Strategic Finance Partner – Sales & Planning

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

Job summary

Beiersdorf Inc. in Stamford, CT is seeking an experienced Finance professional to partner with Sales, manage trade terms, and drive efficiency across the business. You will coach sales teams, provide financial insights, and support planning and governance.

This role focuses on annual business planning, financial submissions to headquarters, and senior management reporting. You will work with cross-functional teams, wield Excel, SAP, and BI tools, and navigate complex models.

Qualifications

• 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 and financial modeling skills.
• Excellent English communication, both written and spoken.
• Proficiency with Excel, SAP, and BI systems.
• Understanding of P&L and Balance Sheet.
• Willingness to travel occasionally.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Sales teams to enhance financial skills and foster collaboration.
• Provide financial insights across Sales processes including S&OP, Forecast accuracy and Market Share analysis.
• Support trade terms management and variance analyses of customer spend.
• Embed systems and processes to support Sales and Customer Marketing teams.
• Assist annual planning, financial submissions, and governance checks to HQ.
• Deliver insightful analyses to Senior Management and support strategic decisions.

Skills

Business partnering

Cross-functional collaboration

Financial analytics

Excel

SAP

BI systems

Financial modeling

P&L & Balance Sheet understanding

English communication

Travel flexibility

Education

BS/BA

MBA in Finance

Job description

Beiersdorf Inc. in Stamford, CT is seeking an experienced Finance professional to partner with Sales, manage trade terms, and drive efficiency across the business. You will coach sales teams, provide financial insights, and support planning and governance.

This role focuses on annual business planning, financial submissions to headquarters, and senior management reporting. You will work with cross-functional teams, wield Excel, SAP, and BI tools, and navigate complex models.