Job Description

Category Finance Manager

- Opportunity to grow your career with Kraft Heinz!
- Flexible work arrangement - 3 days in office, 2 days remote
- Collaborative and energetic work environment

Kickstart YourCareer with Kraft Heinz!

Are you looking togrowyour career in Finance? Do you want to join a dynamic team with a proventrack recordof internal growth and career advancement opportunities? We haveanexcitingpermanentopportunityfora Category Finance Manager to join our Finance team, based in Southbank.

Key position responsibilities include, but not limited to:

Delivering the Year

- Preparing and analysing actualand forecastedperformanceusing variance analysis to arrive at root causesand action plans
- Work cross-functionally with SalesandTrade Financeto vet financials of customer-facing opportunities and assess tradespend issues
- Act as the gatekeeper of theclusterP&L; by challengingthe salesteam tooptimizefinancial results and paybacks, develop and execute plans to control supply chain losses, costing analysis, andoversee portfolio initiatives such as new product development projects
- Own and support the marketing heads of clusterto drive the P&L; includinginNPDbuildingbusiness cases, running Cluster WIPanddelivering theinnovation pipeline
- Addvalue to the business by ensuringcross-functional teamreceivestimelyinformation and understand its implication to support great business decisions

Corporate Reporting

- Supportthe Monthly Performance Reporting, ensuring that business drivers ofclusterperformance vs plan and prior year are clearly understood and communicated to key stakeholdersusing Price Volume Mix analysis
- Support the monthly forecasting processensuring that forecasts loaded by the ANZ sales team at cluster/category level are sensible vs. plan and prior periods
- Supportthe annual budget process and presentation for the portfolio

Planning the Future

- Preparing inputs for andanalysingfinancial forecast,



Strategic Plan and Annual Operating Planincluding zero based budgeting
- Own the business cases for new products and renovation/innovationprovidinga financial viewand coordinating inputs across the functions
- Work cross-functionally with Marketing in development of innovation P&Ls;
- Work cross-functionally with Operations to enable complete business reporting and understanding

Other

- Perform assigned tasksin accordance withall Kraft Heinz Food Safety, Environmental, Health and Safety, and Ethical and Human Resources policies,programsand goals
- Uphold the Kraft Heinz values and to work in a way that contributes to the company’s vision

What you’ll bring

- Advancedcomputer skills in Microsoft Exceland PowerPoint. Knowledge ofAccesshighly regarded
- Systems knowledge such asTableau, Demantra, JDA, SAP,IRitools (i.e. Temple, UNIFY),Quantiumhighly regarded
- 5+ year’s work experience that compliments financial training, experience in FCMGis desirable
- Bachelor’sDegreeinAccounting/Financeorother numericaldiscipline
- CA/CPA is desirable
- Passionate and driven about delivering results
- Strong analytical skills and financial acumen to assess data and arrive at root cause, with ability to succinctly explain key drivers to senior audience
- Ability to business partner with head of clusters to drive both thelong termportfolioevolution andshort termdelivery of the P&L;
- Ability to think strategicallyabout dataand translate this thinking intothe so what
- Problem-solving mentality with ability to navigate a high pace environment

Why Join Us?

- Be part of a global food company with a rich history and iconic brands
- Collaborate with a talented team and contribute to our company’s vision
- Develop your skills and expertise in a dynamic and supportive environment

Location(s)

Freshwater

Kraft Heinz is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Underrepresented Ethnic Minority Groups/Women/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity and other protected classes

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📌 Category Finance Manager (Freshwater)
🏢 The Kraft Heinz
📍 Freshwater