Finance Manager, Pernod Ricard
Business Planning, Chains, East Region & South Carolina
$112.3-140.4k
3+ days a week in office
Wine and spirit seller
Be an early applicant
Wine and spirit seller
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$112.3-140.4k
3+ days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To unlock the magic of human connection by bringing Good Times from a Good Place.
Role
Who you are
- This role is ideal for a commercially minded finance professional who enjoys combining financial ownership with business insight and judgment
- You will do well in this role if you are a motivated self-starter with strong analytical, organizational, and interpersonal skills, and if you enjoy collaborating across functions to solve problems and drive results
- This position is well suited for someone who wants meaningful ownership today and a clear path to larger, more complex market responsibilities over time
- Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in Finance, Accounting, or Economics; MBA is a plus
- 5+ years of experience in finance, pricing, or commercial analytics; cross-functional, spirits industry, or broader CPG experience is a plus
- Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills; Hyperion Essbase experience is a plus
- Experience with dashboarding and business intelligence tools; ability to build dynamic analytical tools using multiple data sources is a plus
- Proficiency with Nielsen/IRI, NABCA, Power BI, ThinkCell, and/or similar systems
What the job involves
- The Finance Manager, Business Planning – Chains, East Region & South Carolina actively partners with the business to identify growth opportunities and deliver insights that support commercial decision-making
- This role provides thought partnership to division sales teams through a mix of recurring deliverables, forecasting, and ad hoc analysis. The ideal candidate is highly analytical, communicates effectively, and can influence cross-functional stakeholders to help achieve the region’s financial goals
- Serve as a key thought partner and advisor to the Chain and regional sales teams, Senior Finance Manager, Division Finance Director, and distributor partners
- Provide business performance tracking, analysis, and insights to key stakeholders
- Build ad hoc scenario modeling and conduct post-program analyses to evaluate return on investment
- Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to support Chains division priorities in the East and develop financial models and forecasts
- Present financial business reviews to division leadership and distributor partners
- Support period-end close activities, including accrual preparation and analysis of actuals versus budget and forecast
- Prepare budgets and latest estimates for gross sales, price support, customer redemptions, and entity grants, with input from Sales, Brand, and Revenue Management teams
- Translate budgets and latest estimates into financial plans within the Hyperion forecasting system
- Reconcile variances between latest estimates and Annual Operating Plan (AOP)
- Identify opportunities to optimize the region’s P&L and partner with the business to mitigate risk
- Support execution of Revenue Growth Management (RGM)-led opportunities
- Benchmark processes across the Business Planning community to identify best practices
- Maintain accountability for market-level spend accuracy against budget
- Partner with Chain teams, state leads, and distributor partners to support the creation and tracking of Local Market Fund (LMF) investment plans
- Coach market teams to support profitable decision-making
- Improve net sales performance by identifying strategic and tactical pricing opportunities
- Develop and execute pricing plans, including price increases and pricing strategy changes, in partnership with distributor partners and brand stakeholders
- Analyze competitive activity in the market and recommend pricing responses to commercial teams
- Partner with state leads and distributor partners on post-event and price execution analysis
- Monitor compliance with brand pricing strategy through market surveys and syndicated data analysis, and partner with Sales, Brand, and Revenue Management teams on adjustment plans as needed
- Conduct price elasticity analyses to assess the volume and revenue implications of pricing changes across channels and customers
- Maintain promotional calendars for the region
- Coordinate activities, where needed, across National and Regional Chains and Independent operators
- Manage price filings as required
Our take
Pernod Ricard is the French-founded, global wine and spirits group. Currently sitting as number two worldwide, the company has a clear goal to become the leader of its sector. Amongst its broad portfolio of brands includes Absolut, Beefeater, Jameson, Jacob’s Creek and Malibu.
Founded in 1975, the company has found international success with consistent growth across multiple markets. The company’s model has shifted to best accommodate this expansion, becoming a decentralised group. While the global organisation operates from Paris, this HQ respects the operational autonomy of its affiliates across the globe, meaning local customers’ needs are not only met but anticipated for maximum effect.
Pernod Ricard has plans to invest in anticipated growth categories. It has been active in portfolio management with Sovereign Brands, Código 1530 and Nocheluna, and has been reinforcing these partnerships to strengthen its US market exposure. This supports the further enhancement of its consumer-centric portfolio development, positioning it for continued success.
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Insights
8% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company HQ
L'Europe, Paris, France
Leadership
Alexandre Ricard
(Chairman & CEO)Is the grandson to Pernod Ricard founder, Paul Ricard. Perviously served as Chief Operating Officer and Deputy CEO for Pernod Ricard. Experience as Member of the Board of Directors for L'Oréal, M&A Consultant for Morgan Stanley, and Strategy Consultant in Accenture.
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