Director of Finance

Chobani; New York (NY); On-site; USD 148,000 - 222,000; Full time

Job summary

Chobani is seeking a Director of Finance to oversee strategic financial planning and analysis, ensuring impactful decision-making. This role requires extensive experience in finance, particularly within consumer-packaged goods, and will involve collaborating with senior leadership to drive significant business initiatives and improvements.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

401K match

Flexible spending accounts

Tuition reimbursement

Mental health services

Paid parental leave

120 hours of PTO

11 Holidays each year

Qualifications

• 10+ years of finance data analysis experience.
• 2-3 years of heavy financial modeling experience required.
• Experience in consumer-packaged goods preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee financial planning, close, and consolidation processes.
• Lead finance function transformation and streamline processes.
• Evaluate strategic business opportunities and investments.

Skills

Leadership

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Negotiating skills

Communication

Strategic planning

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business or Finance

Master's degree

Tools

SAP S4 HANA Financial Systems

Job description

Summary

The Director of Finance provides strategic oversight and direction of forecasting, annual planning, long term strategic planning and variance analysis. This role will ensure effective decision-making and provide vision to the Chobani organization by building and analyzing financial models, forecasting business, industry, and economic conditions, and communicating our business results to our senior leadership team. The Director of Finance will also play a critical role in creating long-term strategy for finance function processes, capabilities and tools. Additionally, they will help evaluate and execute internal strategic investment opportunities and will also be able to collect and analyze key metrics that measures and drive the desired results. In this role, the Director of Finance will work closely with internal business leaders well as interact regularly with senior management.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and direct Chobani's financial planning, close and consolidation processes by focusing on financial models - regularly analyzing data and provide risk and opportunity assessments
• Identify and coach staff to improve processes and streamline transactional work
• Direct and guide the development and maintenance of financial planning and budgeting processes by analyzing and interpreting operating results and trend requirements
• Lead finance function transformation work to ensure best processes and tools are used to advance capability and effectiveness of finance team members
• Expedite timely and accurate preparation of various financial reports by analyzing results, ensuring accuracy, and presenting results to senior management with specified recommendations
• Lead in the evaluation and execution of strategic business opportunities and investments
• Lead special projects with executive and business senior leadership primarily related to the evaluation of possible growth strategies, including coordinating business planning for major initiatives; lead preparation of presentation materials for these initiatives
• Perform industry research and interact with external advisers to assess opportunities for growth within existing businesses or expansion into new areas
• Build and maintain detailed financial models and valuation analyses for potential strategic opportunities or initiatives
• Oversee the preparation of materials for weekly financial reporting to Executive Leadership Team including opportunities and risks to forecast
• Structure and coordinate high-value cross-functional strategy projects, working collaboratively with stakeholders across the company
• Own the long-term model and consolidate the strategic plan for the organization
• Hire, train, supervise, delegate to, and manage performance of staff
• Performs other duties, as required
  

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required in Business or Finance; Master's degree preferred
• 10+ years of finance data analysis with 2-3 years of heavy financial modeling experience required
• Experience working in a consumer-packaged goods company strongly preferred
• Experience with SAP S4 HANA Financial Systems preferred
• Experience with leveraging exceptional diplomacy skills to gain consensus while working with internal and external business partners
• Strong leadership, analytical, organizational, and negotiating skills
• Proven ability to communicate effectively at all levels of an organization
• Excellent strategic planning capabilities
• Adaptable and flexible in a complex, changing environment
• Motivational, inspirational, and enthusiastic approach to team leading and management
• Trustworthy, credible and non-political; high level of integrity and excellent sense of judgment
• Attention to detail while managing competing priorities and tight timelines
  

About Us

Chobani is a food maker with a mission of making high-quality and nutritious food accessible to more people, while elevating our communities and making the world a healthier place. In short: making good food for all. In support of this mission, Chobani is a purpose-driven, people-first, food-and-wellness-focused company, and has been since its founding in 2005 by Hamdi Ulukaya, an immigrant to the U.S. The Company manufactures yogurt, oat milk, and creamers - Chobani yogurt is America's No.1 yogurt brand, made with natural ingredients without artificial preservatives. Following the 2023 acquisition of La Colombe, a leading coffee roaster with a shared commitment to quality, craftmanship and impact, the Company began selling cold-pressed espresso and lattes on tap at 32 cafes, as well as Ready to Drink (RTD) coffee beverages at retail.

Chobani uses food as a force for good in the world - putting humanity first in everything it does. The company's philanthropic efforts prioritize giving back to its communities and beyond: working to eradicate child hunger, supporting immigrants, refugees and underrepresented people, honoring veterans, and protecting the planet. Chobani manufactures its products in New York, Idaho, Michigan and Australia, and its products are available throughout North America and distributed in Australia and other select markets.

For more information, please visit www.chobani.com and www.lacolombe.com, or follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn.

Chobani is an equal opportunity employer. Chobani will not discriminate against any applicant for employment on any basis including, but not limited to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, military and/or veteran status, marital status, predisposing genetic characteristics and genetic information, or any other classification protected by federal, state, and local laws.

We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision coverage, 401K match, short- and long-term disability coverage, health savings accounts, flexible spending accounts, and tuition reimbursement. We are also proud to offer specialized benefits like health care navigation, mental health services, fertility assistance, and paid parental leave as well as 120 hours of PTO and 11 Holidays each year.

Compensation Range:$148,000.00-$222,000.00, plus bonus.