Senior Finance Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis

Pittsburgh, PA, Hybrid

COMPANY OVERVIEW

Chicken of the Sea is an iconic American brand that was founded in 1930. Today, Chicken of the Sea enjoys broad distribution across all major retail channels, with growth opportunities in foodservice and outside the U.S. Besides its eponymous brand, Chicken of the Sea also sells Genova and King Oscar premium seafood products.

Chicken of the Sea International (COSI) has been wholly owned since 2000 by Thai Union (TU), the largest global producer of ambient seafood. Chicken of the Sea Frozen Foods is a sister U.S. company that focuses on frozen and chilled seafood sales. Other iconic seafood brands in the TU Global portfolio include John West, Mareblu, and King Oscar. Under the leadership of CEO Thiraphong Chansiri, Thai Union has more than tripled its revenue to over $4 billion annually and has an aggressive growth agenda.

Chicken of the Sea International operates under the common corporate vision, mission and values of Thai Union, an industry leader in sustainable fishing practices and manufacturing processes that capture the freshness, nutritional value, and sensorial experience of seafood. The global organization lives by the 6 deeply held values: Passionate, Humble, Respectful, Responsible, Collaborative, and Innovative.

COSI is an organization that is very proud of its heritage. First established as VanCamp seafood company more than 100 years ago (1914), the company celebrates its story as one of the oldest food companies in the country that is still in operation. The company is currently undergoing a significant business transformation aimed at accelerating business growth.

OVERVIEW OF ROLE

Join the Chicken of the Sea brand as our Senior Finance Manager.  The Senior Finance Manager will play a key role within the company focusing on delivering aggressive growth targets.  This individual will develop and maintain actionable and insightful analysis for all areas of the business.  The position will work cross-functionally to understand and explain revenue and cost variances versus budget, forecast, and year-ago comparisons; and implement action plans to mitigate risks and capitalize on potential opportunities.  Through sound financial and accounting principles, the Senior Finance Manager. will review and support the monthly close for accuracy and lead the forecast and budgeting process.  Additionally, the role will involve developing and tracking KPIs, identifying actions to drive financial performance, and creating presentation packages for management.  Utilizing technology, the Senior Finance Manager. will develop and automate KPI scorecards to facilitate improved financial results.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead the financial planning and analysis process, including budgeting, forecasting and financial modeling
• Prepare accurate and insightful financial analysis to drive decision-making by executive team
• Build strong working relationships with cross-functional business leaders to identify, execute, and track corporate initiatives
• Review Sales and Marketing strategies to assess the financial impact to the organization
• Create pro forma P&Ls to highlight risks and opportunities for new business
• Collaborate with Supply Chain and Operations to analyze product cost and build an accurate forecast
• Review monthly financial results, providing clear and concise commentary on variances
• Interact with Group Reporting finance team and coordinate monthly submission of key deliverables in the corporate planning tool
• Develop dynamic and insightful presentations and effectively review with others
• Enhance business analytics, tools, and automated reporting within the company.  Develop customer and product P&Ls to make profitability information readily available to stakeholders.
• Lead a variety of ad-hoc projects for the company

REQUIREMENTS & QUALIFICATIONS

• 5-7 years of financial analysis experience; in consumer goods, food and beverage or retail preferred
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, Economics or Accounting; MBA desirable
• Experience managing large sets of data, strong analytical and financial modeling skills, advanced Excel (pivot tables, slicers, lookup, etc.), and PowerPoint skills
• Experience with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems and other data repository tools; ERP system implementation and optimization experience a plus
• Thrives in a fast-paced, dynamic, and evolving environment: strong team player with a desire to take on increasing levels of responsibility;
• Energetic self-starter, ability to work independently
• Ability to prioritize, adapt, and remain flexible while managing multiple projects
• Ability to collect, analyze and summarize complex business situations; ability to draw logical conclusions and solve problems
• Ability to be creative and innovative while maintaining attention to detail
• Exceptional problem-solving skills to address challenges in financial processes or systems

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, communicate (typically by talking, listening, writing, and typing), move around the office to various locations for meetings and in-person gatherings, and reach or carry materials with arms and hands. 

Moreover, the employee is required to operate telephones, computers and other standard office equipment. Employee may, on occasion, be required to lift up to 35 lbs. 

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties and responsibilities of the job.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer

Thai Union / Chicken of the Sea Frozen Foods is an equal opportunity employer.  We prohibit discrimination against any applicant or employee based on any legally recognized basis, including, but not limited to: veteran status, uniformed service member status, marital status, race, color, religion, gender identity, sex (including pregnancy), age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, genetic information or any other consideration protected by federal, state or local law. Our commitment to equal opportunity employment applies to all persons involved in our operations applies to all aspects of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, job assignment, compensation, promotion, benefits, training, discipline and termination.