What are the responsibilities and job description for the Finance Manager, M&E position at Bacardi?
This role will provide you with the opportunity to work cross functionally and drive change in the company. You will have the opportunity do drive efficiencies and provide financial insights to improve investment decisions.
About You
To be successful in this role, you will need to be project oriented to deliver business expectations on Measurement and Evaluation targets. You will need to be flexible in thought process as you understand marketing strategies and executions. You will need to be creative in finding ways to leverage available information to build insights and guidance on future investments. You will need to be collaborative with other departments (Marketing, Commercial Analytics, Customer Marketing, Operations…). You will need to be forward looking as we look to develop this capability across the organization.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the key point of contact for understanding investment quality and inform future investment decisions.
- Perform analysis, and generate insights on various areas of Advertising and Promotion investment
- Extract trends across various budgets to communicate high level guidance based in results
- Help set and measure against results driven expectations
- Partner with Brand Teams, Customer Marketing, Business Insights and Commercial Performance to build a consistent story around performance and drivers focusing on Execution, Effectiveness, and Efficiency
- Serve as the regional representation for various global networks focusing on advancing the Measurement and Evaluation agenda throughout the organization
- Communicate with external partner agencies to align on expectations and deliverables
Skills and Experience
- Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in Finance and/or Accounting required
- Forecasting: Knowledge of, and ability to apply, financial and forecasting procedures. This includes the ability to develop sound assumptions and produce relevant financial projections and models from those assumptions.
- Project Management: Ability to manage projects/tasks to ensure successful delivery (on time and within budget) while identifying potential issues/risks.
- Control Environment: Understanding of internal controls, standards, and processes to ensure accuracy and consistency in data used for decision-making, internal/external reporting, and communications
- Basic Knowledge of US Accounting Principles
- Excellent inter-personal skills and team player.
- Ability to work in a group environment and independently.
- Advanced Excel skills are required. Working knowledge of other Microsoft Office Products
- SAP/Cognos/ Power BI knowledge a plus
- Proven ability to manage multiple tasks and adapt to a changing, fast paced environment.
- Detail oriented with strong analytical, interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills a must.
- Proven experience in financial analysis (3-5 years)
- Pro-active, agile and fast learner
- Excellent business partnering skills and ability to build relationships
- Able to live the three Bacardi cultural pillars of Fearless, Family, and Founders
- Advanced Excel skills are required. Working knowledge of other Microsoft Office Products.
Our culture
We share the passion and entrepreneurial flair of our founder and are guided by our three culture pillars - Fearless, Family and Founders, they inspire our Primos to be the best they can be and drive us forward in all we do. But what does this mean?
- Being Fearless; means adopting an agile mindset, being comfortable trying new things and taking risks. We are empowered to question, challenge and innovate.
- Family; We treat each other, and our communities, like Family. Always.
- Founders; The spirit of entrepreneurship is at the heart of everything we do. We see the business as if it’s our own. We do the right thing for the business and we all take accountability for our work.
When you join Bacardi, you become part of our family and gain more than just a job.
Disclaimer: Bacardi is an equal opportunity employer that values workforce diversity. Diversity is core to our business: by embedding diversity into all aspects of our culture, we maximize the opportunity to achieve sustainable business success and growth. The duties and responsibilities described in the role profile might not be a comprehensive list.