For more than 50 years, Cannondale has been a leading innovator in the cycling world. As more riders of all ages and abilities get on the roads, trails, and streets than ever before, we're here to do the best work of our lives to push the greatest human-powered machine into the future each and every day. We're committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce where every teammate can succeed as we inspire riders everywhere. Fueled by a free-thinking, always-game, got-your-back mentality, we ditched the rulebook and set forward on a path to make iconic bikes that simply work better. We look forward to the ride with you.
Join our team as a Global Brand Finance Manager in Wilton, Connecticut, where you'll be the backbone of finance support to Product Development and Category Teams. In this role, you'll oversee financial outlooks, global pricing strategies, and performance tracking to deliver actionable insights and drive profitable growth for the business. This is an exciting opportunity to make a direct impact on the brand’s success, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and take on diverse challenges in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
How You'll Make an Impact:
- Act as the finance support and leadership within the Category Teams to support decision making.
- Collaborate with the Global Director of Brand Finance to provide analysis that supports decision-making in the new product development process.
- Complete monthly Demand Plan dollarization to support Demand Plan Review meetings.
- Help the product teams build the Strategic Portfolio by simplifying portfolio and focusing on growth categories.
- Support 5-year outlook by working with the product team on modeling of product line and BI team to tie in market data.
- Collaborate with the Commercial Finance team to gather market insights and feedback, and share key information to support Category Team decision-making.
- Partner with the Demand Planning team to support monthly Performance Reviews, providing market and product performance insights to the Category Teams.
- Run postmortem analysis on projects/products and review findings with the product team.
- Perform monthly Price/Volume/Mix analysis for Cannondale, generating insights for the Finance team and Category Teams to inform the Demand Plan.
- Manage the annual global pricing model for all markets (NA, Europe, UK, ID).
- Support ROI analysis and business plans for Engineering, R&D, and Product Development projects.
- Support modeling of product lifetime/lifecycle profitability.
- Conduct ad-hoc analysis for finance and product teams, providing actionable insights.
- Contribute to company success by managing and supporting assigned projects.
- Collaborate with leadership to promote continuous process improvement.
What You Bring to the Table:
- 5+ years of work experience.
- A bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics, or a related field.
- Excel in Excel, as well as in math and finance.
- Meticulous attention to detail.
- Proficiency in financial analysis tools is helpful.
- Strong communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Excellent time management skills and ability to prioritize tasks and meet tight deadlines.
- Solid understanding of business operations and be able to connect financial data to business outcomes.
What we offer:
- Comprehensive Medical/Prescription/Dental/Vision plans
- Hybrid work environment
- Generous Paid Time Off Programs
- Life & Disability Insurance
- FSA/HSA/Dependent Care FSA
- 401k and company match
- Commuter Incentive Program
- Volunteer Time Off
- Voluntary benefits (critical illness, accident, and hospital indemnity insurances)
- Great discounts on company products
- Employee Wellness Program
- EAP benefit
- Parental Leave program
- Access to group home and auto insurance
- A mix of casual yet professional culture
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About the organization
As a proud member of the Pon Holdings family, Cannondale benefits from the strong foundation and extensive network of one of the Netherlands' largest family-owned businesses, as well as the largest bike portfolio in the world: Pon.Bike, including brands like Gazelle, Santa Cruz, Cervélo, Kalkhoff, Focus, Urban Arrow, Veloretti and Swapfiets. Being a part of Cannondale means being part of a dynamic and forward-thinking organization backed by the strength and stability of Pon Holdings.
Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Cannondale we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, regardless of your gender or race, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
Our DEI Mission Statement: At Cannondale, we are on a mission to inspire cycling for all. Whoever you were, are, or will be, you can find yourself here. Our diverse line-up of bikes reflects diverse voices, diverse communities, and diverse aspirations. We know the only way to foster that diversity is to foster inclusion in our perspectives. We are committed to not only seeking unique voices, but also cultivating, embracing, and channeling those of every member of the Cannondale community. We understand that doing so makes both our company and our products better. It’s why we want you to Come Ride With Us – because bikes belong to us all.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All persons shall have the opportunity to be considered for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, alienage or citizenship status, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, disability, military service and veteran status, pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. For additional information, please click here. We will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation for the known physical or mental limitations of a qualified applicant with a disability unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. If you believe you require such assistance to apply for a role with or participate in the hiring process with the Company, please let us know.
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What We Do
We’re a free-thinking bicycle company that wants to inspire the world to ride.
We’ve been around since 1971, but we’re just getting started. Disruptive through relentless innovation, we're guided by a love for cycling, and making cycling better – whatever it takes.
We believe in the joy of the bicycle as a common denominator shared across the world. Join us in searching for new and better ways to share it with anyone who wants to take a ride.
Headquartered in Wilton, Connecticut, USA, we have offices in the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Japan.
