Senior Manager, Category Finance

A growing, private equity-backed consumer products company is seeking a Senior Manager of Category Finance to join its Chicago-based finance team.

Please ensure you read the below overview and requirements for this employment opportunity completely.
This is not a traditional corporate FP&A role. The Senior Manager will serve as a strategic finance partner to Sales, Marketing, and Revenue Growth Management, helping the business make stronger decisions across pricing, innovation, customer investment, portfolio strategy, and profitable growth.
The ideal candidate has owned the financial performance of a brand, category, or customer portfolio within a CPG organization and can translate financial and commercial data into clear recommendations and measurable business actions.
Senior Manager, Category Finance Responsibilities:Own financial planning, forecasting, and performance management across brands, categories, customers, and channelsPartner with Sales, Marketing, and Revenue Growth Management on pricing, trade investment, promotions, and margin improvement opportunitiesOwn gross-to-net forecasting and analysis, including trade spend, customer deductions, pricing, promotions, and other commercial investmentsAnalyze category and customer performance across volume, price, mix, distribution, consumption, and profitabilityDevelop customer, category, SKU, and channel-level P&Ls to improve visibility into commercial performanceEvaluate innovation and new-product opportunities, including pricing, volume assumptions, costs, investment requirements, and expected returnsLead pre- and post-event analysis of promotions and customer investments to improve effectiveness and ROIIdentify opportunities across SKU rationalization, portfolio mix, pricing, cost management, and resource allocationLead annual planning, rolling forecasts, and risk and opportunity reviewsPresent financial performance, business drivers, and recommendations during executive and cross-functional business reviewsBring structure to fragmented data and evolving processes by building practical reporting and decision-support toolsOperate comfortably between strategy and execution, independently working through ambiguity and delivering timely recommendations to leadershipBuild scalable financial models, reporting, and processes within a lean, fast-moving organization
Senior Manager, Category Finance Qualifications:7+ years of progressive finance experience, including direct experience within CPG, food, beverage, or another branded consumer-products businessDirect experience in Category Finance, Brand Finance, Sales Finance, Customer Finance, or Commercial FinanceExperience owning or supporting a category, brand, customer, or business-unit P&LStrong understanding of pricing, trade investment, gross-to-net, promotional effectiveness, customer profitability, and revenue growth driversExperience partnering directly with Sales, Marketing, Revenue Growth Management, and cross-functional leadershipExperience evaluating innovation, new-product launches, or SKU-level profitabilityDemonstrated ability to turn financial analysis into commercial recommendations and measurable business actionsBuilder mentality with the ability to create structure, improve processes, and operate effectively with imperfect dataAdvanced financial modeling, forecasting, and Excel capabilitiesExperience with Power BI, Tableau, or similar reporting tools is preferredBachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related discipline
This is a highly visible, hands-on role for someone who wants to help build the commercial finance function, work directly with senior leadership, and influence how a growing consumer business invests, innovates, and expands profitability.
**The expected base salary range for this position is $139,499-$175,000, plus an annual bonus. xzbcwsv Final compensation will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and overall fit for the role.**