Come join the Tillamook Team where our philosophy is “Dairy Done Right.”As an independent farmer-owned cooperative, we have been guided by good, honest values since 1909. We believe in putting quality over profit, natural over artificial, and that hard work can never be outsmarted. We’re taking a stand for real food because everyone deserves better.

We invite members of all diverse communities to join our workforce. At Tillamook, we believe that inclusion and diversity are central to our cultural strategy. In order to achieve our growth ambition and compete and win in the marketplace, we believe we make better decisions and build stronger teams when we bring diverse perspectives, thoughts, backgrounds and cultures into our work and to fuel our innovation and growth. To us this means creating a climate of inclusion where all employees feel valued and a sense of belonging.We believe this will make us a better consumer brand and employer.

Our team members understand our vision, contribute to our mission, thrive on innovative thinking, hard work and good, honest values. We live by these shared values: We are Good Stewards, We believe in Uncompromising Quality, We work as One Team, We Play to Win, and We Genuinely Care for each other.

What you will do:

The Category Finance Manager is a member of the Finance Team and a key business partner to Brand and Category Growth team, which is comprised of Category Management, Product Development, Marketing, Consumer Insights, and Retail Sales. This role is positioned to be the finance leader for a specific Category (or Categories) to ensure margin expansion and strengthening of the balance sheet & cash flow.

The Category Finance Manager interacts directly with the Brand and Category Growth team and is responsible for providing financial analysis and insight to drive sustainable growth. A successful candidate must be able to thrive in a fast-paced environment and is able to handle competing priorities.You will be called upon to assess the impact of key business decisions and alternatives by developing a variety of analytical models to drive insightful discussions and meaningful decisions on strategic projects aimed at accelerating the financial performance of the company. Examples are Growth Plan initiatives, Product Profitability, Operating Expense budget planning, forecasting, and reporting.The role will also have a key role in our overall annual budgeting, forecasting and long-range planning process.

In addition to the FP&A and business partnering responsibilities above, the Category Finance Manager will also work closely with our Corporate Finance team to develop the roadmap of Tillamook’s Corporate Performance Management (CPM), which is Adaptive Insights.This role will also need to partner closely with the Sales Finance, Operations Finance and GL Accounting teams to ensure we are providing end-to-end support for the financial performance of categories.

Here’s a day in the life:

• Finance business partner to the Brand and Category Growth team
• Work closely with business partners and the Director of Commercial Finance in preparing monthly forecasts and annual budget presentations
• Work closely with the Category Growth team to monitor product profitability (mix, volume, pricing, and promotional spend) including comparison vs. PY performance and budget and recommend changes to improve the long-term economics of the product categories
• Implement new tools to assess Efficiency/Effectiveness, ROI and impact on Sources/Uses
• Build and evolve financial modelling to support Growth Plan initiatives including new product categories, licensing, new channel development and TCCA’s own retail businesses
• Create and continuously enhance our business case model to inform ROI/NPV/payback on key initiatives, and train Finance/Accounting team and key stakeholders to become proficient users of the business case model
• Collaborate with Corporate Finance team to develop and continuously evolve Tillamook’s Corporate Performance Management (CPM) tool to meet ongoing business needs
• Leverage Power BI in the analysis, design and implementation of metrics and reporting; refine existing metric criteria and relevance to the business
• Provide finance education to all business partners including new hire training materials as they relate to the Commercial Finance Organization (with some perspective on Accounting impact)
• Take on ad-hoc analytical projects upon request
• Evaluate ROI and impact on earnings driven by marketing and trade investments
• Strong understanding of cost accounting practices (especially milk pricing and bill of materials) and product costing in order to effectively support product profitability
• Demonstrate analytical skills and an ability to interpret complex data in meaningful and relevant ways to accurately identify variances
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint capabilities are required; ERP database skills a plus (MS Dynamics 365 preferred)
• Strong knowledge of GAAP, relevant government regulations and current accounting policies and procedures is required
• Demonstrate knowledge of internal controls, cost accounting methods, and cost modeling tools and methods is required
• Demonstrate strong communications skills and able to interpret, analyze, and explain financial information especially to non-finance partners
• A dedicated team player who is able to work across multiple functions and disciplines and lead by example
• Work under pressure, meet deadlines, produce accurate reports and be flexible in working on multiple projects simultaneously
• Possess excellent organizational skills and able to prioritize and negotiate deadlines
• Demonstrate excellent time-management skills with the ability to work independently with little supervision

Key managerial responsibilities:

• Selecting top talent and onboarding/training new employees
• Following, and ensuring that all employees follow, all personnel rules, policies and/or collective bargaining agreements
• Holding employees accountable for performing their daily duties and demonstrating appropriate workplace behaviors
• Providing continuous feedback, coaching, and timely effective discipline when necessary
• Evaluating, monitoring and providing regular feedback on employees’ performance
• Tracking employees’ attendance and verifying accuracy of daily timekeeping records
• Holding effective, regular, team meetings
• Demonstrating financial responsibility by protecting the employers’ financial interests
• Serving as role model by demonstrating professionalism, honesty, integrity, ethical behavior and living our company values.

Knowledge, skills, and abilities:

• Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting or Business Administration is required; MBA degree preferred
• 7 years of experience in accounting or finance, including budgeting/forecasting and financial analysis application is required
• High level ERP and system experience is required
• People leadership experience is preferred
• Experience in automating and improving processes to gain efficiency, improve accuracy and produce high quality work is required
• Trade performance management system experience is preferred
• Consumer Packaged Good experience is preferred. Experience with a Cooperative is desirable
• Should have some knowledge of GAAP and fully understand accounting theory
• CMA is preferred
• Valid Oregon driver’s license with satisfactory driving record