Strategic Finance Lead, Portfolio Growth

Mars

Franklin (TN)

On-site

USD 120,000 - 180,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Job summary

Mars is seeking a Finance Lead to partner with the Portfolio Growth Team (PGT) and steer long-term growth strategies. You will co-create and execute financial plans, drive investment trade-offs, and ensure financial delivery against commitments across initiatives that align with strategic objectives.

The role requires 7+ years in Finance Business Partnership, strong Excel and PowerPoint analytics, and ability to influence senior leaders.

Qualifications

7+ years of Finance Business Partnership experience.
Experience in a broad (full P&L) finance role is highly preferred.
CPG/Food/Bev experience is a plus.
Demonstrated analytical and insights capabilities with advanced Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills, intermediate Power BI.
Strong track record of influencing senior business leaders and driving performance outcomes.

Responsibilities

Strategic Co-Pilot: You will have primary partnership, collaboration, and co-piloting responsibilities with PGT Marketing Directors and cross-functional PGT leadership on the end-to-end strategic management process. This role is a key architect of the Portfolio's long-term value creation plan.
Financial Governance: This role will align the cross-functional organization, leveraging finance leadership as needed, to deliver a portfolio of projects and initiatives that meet newly designed financial frameworks, models, and hurdles designed to accelerate revenue and profit growth.
Performance Management: You will work cross-functionally to deliver accurate P&L analysis, expanded financial performance projections, and rigorous post-launch review analysis for all Portfolio activities. You will own the narrative of Portfolio financial performance in partnership with the PGT lead.
Investment Optimization: This role will design and develop robust financial models to analyze and optimize the Portfolio's portfolio and guide resource allocation. You will provide in-depth financial analysis and recommendations on key Portfolio strategies, ensuring investments are deployed against the highest value opportunities.
Standardization & Best Practices: You will proactively partner with other Finance Co-pilots to ensure standardized best practices are implemented, while also providing the financial leadership for the PGTs in support of portfolio development, growth, and innovation management.
Change Leadership: This role will drive the acclimation and adaptation of step-changed ways of working through influence, education, and training of Marketing, Cross-Functional, and One Demand Finance associates in new processes, tools, and defined best practices.