Sales Finance Co-op

Since 1869 we've connected people through food they love. We’re proud to be stewards of amazing brands that people trust. Our portfolio includes the iconic Campbell’s brand, as well as Michael Angelo’s, noosa, Pace, Pacific Foods, Prego, Rao’s Homemade, Swanson, and V8. In our Snacks division, we have brands like Cape Cod, Goldfish, Kettle Brand, Lance, Late July, Pepperidge Farm, Snack Factory, and Snyder’s of Hanover.

Here, you will make a difference every day. You will be supported to build a rewarding career with opportunities to grow, innovate and inspire. Make history with us.

General Summary

The finance associate co-op is a Finance analyst who works with the sales finance team to track all financial aspects for the Wal-Mart, Grocery, and Growth Channels customer sales team. Primary responsibilities include financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting, trade management, and overall customer P&L management. This role is to support the Company's initiative to drive profitable, sustainable growth and will be a strong value-added business partner to the Meals & Beverage customer team.

Primary Responsibilities

Business Management:

• Assist with development of customer sales and investment forecasts and annual operating plans within the corporate strategic guardrails.
• Improve forecasting accuracy to drive cost out of the system.
• Track, analyze and communicate team sales and customer profit vs prior year.
• Partner with customer teams to manage trade within authorized rates by category.
• Review post audits and provide guidance to future projection(s).
• Support the monthly close process for customer and communicate trade and sales changes to Sales Strategy and Sales Finance Leads.
  
  

Planning & Analysis

• Help identify risks/opportunities/trends in the business and translate into actionable profit improvement objectives.
• Assist with Customer Lead and Customer VP to analyze and develop sales solutions.
• Support ad hoc analysis as requested by Finance Management and as necessary based on the Customer business need.
• Financial analyses to identify trends, quantify impacts and provide recommendations to deliver key financial metrics. Maintain a regular dialogue with Sales leads and cross-functional teams, providing financial guidance, and ensuring that the business teams are on track to deliver against business objectives.
  
  

Training/Development/Leadership

• Sustain a high level of competence and professionalism in a dynamic business environment.
• Facilitate the communication of financial understanding to business partners.
• Highly motivated individual interested in working in a team-oriented environment.
• This position requires the ability to collect and manipulate data from several different sources to provide meaningful analysis to all business partners.
  
  

The Company is committed to providing equal opportunity for employees and qualified applicants in all aspects of the employment relationship, including consideration for employment, without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, marital status, protected veteran status, disability, age, religion, or any other classification protected by law.