Brand Finance Manager

Riversidenaturalfoodsltd; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 135,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits program

401k matching

Profit Sharing Plan

Tuition Reimbursement Program

Job summary

Riverside Natural Foods Ltd. is looking for a Finance Manager to provide financial leadership to the Marketing team. The role involves strategic support for growth initiatives, brand planning, and forecasting, while working closely with cross-functional leaders to drive profitable sales growth.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's Degree and experience in finance at a consumer packaged goods company. Strong analytical and Excel skills are essential, and the position offers a competitive salary between $135,000 and $150,000 USD.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree (business, finance or accounting specialization preferred).
• Experience in a Finance Manager role, ideally with brand and sales finance experience at a retailer or consumer packaged goods company.
• Experience partnering with cross‑functional partners, with a solutions‑oriented approach.

Responsibilities

• Lead Brand Finance by becoming an analytical thought partner.
• Oversee the brand multi‑year Strategic Planning process.
• Guide product margin and performance analysis.

Skills

Financial modeling

Analytical skills

Collaboration

Interpersonal skills

Proactive mindset

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in business, finance, or accounting

Tools

Excel

Job description

Join Riverside Natural Foods Ltd., a Canadian-based, family-owned, and globally operating business, committed to leaving the world better than we found it. As a B-Corp certified, Triple-Bottom Line company, we proudly manufacture nutritious, 'better-for-you' snacks such as MadeGood and GOOD TO GO. We value teamwork, humility, respect, ownership, adaptability, grit, and fun.

We’re on an ambitious mission to double our business by 2027, and we need talented individuals like you to help us reach new heights. At Riverside, you’ll have the opportunity to chart your own path to success while contributing to ours. We believe anything worth doing is worth doing right, and our values will guide us through the rugged terrain – and yes, it will get rough. But that’s what makes the journey worthwhile.

So, lace up your boots and let’s tackle the climb together.

Position Summary

As a Finance Manager you will assist in achieving the company’s goals by providing financial leadership to the Marketing team. This includes analytical and strategic support for growth initiatives, business cases for product innovation, brand planning and forecasting, price-pack architecture, and marketing investments that fuel growth. The Finance Manager will also monitor business and competitive trends and uncover actionable insights that influence future priorities and initiatives.

Primary Responsibilities

• Lead Brand Finance by becoming an analytical thought partner to cross‑functional leaders, driving profitable sales growth and helping to shape future marketing plans.
• Lead the brand multi‑year Strategic Planning process, working with cross‑functional partners to develop building blocks for short‑term success while outlining longer‑term business strategies.
• Help own the Stage Gate innovation process, providing recommendations to ensure projects are led through the process in an efficient way. Develop sales and margin guardrails, P&L benchmark standards, slope standards, finance templates, process timelines and other key opportunity areas.
• Partner with the marketing team on the development and refinement of price‑pack architecture, assessing margin, revenue, and in‑market positioning impacts.
• Guide product margin and performance analysis (by market, by product grouping, channel, etc.), proactively identifying opportunities and providing actionable recommendations.
• Monitor brand, consumer and competitive trends, understanding performance drivers, uncovering insights to enhance performance, and providing recommendations to senior leaders.
• Coach and develop a finance analyst, guiding them on innovation P&Ls, portfolio analytics and optimization, and partnering with the marketing team in managing the marketing budget.

Key Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree (business, finance or accounting specialization preferred).
• Experience in a Finance Manager role, ideally with brand and sales finance experience at a retailer or consumer packaged goods company.
• Experience partnering and influencing cross‑functional partners, with a solutions‑oriented approach to solving problems.
• Great collaboration, interpersonal and communication skills, and comfort developing and delivering presentations to senior management.
• Proactive and ambitious mindset, willing to challenge the status quo to improve the business.
• Experience delivering results through others, setting team priorities and meeting deadlines in a fast‑paced environment.
• Excellent analytical and financial modeling skills, with strong attention to detail. Strong Excel skills are required.
• Excellent planning, organizing, multitasking and time‑management skills.

Please note this role is an existing vacancy.

Salary Range: $135,000 – $150,000 USD

At Riverside, we are committed to transparency and fairness in our compensation and job posting practices. The range above reflects the target compensation for the position at the time of posting. Exact compensation will be determined based on experience, skill set, education, and training, as well as other organizational needs, while balancing internal equity.

What We Expect

• Values‑led: You’ll be a member of a thoughtful and compassionate team that prioritizes respect, teamwork and resourcefulness along with a good dash of fun. Sometimes, even making granola bars is hard, and life’s too short to take ourselves so seriously that we don’t enjoy the journey.
• Unparalleled experiences and opportunities: We’re still determining who we are and what we can be. Help us shape what this organization will look like and what we’ll offer the world, into the future. This means rolling up your sleeves and sometimes building the process – fast! – while employing it. At Riverside, progress occasionally means proceeding imperfectly, and we’re okay with that, as long as we’re staying true to our values and learning and improving along the way.
• Access to everyone: We’re a flat organization with few silos which means you’ll have full access to everyone from our founders to our production staff. Even when employees dress up, they wear steel‑toed shoes. So don’t be shy. Speak up, share your ideas and go places you normally wouldn’t – like the plant, or the boardroom.
• Personal development: We’ll support and empower you to chart your own path and reach any heights you set for yourself. Career paths at Riverside are carved by the people walking on them, not dictated by leaders. Count on us to give you the training and tools to grow and progress.
• Gratitude: As a growing business, we can’t always offer formal recognition like awards programs, but we do show our true gratitude and appreciation. At Riverside, we’re all in this together and we value you.
• Be a Riverside Brand Ambassador: Stay relentlessly close to our consumers and represent the brand in every interaction, decision, and deliverable. Bring the consumer voice into your work by protecting product quality, availability, and experience, acting early when standards slip, and delivering consistent value that earns trust, advocacy, and long‑term brand love.

What We Offer

• Values‑led: We don’t cut corners or step on anyone or anything on our way to our summit. There is no winning at all costs here. Every step you take must align with our values, no compromises.
• Courageous determination: As a family‑run, rapidly growing business, we are often challenged to find ways to deliver that aren’t obvious or easy. You must be willing to try, ask and answer challenging questions, test and learn, turn over every stone, keep moving forward and help us find a way through. Resourcefulness and grit will be your constant companions at Riverside and will serve you well.
• Humility: We’re a small (but growing) fish in a sea of whales and sharks. We know the products we offer are some of the healthiest and most sustainable, but we don’t brag about it, and know we have a steep path ahead. We pride ourselves in being respectful and supportive of others while shining brightly through our innovative, high‑quality products. There isn’t one superstar at Riverside. We take turns leading the way as we climb to the summit.
• Continuous improvement: As a learn‑as‑we‑go organization, we rely on each other to continuously improve everything we touch to make it better, more efficient, more sustainable, and more endearing to customers, consumers, employees, vendors, partners and the community. We own our mistakes and learn from them as we wind our way to the top.

Additional Benefits

• Immerse yourself in our comprehensive benefits program, with Riverside taking care of the costs.
• RRSP matching or 401k matching for an empowered financial journey.
• Eligibility to participate in Riverside’s Profit Sharing Plan.
• Join Employee‑Led Resource Groups (ERGs) championing mental health, sustainability, diversity, women, and LGBTQ+ rights.
• Develop your career further through our Riverside University program and with our Tuition Reimbursement Program.
• An open concept work environment that embodies our Values.

How to Apply

If you have the commitment to excellence, the energy, the attitude and experience we need, then please submit your resume to [e-mail] with the job title you are applying for in the subject line or click the apply button.

Riverside Natural Foods Ltd. is committed to providing an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone. If you have a disability and require accommodation in the interview process, please let us know when you apply. We thank all applicants for their interest; however, due to volume, please note that only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

Disclaimer: As part of our recruitment process, we may use technology‑assisted tools, including automated systems, to support the review and assessment of applications. These tools do not make final hiring decisions. All decisions related to screening, interviewing, and selection are made by our Talent Acquisition and hiring teams.