Brand Finance Manager
Position Summary
As a Finance Manager you will assist in achieving the company’s goals by providing financial leadership to the Marketing team. This includes analytical and strategic support for growth initiatives, business cases for product innovation, brand planning and forecasting, price-pack architecture, and marketing investments that fuel growth. The Finance Manager will also monitor business and competitive trends and uncover actionable insights that influence future priorities and initiatives.
Primary Responsibilities
Lead Brand Finance by becoming an analytical thought partner to cross-functional leaders, driving profitable sales growth and helping to shape future marketing plans.
Lead the brand multi-year Strategic Planning process, working with cross-functional partners to develop building blocks for short-term success while outlining longer-term business strategies.
Own the Stage Gate innovation process, providing recommendations to ensure projects are led through the process in an efficient way.
Develop sales and margin guardrails, P&L benchmark standards, slope standards, finance templates, process timelines and other key opportunity areas.
Partner with the marketing team on the development and refinement of price-pack architecture, assessing margin, revenue, and in-market positioning impacts.
Guide product margin and performance analysis (by market, by product grouping, channel, etc.), proactively identifying opportunities and providing actionable recommendations.
Monitor brand, consumer and competitive trends, understanding performance drivers, uncovering insights to enhance performance, and providing recommendations to senior leaders.
Coach and develop a finance analyst, guiding them on innovation P&Ls, portfolio analytics and optimization, and partnering with the marketing team in managing the marketing budget.
Key Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree (business, finance or accounting specialization preferred).
Experience in a Finance Manager role, ideally with brand and sales finance experience at a retailer or consumer packaged goods company.
Experience partnering and influencing cross-functional partners, with a solutions-oriented approach to solving problems.
Great collaboration, interpersonal and communication skills, and comfort developing and delivering presentations to senior management.
Proactive and ambitious mindset, willing to challenge the status quo to improve the business.
Experience delivering results through others, setting team priorities and meeting deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
Excellent analytical and financial modeling skills, with strong attention to detail. Strong excel skills are required.
Excellent planning, organizing, multitasking and time management skills.
What We Expect
Values-led: You’ll be a member of a thoughtful and compassionate team that prioritizes respect, teamwork and resourcefulness along with a good dash of fun.
Unparalleled experiences and opportunities: We’re still determining who we are and what we can be. Help us shape what this organization will look like and what we’ll offer the world, into the future.
Access to everyone: We’re a flat organization with few silos which means you’ll have full access to everyone from our founders to our production staff.
Personal development: We’ll support and empower you to chart your own path and reach any heights you set for yourself. Career paths at Riverside are carved by the people walking on them, not dictated by leaders.
Gratitude: As a growing business, we can’t always offer formal recognition like awards programs, but we do show our true gratitude and appreciation.
Be a Riverside Brand Ambassador: Stay relentlessly close to our consumers and represent the brand in every interaction, decision, and deliverable. Bring the consumer voice into your work by protecting product quality, availability, and experience, acting early when standards slip, and delivering consistent value that earns trust, advocacy, and long-term brand love.
What We Offer
RRSP matching or 401k matching for an empowered financial journey
Eligibility to participate in Riverside's Profit Sharing Plan
Join Employee-Led Resource Groups (ERGs) championing mental health, sustainability, diversity, women, and LGBTQ+ rights
Develop your career further through our Riverside University program and with our Tuition Reimbursement Program
An open concept work environment that embodies our Values
How To Apply
If you have the commitment to excellence, the energy, the attitude and experience we need, then please submit your resume to careers@riversidenaturals.com with the job title you are applying for in the subject line or click the apply button!
Riverside Natural Foods Ltd. is committed to providing an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone. If you have a disability and require accommodation in the interview process, please let us know when you apply. We thank all applicants for their interest; however, due to volume, please note that only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
Disclaimer: As part of our recruitment process, we may use technology-assisted tools, including automated systems, to support the review and assessment of applications. These tools do not make final hiring decisions. All decisions related to screening, interviewing, and selection are made by our Talent Acquisition and hiring teams.