Finance Manager

Finance ManagerWant to contribute your finance manager skills to an established CPG company in Northern CA? Apply here!! Role is a hybrid position must be located in the Sacramento area!Job SummaryThe Finance Manager, acting as a 'Co-Pilot', partners with Procurement leaders to transform financial data into actionable insights. This role is pivotal in enhancing decision-making, performance, planning, and execution while upholding financial discipline. The Finance Manager is responsible for challenging assumptions, identifying risks and opportunities, and clarifying the financial impact of key decisions.ResponsibilitiesAdvise leaders on strategic, operational, investment, and capital decisions.Assess risks, opportunities, trade-offs, business cases, ROI, and scenarios.Promote governance, controls, and stronger finance acumen across the function.Support forecasting, budgeting, long-range planning, and performance reviews.Translate data into insights, explain variances, and recommend corrective actions.Utilize COE dashboards, KPIs, models, and Data & Insights support to monitor performance and standardize analysis.Connect operational metrics to financial outcomes across functions and deliver clear financial stories that support timely decisions.Partner across functions, the COE, peer co-pilots, and Data & Insights to align financial goals with execution.Reduce low-value ad hoc analysis by improving decision support, automation, and standard processes.Quantify benefits, track savings, validate results, and bring finance input into discussions early.Ensure compliance with financial policies, controls, governance standards, audit readiness, and data integrity while balancing financial rigor with practical business needs.Mentor junior finance team members to strengthen finance capability and improve finance tools, processes, and ways of working.Evaluate and support optimal sourcing, supplier, and spend-management decisions, including sourcing strategy development and financial analysis, supplier negotiations, and contract reviews.Analyze purchase price variance, inflation, and productivity, recommending corrective actions where necessary.Identify, validate, and track cost savings opportunities.Strengthen procedures around supplier spend, purchase commitments, and contract compliance.Support procurement-related cash flow forecasting and working capital management, including supplier payment terms, purchase commitments, and inventory impacts.Partner with Procurement, Supply Chain, and Operations to evaluate inventory replenishment strategies, balancing service levels, cost efficiency, and cash flow objectives.Essential SkillsExpertise in finance, financial reporting, and costing.Experience in Food & Agriculture, with secondary preference for Manufacturing.Proficiency in demand planning, commodities, financial analysis, forecasting, budgeting, variance analysis, and financial modeling.Bachelors degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field.6-10+ years of progressive finance experience, including business partnering, FP&A, or operational finance.Experience in a manufacturing, co-manufacturing, supply chain, or complex operational environment.Strong analytical, modeling, and problem-solving skills.Ability to influence without authority and build trusted partnerships with leaders.Excellent communication skills with a proven ability to translate financial concepts for non-finance audiences.Job Type & LocationThis is a permanent position based out of Sacramento, CA.Pay and BenefitsThe pay range for this position is $155,000.00 - $165,000.00/yr. Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.20% Bonus 3 Week of Vacation Medical, Dental, Vision 401kApplication DeadlineThis position is anticipated to close on Nov 6, 2026.Workplace TypeThis is a hybrid position in Sacramento, CA.