Women of the Vine & Spirits
Finance Manager, Business Planning - Control States
Women of the Vine & Spirits, Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60290
Overview
Finance Manager, Business Planning - Control States at Pernod Ricard USA (Women of the Vine & Spirits). Location: Chicago, IL. Where Conviviality is at work. Pernod Ricard is a global premium spirits and wine company with brands such as ABSOLUT Vodka, Jameson Irish Whiskey, Malibu, Kahlúa Liqueur, The Glenlivet Gin, and Skrewball whiskey. Our values focus on authenticity, challenge, and collaboration. This role reports to the Sr. Finance Manager, Business Planning. Position Summary
The Finance Manager of Business Planning actively engages the market to identify growth opportunities and provides thought leadership to division sales teams through a combination of routine deliverables and ad-hoc analysis. The role requires strong communication and interpersonal skills, high analytical capability, and the ability to influence a wide array of stakeholders across functions to achieve the region\'s financial targets. Major Responsibilities / Accountabilities
Finance and Analytics: key thought-partner and advisor to regional sales teams, Senior Finance Manager, Division Finance Director and Distributor Partners. Provide business performance tracking and insights to key stakeholders. Build ad-hoc "+what-if" analyses to support leadership decision making and conduct program post-analysis to evaluate ROI. Present financial business reviews to division leadership and distributor partners. Period end close responsibilities including preparation of accruals and analysis of actual results versus budget/forecast. Prepare budgets and latest estimates of gross sales, price support, customer redemptions and entity grants with input from Sales, Brand and Revenue Management teams. Convert budgets and latest estimates into financial plans in Hyperion forecasting system. Reconcile differences between estimated and AOP. Identify and execute opportunities to optimize and enhance the region\'s P&L; work with region to identify and mitigate risk. Execute any RGM led opportunities; benchmark processes across Business Planning community. Maintain accountability for market-level spend accuracy within budget. Collaborate with state leads and distributor partners to support creation and tracking of local market fund (LMF) investment plans. Coach market teams to make profitable decisions. Pricing: improve net sales performance by identifying pricing opportunities; plan and execute pricing changes with distributor partners and brand teams; analyze competitive activity; coordinate post-event pricing analysis; ensure market pricing strategy compliance through surveys and data analysis; adjust brand strategies as needed; conduct price elasticity studies; maintain Promotional Calendars; coordinate activities between National and Regional Chains and Independent operators; price filings as required. Nature & Scope
This position reports to the Sr. Finance Manager, Business Planning and will interact with Commercial Sales, Commercial & Portfolio Finance, and Commercial Excellence to develop and implement commercial and financial plans to deliver growth targets. Key Requirements
Experience/Background: Minimum 5+ years in a finance, pricing, or commercial analytics role; multi-functional and/or Spirits industry or CPG experience a plus. Education: BS/BA degree; MBA a plus. Skills
True business partner with cross-functional collaboration and strong customer service orientation. Strong prioritization skills and ability to manage multiple work streams to tight timelines. Excellent communication and problem-solving abilities; ability to articulate strategic priorities across finance and commercial stakeholders. Market understanding, attention to detail with big-picture thinking; strong influencing and collaboration skills. Proactive in challenging current processes; capable of autonomous work and delivering actionable insights. Change agent with adaptability under pressure; analytical and agile; data management skills; growth mindset. Accountable for own outputs and team results; capable of prioritizing and making clear decisions. Required Competencies
Exceptional Excel and PowerPoint skills. Hyperion Essbase expertise a plus. Experience with dashboarding in BI tools; ability to create dynamic analytical tools; Nielsen/IRI, NABCA, PowerBI, ThinkCell, VISTAAR or similar systems a plus. Working Conditions
Travel: up to 15% of time (market & distributor visits, off-site training, etc.). Pernod Ricard USA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. See the company’s equal opportunity statements and accommodations policy within the job description. For accommodations during the application process, contact PR_NA_TalentAcquisition@pernod-ricard.com. Job Posting End Date: Target Hire Date 2025-08-20.
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Finance Manager, Business Planning - Control States at Pernod Ricard USA (Women of the Vine & Spirits). Location: Chicago, IL. Where Conviviality is at work. Pernod Ricard is a global premium spirits and wine company with brands such as ABSOLUT Vodka, Jameson Irish Whiskey, Malibu, Kahlúa Liqueur, The Glenlivet Gin, and Skrewball whiskey. Our values focus on authenticity, challenge, and collaboration. This role reports to the Sr. Finance Manager, Business Planning. Position Summary
The Finance Manager of Business Planning actively engages the market to identify growth opportunities and provides thought leadership to division sales teams through a combination of routine deliverables and ad-hoc analysis. The role requires strong communication and interpersonal skills, high analytical capability, and the ability to influence a wide array of stakeholders across functions to achieve the region\'s financial targets. Major Responsibilities / Accountabilities
Finance and Analytics: key thought-partner and advisor to regional sales teams, Senior Finance Manager, Division Finance Director and Distributor Partners. Provide business performance tracking and insights to key stakeholders. Build ad-hoc "+what-if" analyses to support leadership decision making and conduct program post-analysis to evaluate ROI. Present financial business reviews to division leadership and distributor partners. Period end close responsibilities including preparation of accruals and analysis of actual results versus budget/forecast. Prepare budgets and latest estimates of gross sales, price support, customer redemptions and entity grants with input from Sales, Brand and Revenue Management teams. Convert budgets and latest estimates into financial plans in Hyperion forecasting system. Reconcile differences between estimated and AOP. Identify and execute opportunities to optimize and enhance the region\'s P&L; work with region to identify and mitigate risk. Execute any RGM led opportunities; benchmark processes across Business Planning community. Maintain accountability for market-level spend accuracy within budget. Collaborate with state leads and distributor partners to support creation and tracking of local market fund (LMF) investment plans. Coach market teams to make profitable decisions. Pricing: improve net sales performance by identifying pricing opportunities; plan and execute pricing changes with distributor partners and brand teams; analyze competitive activity; coordinate post-event pricing analysis; ensure market pricing strategy compliance through surveys and data analysis; adjust brand strategies as needed; conduct price elasticity studies; maintain Promotional Calendars; coordinate activities between National and Regional Chains and Independent operators; price filings as required. Nature & Scope
This position reports to the Sr. Finance Manager, Business Planning and will interact with Commercial Sales, Commercial & Portfolio Finance, and Commercial Excellence to develop and implement commercial and financial plans to deliver growth targets. Key Requirements
Experience/Background: Minimum 5+ years in a finance, pricing, or commercial analytics role; multi-functional and/or Spirits industry or CPG experience a plus. Education: BS/BA degree; MBA a plus. Skills
True business partner with cross-functional collaboration and strong customer service orientation. Strong prioritization skills and ability to manage multiple work streams to tight timelines. Excellent communication and problem-solving abilities; ability to articulate strategic priorities across finance and commercial stakeholders. Market understanding, attention to detail with big-picture thinking; strong influencing and collaboration skills. Proactive in challenging current processes; capable of autonomous work and delivering actionable insights. Change agent with adaptability under pressure; analytical and agile; data management skills; growth mindset. Accountable for own outputs and team results; capable of prioritizing and making clear decisions. Required Competencies
Exceptional Excel and PowerPoint skills. Hyperion Essbase expertise a plus. Experience with dashboarding in BI tools; ability to create dynamic analytical tools; Nielsen/IRI, NABCA, PowerBI, ThinkCell, VISTAAR or similar systems a plus. Working Conditions
Travel: up to 15% of time (market & distributor visits, off-site training, etc.). Pernod Ricard USA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. See the company’s equal opportunity statements and accommodations policy within the job description. For accommodations during the application process, contact PR_NA_TalentAcquisition@pernod-ricard.com. Job Posting End Date: Target Hire Date 2025-08-20.
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