Financial Analysis Manager

Your Story.
The Financial Analysis Manager - NPD is responsible for the development of new product financial profiles and providing analytical and strategic support throughout all stages of the new product development life cycle. This individual will work collaboratively and cross-functionally to provide analytical expertise to the New Product Development (NPD) leadership team and other business partners across the Consumer Productions (CP) business unit. As a key stakeholder in the NPD development process, will serve on and report to leadership teams as needed.

Your Passion. Our Culture.
At Sargento, you work for a company you believe in, with a family of people who believe in you. Our culture stems from a simple premise: Hire good people and treat them like family. At Sargento, you can make decisions based on how they affect people as well as the long-term health of our company. You will be encouraged to make a meaningful difference in the community, in the company and in your career. With diverse experiences and tools to learn and develop, you can transform your aspirations into reality. If you're ready for the right place to belong and grow your career, you can find it here.

Benefits that set us apart.

• Comprehensive medical including Fertility, Adoption benefits, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Onsite Health & Wellness Center
• Employer 401K contribution in the top 1% of the nation
• Relocation Assistance
• Tuition Assistance
• Access to Employee Store

What You Do.

• Responsible for financial model development and strategic analysis of new product launches. Collaborates with business partners and appropriate subject matter experts to ensure appropriate and realistic assumptions are used for financial statement generation and decision making.
• Assumes a leadership role on cross functional project teams, providing financial thought leadership and analytical expertise throughout all stages of new product development and/or project life cycle.
• Creates cost estimates for NPD and CP initiatives by working collaboratively with Procurement, Engineering, and Manufacturing to align on cost assumptions. Identifies and communicates high-level cost targets in the early stages of project development.
• Collaborates with Accounting and FP&A partners to ensure accurate new product financial reporting is available and project costs (ramp-up and ongoing) are accurately reflected in forecast.
• Prepares and presents new product financial profiles and sensitivities to executive level leadership.
• Performs sensitivity ("what-if") analysis for initiatives, helping team to identify risks, opportunities, and breakeven points.
• Justifies capital investments through use of various financial metrics, including Internal Rate of Return, Net Present Value, and Payback Periods.
• Tracks, analyzes, and reports on Innovation financial performance, comparing actual and forecasted results against the budget and business case, identifying variances, and escalating risks/opportunities and critical issues accordingly.
  
  
  
  • Builds and maintains reporting to track ongoing performance.
  • Coordinates with the Operations team to understand standard costing and product cost variances.
  • Proactively identifies risks or opportunities that may impact future financial performance.
  
  
  
  
• Updates financial status of projects identified within Corporate Prioritization Process. Responsible for financial postmortem analysis of selected key Corporate projects.
• Maintains a strong knowledge of internal operational capabilities and business acumen to assess and consult on financial viability of project.
• Works closely with NPD leadership to manage department and project start-up costs. Leads the monthly forecasting and annual financial planning efforts for the team.
• Accepts and adapts to change quickly, optimizing the delivery of benefits as the program components deliver outcomes and/or outputs.
• Conducts special, ad-hoc project analysis as requested by Corporate or CP business unit.
• Seeks process improvements within FP&A that streamline reporting and afford time to conduct value-added analysis and insights
• Assumes lead role in organizational development opportunities to improve the culture and effectiveness of FP&A and Sargento

Your Education and Experience.

• Bachelor's degree in a related field of study from a four-year college or university required. Master's degree (MBA) preferred. Minimum of 5+ years of financial analysis experience required, 7+ preferred.

Our Story.
With over 2,400+ employees and net sales of $1.8 billion, Sargento Foods is a family-owned company that has been a leader in cheese for more than 70 years. We created the world's first, successful pre-packaged sliced and shredded natural cheeses. Sargento is based in Plymouth, Wisconsin, where we manufacture and market shredded, sliced and snack natural cheese products, as well as ingredients and sauces. Sargento is known for the exceptional quality of our products and for product design, packaging and merchandising innovations that have transformed our industry.

To learn more about our culture and values, please visit our website at https://careers.sargento.com/us/en.

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