About The Client:

We are the biggest product innovation and quality in the over-the-counter healthcare independent over-the-counter product supplier in North America while still being nimble enough to provide each one of our products offers individual attention. We are always making improvements and developing goods to meet the ever-changing demands and lifestyles of people and families around the world.

Job Description:

The Financial Analyst - Brand Marketing serves as the right-hand person to brand marketing teams and plays a crucial role in pricing, planning, financial analysis, and reporting for the brands under their care. This person also collaborates closely with the R&D, operations, finance, and sales departments by proactively delivering pertinent and useful financial information/analysis, monthly projections, and recommendations. They also actively influence their business partners by championing, challenging, and improving profitability and by assisting with the delivery of improved financial performance, trade management, and commercialization opportunities.

Job Responsibilities:

• Partner with the marketing teams to own the AOP (annual operating plan), LE (latest estimate), month-end process and numbers
• P&L reporting / analytics to marketing teams
• Identify risks and opportunities to plans/estimates
• Ensure spending is within budgets and help ensure resources are optimally deployed
• Lead gross margin expansion tracking, consolidation and planning for improvement
• Serve as key financial partner to the Vice President of Marketing
• Manage analysis & reporting over new marketing / product initiatives and pricing, requiring complex modeling of potential outcomes. Lead financial analyses around commercialization of projects and work cross-functionally to help get initiatives executed.

Job Qualifications:

• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Advanced Microsoft Excel capabilities and proficient in Word and PowerPoint
• Working knowledge of SAP as an ERP system.
• Ability to manage multiple, critical projects simultaneously and thrive in a fast paced work environment
• Proven expertise as a proactive leader of people, teams and functions.
• Understand the breadth of the product portfolio and the different routes to market
• Understand strategies at category level and business models, and the implications for Company’s various product categories
• Being comfortable in a highly visible role within the marketing organization
• Ability to balance brand / portfolio goals with customer goals and Company strategies.
• Ability to manage through ambiguity

Bachelors in accounting or business; MBA strongly preferred.
5+ years progressive experience supporting marketing financial management in a CPG industry