Manager, Sales Controlling

Beiersdorf; Stamford (CT); On-site; USD 119,000 - 141,000; Full time

Job summary

Beiersdorf Stamford, CT is seeking a Finance Partner for Sales Controlling to coach sales teams, provide financial insights, and drive decision support across planning and customer processes.

You'll manage trade accruals, perform variance analyses, and support annual planning and management reporting, reporting to the Sr. Manager, Sales Controlling. Strong Excel/SAP/BI skills and 3–5 years in Controlling are required.

Qualifications

• BS/BA required; MBA in Finance or related field highly desirable.
• 3-5 years of Controlling or similar experience at Beiersdorf or other CPG Company.
• 1-2 years of accounting and other financial experience in other roles.
• Proven experience with Business partnering and cross-functional relationship building.
• Strong business analytics skills.
• Strong system skills including Excel, SAP, BI systems and comfort with complex models.
• Understanding of accounting and finance (P&L, Balance Sheet construction).
• Strong English communication skills both written and verbally.
• Flexibility for occasional travel.

Responsibilities

• Coach and support Sales teams to enhance their financial skill sets and foster collaborative relationships that optimize team performance.
• Offer financial insights and decision-making support across various Sales processes, including Business Reviews, S&OP, and Account Financial Steering.
• Support commercial decision-making scenarios and conduct impact analysis as needed.
• Manage monthly trade rebate accruals, including tracking and forecasting.
• Conduct variance analysis of all customer-related spend and assess full-year implications against targets.
• Initiate periodic trade accrual adjustments while ensuring compliance with trade management policies.
• Proactively identify opportunities to enhance process efficiency and ways of working.
• Embed systems and processes in your customers, also serving as a key user responsible for a selection of system/ processes.

Skills

Business partnering

Analytics

Excel

SAP

BI systems

Financial modeling

English communication

Education

BS/BA

MBA

Tools

Excel

SAP

BI systems

Job description

Job Details

Contract Type: Unlimited / Full-Time

Country / City: United States / Stamford, CT

Company: Beiersdorf Inc.

Job Function: Finance (incl. Accounting, Controlling)

Your Tasks

Business Partnering

• Coach and support Sales teams to enhance their financial skill sets and foster collaborative relationships that optimize team performance
• Offer financial insights and decision-making support across various Sales processes, including Business Reviews, Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP), and Account Financial Steering (Forecast accuracy, Net Sales, Gross Margin percentage, Net Sales Price, Market Share, etc.)
• Support commercial decision-making scenarios and conduct impact analysis as needed

Trade Terms and Conditions Management

• Manage monthly trade rebate accruals, including tracking and forecasting
• Conduct variance analysis of all customer-related spend and assess full-year implications against targets
• Initiate periodic trade accrual adjustments while ensuring compliance with trade management policies

Drive Efficiency

• Proactively identify opportunities to enhance process efficiency and ways of working
• Responsible for embedding systems and processes in your customers, also serving as a key user responsible for a selection of system/ processes
• Support the development and enhancement of new and existing systems and processes to ensure the efficient operation of the Sales and Customer Marketing teams

Annual Business Planning / Financial Submissions

• Collaborate with the Sales team to develop and execute attainable yet ambitious company plans aligned with agreed targets, ensuring clarity on assumptions and drivers while analyzing performance across brand and customer dimensions
• Support with routine financial submissions and control governance checks to headquarters

Senior Management Support

• Deliver insightful analysis of business results to Senior Management and conduct ad hoc analyses that drive problem-solving and offer recommendations for business improvement
• Report directly to the Sr. Manager, Sales Controlling, and contribute to the establishment and achievement of financial business goals in line with the Sales Strategy

Base Salary Range: $118,900 - $141,100 base salary
Actual placement within the compensation range may vary depending on experience, skills and other factors.

Your Profile

• BS/BA required. MBA in Finance or related field highly desirable
• 3-5 years of Controlling or similar experience at Beiersdorf or other CPG Company
• 1-2 years of accounting and other financial experience in other types of roles
• Proven experience with Business partnering and cross functional relationship building
• Strong business analytics skills
• Strong system skills including Excel, SAP, BI systems and comfort with complex models
• Understanding of accounting and finance (P&L, Balance Sheet construction)
• Strong English communication skills both written and verbally
• Flexibility for occasional travel

Additional information

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

At Beiersdorf, we value diversity and aim to provide equal opportunities to all of our applicants – regardless of e.g. gender, sexual identity, nationality, ethnicity, religion or ideology, disability or age. We would therefore ask you to include only information and data in your documents which are relevant for the assessment of your application (e.g. curriculum vitae with relevant references and certificates). For instance, please feel free to upload your CV without a picture.

Beiersdorf North America - Recent Awards

• Winner of Comparably's Award for Best Company Outlook (2021, 2024, 2025)
• Winner of Comparably's Award for Best Company Work Life Balance (2025)
• Winner of Comparably's Award for Best Company Culture (2023, 2024)
• Winner of Comparably's Award for Best Company Compensation (2020, 2022-2024)
• Winner of Comparably's Award for Best Company Perks and Benefits (2024, 2025)
• Winner of Comparably's Award for Best Company for Happiness (2022,2023, 2024, 2025)
• Winner of Comparably's Award for Best CEO / General Manager (2020, 2024)
• Winner of Comparably's Award for Best Sales Team (2023, 2024, 2025)
• Winner of Comparably's Award for Best Leadership Teams (2020, 2021, 2023, 2025)
• Winner of Comparably's Award for Best Company for Diversity (2022)

Check us out on Comparably: https://www.comparably.com/companies/beiersdorf