CS&L Finance Manager WACAM
Job Description
Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?
Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It Uniquely Yours.
You will be manager in a team responsible for the overall financial integrity and performance of a country, category, Supply Chain or FP&A. You will support the Senior Manager or Director in data collection to prepare business proposals, verify assumptions, check daily execution and support delivery of overall objectives and ensure the integrity and timeliness of reporting. You may also have a direct report or manage third party providers resources.
How you will contribute
You will:
- Manage and execute aspects of finance planning and performance management process and related financial decisions potentially including Strategic Plan and Annual Contract planning/forecasting, target development, financial performance reporting/analysis, financial modeling and decision support for a focused scope within a region, business unit, country, Supply Chain, Mondelēz International Business Services or Corporate Finance team. You will own data collection and verify data integrity
- Ensure a strong controls and compliance environment in your area of scope and ensure full compliance with our policies
- Help the senior manager and the business prepare critical financial data and insight that enable perspectives for business strategies and decisions
- Lead projects to improve efficiencies and improvements to ways of working and embrace a mindset of continuous improvement
- Contribute to a high-performing Finance team. You will also invest in personal development and the development of Finance peers and drive our Finance talent agenda within the organization, with a focus on local FP&A pipeline
What you will bring
A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career. You will bring experience and knowledge in:
- TECHNICAL EXPERTISE in financial planning and performance management including data collection and structuring, analyzing, planning and reporting company financial performance across all financial KPIs and investment decisions and cost management to achieve financial targets
- BUSINESS ACUMEN and understanding of our business, consumer packaged goods industry, and local snacking market dynamics. Relevant experience in a regional/local business
- LEADERSHIP SKILLS including experience with business partnering and communication skills across a large regional or local public company
- GROWTH/DIGITAL MINDSET and the ability to identify/execute opportunities and leverage technology to improve operational efficiency and effectiveness
- INTEGRITY and sound judgement in all decisions and interactions aligned with our values and policies and external regulations
More about this role
What you need to know about this position:
We are seeking a highly experienced and proactive Customer Service & Logistics Finance Manager to join our dynamic finance team within a multinational environment. This strategic role is pivotal in driving the financial performance of our Customer Service & Logistics (CS&L) operations, transforming complex data into actionable insights that facilitate strategic decision-making. The ideal candidate will be a leader with robust experience in manufacturing finance and costing, a comprehensive understanding of the full P&L, and the ability to effectively manage key stakeholders while leading and developing a small team
Key Responsibilities
- Lead financial analysis, planning, and performance management for Customer Service & Logistics operations, identifying opportunities for efficiency and cost optimization.
- Develop and maintain robust costing models for manufacturing and supply chain processes, ensuring accuracy, relevance, and integration with business strategies.
- Provide in-depth P&L analysis, explaining variances, forecasts, and trends to support strategic business decisions.
- Act as a strategic business partner to Operations, Supply Chain, Sales, and Logistics teams, proactively managing their financial needs and expectations.
- Translate large volumes of financial and operational data into clear, actionable insights that drive continuous improvement and profitability.
- Manage and develop a team of 1-2 finance professionals, fostering a high-performance, collaborative, and professional growth environment.
- Actively participate in financial transformation initiatives and process improvement projects, contributing a strategic financial perspective and facilitating change.
- Ensure the integrity and accuracy of financial data related to CS&L, efficiently utilizing systems such as SAP and other data management tools.
- Prepare periodic financial reports, ad-hoc analyses, and executive presentations for senior management.
- Serve as a key point of contact for internal and external audits, ensuring regulatory compliance and financial transparency.
Requirements
Specific Experience & Knowledge
- Experience: A minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in finance roles within multinational corporations, with a significant focus on manufacturing, costing, and/or supply chain environments.
- Financial Knowledge: Demonstrated expertise in cost accounting, profitability analysis, and a deep, practical understanding of the full P&L.
Technical Skills
- SAP: Proven and strong experience in using SAP (FI/CO modules preferably).
- Data Management: Ability to work with large volumes of data, utilizing Business Intelligence tools and Microsoft Excel (advanced level).
- Digital Transformation: Knowledge of and experience participating in or leading financial process transformation and digitalization initiatives.
Key Competencies
- Analytical Mindset: Exceptional ability to analyze complex data, identify trends, detect issues, and propose evidence-based solutions, generating actionable insights.
- Leadership & Team Management: Effective experience in managing, motivating, and developing a small team of professionals.
- Proactivity & Initiative: Ability to anticipate challenges, actively seek improvements, propose innovative solutions, and take initiative.
- Stakeholder Management: Excellent communication, negotiation, and influencing skills to build strong relationships and effectively manage diverse internal stakeholders (Operations, Logistics, Sales, etc.).
- Resilience Under Pressure: Demonstrated ability to maintain focus, composure, and performance in high-pressure situations and with tight deadlines.
- Business Acumen: Ability to connect financial analysis with strategic business impact.
Business Unit Summary
Wacam is Mondelēz International’s Latin America presence with more the 1700 wonderful people proudly representing a diversity of cultures and nationalities. Wacam includes 13 countries: Colombia, Ecuador, Perú, Chile, Bolivia, Panamá, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemela, El Salvador, República Dominicana, Puerto Rico. We make and distribute our global brands and local jewels such as Field, Club Social to over 190 million consumers.
Mondelēz International is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
At Mondelez International we work under a hybrid model, in which our offices at WACAM offer us a space for connection, collaboration and co-creation, with attendance being subject to the needs of the teams themselves and/or the business.
Where permitted by internal policies and local laws, new hires are required to be fully vaccinated with the COVID-19 vaccine as a condition of employment by their date of hire, unless they are granted a medical accommodation.
