a direct report and manage third party providers resources.

Today, Hu makes a variety of delicious snacks and confections, including our award-winning dark chocolate bars, chocolate-covered nuts and fruit, and grain-free crackers. We aim to be a brand that leads with taste and nutrition, while balancing that ambition with a human-centric focus on purpose, sustainability, and ethical sourcing. We’re on a journey to get all people back to feeling human. 

How you will contribute:

You will:

• Manage and execute aspects of finance planning and performance management process and related financial decisions including Strategic Plan and Annual Contract

planning/forecasting, target development, financial performance reporting/analysis, financial modeling and decision support for the HU business

• Analyze financial, sales, and operational data to provide business insights 

• Support the preparation of financial reports, forecasts, and budgets 

• Evaluate financial performance and identify areas for improvement 

• Develop and maintain financial models and forecasts for management 

• Integrate and analyze data utilizing the NetSuite system & Power BI to draw meaningful conclusions 

• Develop performance metrics

• Create financial/operational reports and models to support business recommendations 

• Assists in the development of strategic plans for proposed, new, or existing business operations

• Manage overheads forecasting (non-people cost)

• Prepare cash flow forecasts & manage actual reporting

• Ownership of Internal Controls, ensure a strong controls and compliance environment in HU and ensure full compliance with our policies

• Manage a junior financial analyst

• Lead projects to improve efficiencies and improvements to ways of working and embrace a mindset of continuous improvement

• Contribute to a high performing Finance team You will also invest in personal development and the development of Finance peers and drive our Finance talent agenda within the organization, with a focus on HU & NA Ventures Finance pipeline

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 analysis and data collection/structuring.

• BUSINESS ACUMEN and a basic understanding of our business, consumer packaged goods industry, and local snacking market. Relevant experience in a regional (or sizeable local) business.

• LEADERSHIP SKILLS including collaboration and communication skills within a larger Finance team. Team player with can do mentality to deliver results.

• GROWTH/DIGITAL MINDSET and the ability to 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.

What you will bring

Are you maniacally detail oriented? Are you obsessed with constant improvement and efficiency? Then Mondelez and Hu would be honored to have your help. The requirements of the role are:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting

• 7 or more years of finance and accounting experience, preferably in consumer-packaged goods (CPG) industry

• Prior people management experience

• Experience with Full P&L is required (Gross to Net, Sales Expenses, etc)

• Experience with budgeting, financial reporting, financial modeling, financial planning, and forecasting is required