What are the responsibilities and job description for the Category Finance Manager position at Thrive Foods?
Salary Range: $120,000 to $140,000
Primary Responsibilities:
Thrive Foods a rapidly growing freeze-dried food company is actively recruiting for a Category Finance Manager in our Modesto, CA location. In this role, you will be responsible for supporting the sales team’s growth strategy. The Category Finance Manager will lead finance processes for sales and margin analysis and forecasting/budgeting, as well as be responsible for analysis and reporting across multiple locations and systems. The Category Finance Manager will be responsible for the review and analytics of month end consolidated sales and margin reporting, customer and product analysis, and key growth initiatives. This role will report to the Director of Finance and be the strategic finance partner to the sales leadership team.
Primary Responsibilities:
Lead/Develop finance processes and be viewed as a change agent, role model, and coach.
- Drive business performance and lead Finance processes.
- Advise and support Business Leadership with financial analysis of various projects: profitable growth initiatives, portfolio management (product and/or customer), new product development, pricing analysis, and operations and organizational productivity.
- Conduct in-depth customer and product sales and margin analysis monthly ensuring leadership teams are provided with clear understanding of key issues and opportunities for improvement.
- Partner strategically with the sales team and support functions including New Product Development, Product Management, Operations, and Sales Leadership.
- Deliver accurate monthly/quarterly forecasts and annual budgets for product category sales and margins.
- Analyze significant variances from planned and forecasted results to provide recommendations to management, with focus on continuous improvement of business processes.
- Partner with the accounting team to ensure the accuracy of the monthly results.
Key Qualifications:
- Have earned at least a bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance, required. MBA or CPA/CMA, preferred.
- Have 5 years of experience in Sales and Operations Finance, Financial Planning and Forecasting, or Corporate Finance.
- Have a solid understanding of financial statements and accounting.
- Have strong analytical skills with the ability to summarize and report out in an easily understood format to all levels of management.
- Have high attention to detail and the ability to consolidate and reconcile large quantities of data.
- Work well on team projects with both Business Leadership, Finance and Operational personnel.
- Have strong PC skills with an emphasis on Excel, PowerPoint, and Power BI.
- Experience in a manufacturing company.
- Knowledge of US GAAP.
- Travel up to 15% to other company sites and/or attending offsite training as needed.
Salary : $120,000 - $140,000
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