Associate Finance Manager-FBP - Ufs

Associate Finance Manager-FBP – Ufs

Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Finance, or related area preferred.
3-5 years of relevant experience. Experience in Finance business partnering preferred
Experience in CPG or food service industry preferred
High analytical power coupled with strategic orientation
Must have the ability to tackle complex situations, evaluate alternative courses of action, and provide fact-based solutions.
Ability to manage multiple projects / processes simultaneously.
Strong communication, and organizational skills

E2E responsibility of managing Brand & Marketing spends for UFS North America (including forecasting, accruals, and month-end close)
Provide investment decision support to Marketing leadership, providing the business clarity needed to understand the effectiveness of our market development activities. For example, Innovation launch and Marketing Campaign activations.
Lead creation of Innovation Business Cases and partner Marketing, Sales, and Supply team in conducting steps of launching new products
Support and supervise Marketing investment process with ‘Best in Class’ governance.
Support the R&D and SC Innovation Planning teams to ensure that our product development business cases are appropriate costed and reflective of our Market Realities.
Partner with the Finance FP&A function to manage forecast accuracy and financial discipline to ensure delivery of our plan vs targets.
Conduct detailed profitability analysis aimed at improving sales contribution through optimized investment levels and improved product mix.
Improve overall financial acumen of Marketing Category Leaders in the channel through training on key subjects including ROI, and Channel profitability.