Overview

CAREERS TO SMILE ABOUT

At PepsiCo, you’ll discover a place where our mission is to create smiles around the world. With a portfolio of more than 500 beloved brands including, Gatorade, Lay’s and Quaker, our work touches millions of people every day.

At the heart of the company is a team of thinkers, creators, and problem-solvers who collaborate to innovate and turn ideas into action. Driven by innovation and a focus on creating joyful moments through food and drinks, our decisions are guided by consumer centricity, creating opportunities for our associates to do meaningful work and make a lasting impact in the communities we serve.

Whatever your role, you’ll be part of a global community that values your ideas and empowers you to make an impact, on your career and on the world around you.

Responsibilities

The Opportunity

The Senior Finance Analyst – Away From Home Beverage provides end-to-end financial analytics, forecasting, and decision support to the Away From Home (AFH) Canada Beverage organization. This role is a key finance partner to Finance, Sales, Marketing, Demand Planning, and the AFH Leadership Team (AFH LT), with a strong emphasis on forecasting accuracy, demand planning integration (IBP), and performance reporting. The role focuses on utilizing effective communication to influence decision making in order to drive overall AFH Beverage topline performance.

 

Your Impact

As Sales Finance Sr Analyst your responsibilities would consist of … 

Forecasting, Demand Planning & Performance Management

• Prepare & communicate weekly, periodic, quarterly financial results for AFH Beverages across various views (package-level, customer-level, distribution method)
• Own the preparation & rollup of the AFH Beverage demand planning forecast and CO2 forecasts, ensuring accurate customer, geographic and pack-level rollups reflect reasonable assumptions provided by the Key Account Manager team
• Provide & communicate variances versus plan, prior year, and latest forecast, translating results into clear risks, opportunities, and recommended actions for AFH & Finance leadership teams
• Execute and lead period end close activities for AFH Beverages driving accurate, timebound driven & clear results for the overall financial close process

Planning & Strategic Support

• Support the overall development of the AFH Beverage Annual Operating Plan (AOP) & lead the buildout of the customer, pack & brand-level AOP financial model
• Prepare & present P&Ls for upcoming AFH-specific innovation products in collaboration with Sales and Marketing, incorporating considerations for pricing, COGS, cost of sales & volume opportunity

Reporting & Insights

• Develop, maintain, and enhance reporting tools and templates that enable clear price, mix, volume performance attribution of AFH Beverages performance (e.g. CoC, Weekly Results reporting, Forecast file)
• Translate detailed financial and operational data into concise storytelling for leadership and cross-functional partners
• Support the responsibilities of ICC Reporting Analyst in day-to-day activities (e.g. weekly results)

Business Partnership & Reporting Enablement

• Serve as the “go-to” for all reporting & system specific questions related to AFH Beverage data
• Educate Sales, Marketing & AFH Leadership on the use of AFH reporting best practices, reporting tools available & address concerns or questions related to AFH reportable data (Weekly Sales, Tibersoft, etc.)
• Support the Sales team with ad hoc reporting analyses where necessary (outlet-level analysis, reporting discrepancies across systems, trade calculations, package or customer performance attribution)
• Contribute to the adoption of Mosaic & SAP reporting for AFH Beverage & lead workstreams related to data clean up of SAP-specific data relative to legacy systems

Qualifications

Who Are We Looking For?

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, or a related field required; MBA, CPA, and/or CFA considered an asset
• 4+ years of progressive financial analysis, forecasting, or planning experience, preferably within the CPG or foodservice industry
• Advanced English level
• Strong analytical and financial modeling skills with the ability to synthesize insights and drive recommendations
• Excellent communication skills, with proven ability to partner cross-functionally and influence without authority
• High proficiency in Excel; experience with SAP, Power BI, Tableau strongly preferred
• Strong attention to detail, ownership mindset, and ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment

If this is an opportunity that interests you, we encourage you to apply even if you do not meet 100% of the requirements.

 

What can you expect from us: 

• Opportunities to learn and develop every day through a wide range of programs. 
• Internal digital platforms that promote self-learning. 
• Development programs according to Leadership skills. 
• Specialized training according to the role. 
• Learning experiences with internal and external providers. 
• We love to celebrate success, which is why we have recognition programs for seniority, behavior, leadership, moments of life, among others. 
• Financial wellness programs that will help you reach your goals in all stages of life. 
• A flexibility program that will allow you to balance your personal and work life, adapting your working day to your lifestyle.
• And because your family is also important to us, they can also enjoy benefits such as our Wellness Line, thousands of Agreements and Discounts, Scholarship programs for your children, Aid Plans for different moments of life, among others.  

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We respect and value diversity as a work force and innovation for the organization.