Finance Data & Insights Manager

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** JOB OVERVIEW:
** Leveraging our ecosystem and collaboration, the Finance Data & Insights Manager represents the role that ensures finance data are accurate, automated, and turned into insights to support decision making.
The Finance Data & Insights Manager plays a central role in transforming the Finance organization from a reporting-focused function into a decision-support and insight-driven partner to the business. Reporting to FP&A Finance VP, this role works also closely with the CFO, senior leadership and the finance co-piloting team to ensure Finance data integrity, scalable analytics, automated reporting, and high-quality insights that enable faster and better business decisions
** RESPONSIBILITIES:
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* ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

**** Finance Data Ownership & Master Data governance:
*** Own Finance-related
** master data** (e.g., cost centers, profit centers, hierarchies, products, customers, charts of accounts) in SAP.
* Define and enforce
** data standards, governance, and controls
** to ensure consistency, accuracy, and auditability.
* Act as the Finance point of accountability for data integrity across planning, reporting, and performance management.
* Partner with the DMO team to ensure proper data architecture, access, and security.
** Analytics, Insights and Decision Support:
*** Translate Finance and business questions into clear analytical frameworks and insights, not just reports.
* Develop actionable analyses to support core pillars of decision making:  + Performance vs AOP / Forecast  + Margin and profitability analysis  + Cost drivers and operational efficiency  + Cash flow and working capital dynamics  + Scenario planning
* Integration of external and internal data, such as the linkage between consumption data (Circana) and Snack Nut volumes or Strata market data with our own Commodity and ingredient pricing trends.
* Support the CFO and FP&A Head with ad-hoc, high-impact analyses for executive and Board discussions.
** Reporting Automation and System Enablement:
*** Lead the
** automation and simplification of Finance reporting****,
** reducing manual Excel-based processes and driving documentation to support the scalability.
* Leverage
** SAP HANA
** and connected tools to build scalable, repeatable, and reliable reporting solutions.
* Standardize core Finance dashboards and reporting packs while enabling self-service where appropriate.  + Create Specific dashboards when non-existent to report the performance, draft insights where there is a possible value creation not yet identified
* Drive continuous improvement in collaboration with the COE in:  + Close and reporting cycle time with clear analytics.  + Data reliability and consistency.  + Analyst productivity and focus on value-added work.
** X-Functional leadership and influence:
*** Act as a bridge between Finance, DMO, COE and the business co-pilots, ensuring alignment on priorities and execution.
* Partner with FP&A, Controlling, Operations, Supply Chain, and Commercial co-pilots to embed Finance insights into decision-making.
* Serve as a trusted thought partner to senior leaders on data, analytics, and performance management topics.
* Influence without direct authority, setting standards and best practices across the organization.
** Success Measures:
*** Improved
** data quality and consistency
** across Finance and business reporting.
* Increased
** automation rate
** and reduced manual reporting effort to rely more on processes/systems than individual.
* Faster and more insightful
** management and executive reporting cycles** (North Star: at the time of the closing on Day 3, most analysis should be published with automated insights Vs AOP and Forecast in order to focus Day 4 on key learnings and deeper analysis for publication of the Month-end performance on Day 5 to the ELT)
* Clear ownership and governance of Finance master data (with potentially a transfer to the DMO by end of 2026).
* Demonstrable shift in Finance output from reporting to
** insight and decision support.
**** Functional & Leadership Capabilities needed:
*** Strong sense of
** ownership and accountability
** with a solid drive for result.
* Self-motivated with high learning agility.
* Curious, structured thinker with a bias toward scalability,
** simplification and automation**.
* Collaborative able to train people in a context of transformation.
* Comfortable challenging the status quo and raising data-driven insights.
* Able to balance
** strategic thinking and hands-on execution**.
* Trusted partner with high integrity and attention to detail.
** QUALIFICATIONS &

EXPERIENCE:

*** Bachelor's Degree preferred
* 8-12+ years of experience in
** FP&A, Finance Analytics, Controlling, or Finance Transformation****.
*** Strong…