Strategic FP&A Manager, Retail & Outlet

World's Finest® Chocolate; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Win as One Bonus Target: 10%

Job summary

World’s Finest Chocolate seeks a Manager of FP&A Retail, Gift & Outlet to drive profitability analyses and budgeting for Retail, Gift & Outlet segments. You will forecast, analyze trade spend and customer profitability, and collaborate cross-functionally to guide investment decisions.

The ideal candidate brings 3–5 years in corporate finance with retail exposure, and strong Excel modeling skills in a hybrid Chicago setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in finance or accounting required; advanced degrees or CPA preferred.
• 3-5 years’ experience in Corporate Finance, ideally supporting retail business segments, trade spend, or consumer products.
• General accounting or cost accounting experience preferred.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office, primarily Excel and PowerPoint.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and financial modeling skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities with urgency in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills to convey complex financial data.

Responsibilities

• Communicate business items to appropriate parties verbally or in writing.
• Drive the forecasting process with the Retail & Gift segments and provide summaries.
• Prepare internal and external financial forecasts and annual budgets.
• Provide actionable commentary on changes in monthly and quarterly forecasts.
• Monitor and develop new performance indicators; analyze variances.
• Track expenses versus budget and identify cost savings opportunities.
• Analyze trade spend, promotional activity, and profitability to support forecasts.
• Conduct ad-hoc analyses and build financial models for strategies and investments.
• Collaborate with IT to meet reporting requirements.
• Support management and department heads with in-depth analyses.
• Manipulate and automate large data sets in Excel (Pivot, VLOOKUPs, formulas).

Skills

Analytical thinking

Financial modeling

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance or accounting

Master's degree or CPA preferred

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

World’s Finest Chocolate seeks a Manager of FP&A Retail, Gift & Outlet to drive profitability analyses and budgeting for Retail, Gift & Outlet segments. You will forecast, analyze trade spend and customer profitability, and collaborate cross-functionally to guide investment decisions.

The ideal candidate brings 3–5 years in corporate finance with retail exposure, and strong Excel modeling skills in a hybrid Chicago setting.