Senior Manager, Finance

Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. is an industry-leading innovation company focused on creating smarter, safer and more beautiful homes and improving lives. Our driving purpose is that we elevate every life by transforming spaces into havens. We believe our work and our brands can have incredibly positive impacts for not just our business and shareholders, but for people and the planet, too. When you join Fortune Brands, you become part of a high-performing team who are empowered to think big, learn fast and make bold decisions. We support an inclusive and diverse culture where everyone is encouraged and empowered to be their authentic selves, and where our differences and unique perspectives are a key strength. Explore life at Fortune Brands here

JOB DESCRIPTION:

The Fortune Brands Innovations (FBIN) Senior Manager of Finance – FP&A will provide strategic and operational financial partnership, including planning, reporting, and analysis, to the Commercial Centers of Excellence (COEs). The Senior Finance Manager will work cross-functionally with finance and commercial business leaders and their teams to drive value creation and profitability, enhance reporting, and improve performance. This role will have exposure across the entire FBIN portfolio of businesses and products in its work with the Commercial COEs.

Position location: Deerfield, IL - Hybrid (On-site Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday) 

RESPONSIBLIITIES:

What you will be doing

• Lead the Commercial COE Finance team to strategically partner with and support Commercial COE leaders and teams
• Partner with Commercial COE leadership to drive value creation for FBIN, provide financial guidance and insights, and support related strategic planning, annual planning, and forecasting activities
• Establish and report against KPIs to drive value creation; deliver reporting to support Commercial COE decision-making
• Identify opportunities to drive investments with the highest returns
• Collaborate and drive alignment with Business Unit Finance and COEs to support investments according to strategic and financial objectives
• Conduct regular business reviews with Commercial COEs, tracking and reporting of KPIs and performance against targets and forecasts, and completion of business review packages, annual plan packages, and other presentations
• Develop and support standard processes to operationalize the support related to strategic planning, annual budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and analysis and capital expenditure requests; identify sources of data to consolidate and present a global view for the Commercial COEs
• Provide ad hoc financial analysis and project support including financial modeling for innovation projects, product development, brand and marketing investments, etc.
• Establish common financial models across all business units, driving efficiencies and consistency in strategic portfolio decisions
• Develop procedures and policies to ensure adherence to company guidelines and best practices
• Leads a team and develops finance talent by providing work direction, timely feedback, annual performance assessments, coaching, mentoring and career development planning and opportunities

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative discipline (Finance, Accounting, Mathematics, Economics, Statistics, Engineering, Science, etc.) is required
• 7+ years of relevant, progressive financial experience is required. 10+ years of experience preferred.  Prior experience should include strategic and financial process leadership, reporting and analysis process ownership, and preparing analyses for senior leadership
• Strong business acumen and thorough understanding of business fundamentals
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and influence senior leadership
• Expertise in financial modeling, business case development, and portfolio analysis
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a continuous improvement mindset
• Experience balancing high-priority, long-term projects with immediate deadlines in a fast-paced working environment
• Ability to communicate complex financial information effectively, facilitating strategic decision-making.
• Strong Microsoft application skills (Excel, Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint)

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• MBA and/or CPA preferred
• CPG industry experience or design-to-manufacture industries preferred
• Demonstrated experience in product development, make-vs-buy decisions, or cost of complexity analyses

Fortune Brands believes in fair and equitable pay. A reasonable estimate of the base salary range for this role is Hiring Pay Range: $105,000 USD - $165,000 USD. Please note that actual salaries may vary within the range, or be above or below the range, based on factors including, but not limited to, education, training, experience, professional achievement, business need, and location. In addition to base salary, employees will participate in either an annual bonus plan based on company and individual performance, or a role-based sales incentive plan.

At Fortune Brands, we support the overall health and wellness of our associates by offering comprehensive, competitive benefits that prioritize all aspects of wellbeing and provide flexibility for our teammates’ unique needs. This includes robust health plans, a market-leading 401(k) program with a company contribution, product discounts, flexible time off benefits (including half-day summer Fridays per policy), inclusive fertility / adoption benefits, and more. We offer numerous Employee Resource Groups to support inclusivity and our associates’ feeling of belonging at work.

Fortune Brands is a brand, innovation and channel leader focused on exciting, supercharged categories in the home products, security and commercial building markets. Our portfolio of brands includes Moen, House of Rohl, Aqualisa, SpringWell, Therma-Tru, Larson, Fiberon, Master Lock, SentrySafe and Yale residential.

Fortune Brands is headquartered in Deerfield, Illinois and trades on the NYSE as FBIN

Equal Employment Opportunity:

FBIN is an equal employment opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any applicant based on race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic history or information, or any other legally protected characteristic.

Reasonable Accommodations:

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