Finance Director - East Region

About the role

This role as part of the North America Finance Team partners with the Regional General Manager for the East region to manage and grow the business profitably and drive continuous business improvement. You will be a key business partner and primary point person for the regional sales management team, providing fact-based business analysis and decision support. The position involves building relationships with field sales teams, understanding local markets, and driving insights critical to business growth. You will also establish and promote the utilization of streamlined and uniform analytical and reporting processes across the region.

In a fast-moving, challenging, dynamic, and complex consumer industry, this role offers significant exposure to high-level executives and a dynamic workload. Suntory Global Spirits exemplifies an entrepreneurial spirit, allowing you to take ownership in this high-visibility role.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the Regional General Sales Manager for the East Region to provide primary financial support.
• Provide key business and financial analytics to support critical local planning and business decisions.
• Support various monthly business review processes across finance, commercial business operations, and local sales teams to drive results.
• Drive improvements in Brand Investment planning, reporting, and analysis.
• Support the North America CFO by driving improved brand investment and forecast processes to feed the S&OP process.
• Maintain financial custodianship to ensure a well-controlled and compliant environment with proper risk management.
• Serve as a key business partner and primary point person for the North America team for fact-based business analysis and decision support.
• Build relationships and understanding for your respective regions and drive insights critical to business growth.
• Establish and promote the utilization of streamlined and uniform analytical and reporting processes.
• Analyze Nielsen and NABCA brand, category, chain, and general market retail performance, as well as competitive supplier trends, to identify areas of opportunity and focus for the Commercial Sales team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance or Business Administration; MBA is a plus.
• Minimum 10+ years of financial and/or sales analysis experience.
• Experience with consumer products in one of the following preferred: Spirits, Beer, Wine, Beverage, or Foods categories.
• Proficiency in the following systems: Business Objects, Aperity, Vistaar, AC Nielsen AOD.
• Ability to extract, manipulate, mine, and analyze data for key insights.
• Strong analytical, Excel, and computer skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; ability to develop and maintain cross-functional relationships.
• 20%-30% travel required.

Benefits

• Annual bonus
• 401K match
• Profit sharing
• Medical and wellness benefits

Pay

The salary range for this role, based in Chicago, is $160,000–$200,000. The range is commensurate with the candidate’s location, experience, and skillset and may vary if outside of this location.