Finance Manager, Business Planning

Finance Manager, Business Planning Location: New York | Salary: $114,000 - $142,450 Job Summary The Finance Manager, Business Planning plays a key role in identifying growth opportunities and providing thought leadership to regional sales teams. The role partners closely with finance, revenue management, brand, sales, and distributor teams to deliver business insights, optimize regional performance, and support strategic decision making. Responsibilities Partner with regional sales teams, senior finance leadership, and distributor partners to provide business performance tracking, financial insights, and strategic recommendations that support regional financial targets. Prepare budgets and estimates for gross sales, price support, customer redemptions, and entity grants, incorporate input from Sales, Brand, and Revenue Management teams, and translate those plans into the Hyperion forecasting system. Lead period- end close activities, including accrual preparation and analysis of actual results versus budget and forecast, and reconcile differences between estimates and the Annual Operating Plan (AOP). Build ad-hoc “what-if” analyses, post-program return-on-investment evaluations, and other decision-support tools to help leadership assess opportunities, risks, and performance improvement actions. Present financial business reviews to division leadership and distributor partners, clearly communicating market dynamics, financial outcomes, and strategic priorities from both finance and commercial perspectives. Identify and execute opportunities to optimize regional P&L performance, improve spend accuracy within budget, and support market teams in making profitable decisions, including Local Market Fund (LMF) investment planning and tracking. Improve net sales performance by identifying and executing pricing optimization opportunities, conducting competitive and price-execution analyses, supporting price increases and pricing strategy changes, and ensuring compliance with brand pricing strategy through market surveys, syndicated data analysis, and price- elasticity studies. Qualifications Bachelor’s degree required; Master of Business Administration preferred. 5+ years of experience in finance, pricing, or commercial analytics; experience in the spirits industry or consumer packaged goods is a plus. Strong business-partnering skills with the ability to work effectively across multiple functions and levels while balancing stakeholder priorities and delivering a high level of customer service. Demonstrated critical thinking, problem-solving, and analytical capabilities, with the ability to evaluate and summarize financial information and turn insights into actionable recommendations. Strong prioritization, collaboration, and influencing skills, with the ability to manage numerous competing workstreams under tight and overlapping deadlines. Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills required; experience with Hyperion Essbase, business-intelligence tools, Nielsen/IRI, NABCA, Power BI, ThinkCell, or similar systems strongly preferred. Benefits Inclusive and diverse culture with professional development and internal career mobility opportunities. Culture celebrates diversity and a commitment to giving back to communities and environmental stewardship. Flexible work policy with most positions offering a hybrid option and the ability to work remotely up to two days a week. Comprehensive benefits and perks available; details are provided at the company benefits portal. Equal Opportunity Employment Statement Pernod Ricard USA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It employs qualified individuals based solely on ability, training, and experience, and does not discriminate for or against any employee or applicant for employment or promotion based upon race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, national origin, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military service, or any other classification protected by law. Offers are subject to United States local terms. Pernod Ricard USA is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. It will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations for the hiring process. #J-18808-Ljbffr Pernod Ricard España SA