Job Description:
Changing the World, One Kibble at a Time
Champion Petfoods is expanding! We are excited to announce we are looking for a Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis (12-month contract) to join our rapidly growing company.
Champion Petfoods is an award-winning pet food crafter with a reputation of trust spanning 35+ years. From our humble beginnings, founded in a small town in Alberta, Canada, Champion – with its ORIJEN® and ACANA® brands – is a key player in the global premium pet food industry.
Our purpose, To Earn Pet Lover Trust Every Day so Pets Thrive for a Lifetime, provides the foundation for our highest aspirations as a company. Being a partner to the communities that surround us – and the environment that sustains us – are top priorities.
We would love to hear from you if you are passionate about personal and professional growth and see yourself as a key player contributing to our continued success as an award-winning company.
Here’s the scoop - Summary
The Manager, FP&A (12-month contract) is responsible for preparing financial analysis, business reporting and facilitating operational financial reporting.
This position supports the VP, Financial Planning & Analysis in managing short term and long-term financial planning processes (annual budget, latest estimate updates, strategic growth plan).
Provides analysis of financial performance against key performance indicators and distills results into insightful, actionable recommendations.
The Manager, FP&A works out of our Corporate office in Edmonton (AB) or Nashville (TN) or Louisville (CO), works a hybrid schedule with 3 days in-person and reports to the VP, Financial Planning & Analysis.
Key Responsibilities:
Corporate Reporting and Analysis
Facilitate Corporate Reporting and KPI monitoring.- Responsible for reporting and analyzing financial statements and corporate results, including sales volume and revenue, cost of goods sold, ingredient, packaging, and manufacturing costs, selling, general, and administrative expenses.
- Facilitate the monthly business review process, reporting financial performance to the executive team and parent company.
- Prepare monthly financial and operational KPI (key performance indicators) reporting, and monthly management report packages to key stakeholders.
- Partner with accounting team to enhance ERP data capture and facilitate additional FP&A reporting.
- Facilitates corporate business reporting, acting as the key financial resource between IT and financial reporting users. Identify business reporting needs and facilitate report development with IT.
- Provide adhoc management analysis and recommendations – what if analysis, scenario planning, business case review, etc.
- Coordinate with Global regions to manage regional reporting and KPI review.
Financial Planning
Manage Corporate Financial Planning
- In consultation with the VP, Financial Planning & Analysis build the detailed annual budget and long term financial strategic growth plan.
- Manage financial planning software to facilitate budget building and corporate analysis. Act as a key corporate expert for any questions related to the software.
- Support Director FPA/Treasury as the primary FPA contact for all corporate parent enquiries. Ensure Champion presentations and submissions align with parent’s guidelines.
- Support corporate assessment of risks and opportunities as they emerge and help manage impact to financial performance.
SGA Cost Control Partner
Drive SGA cost savings
- Along with the VP, Financial Planning & Analysis, own SGA reporting and corporate management of SGA spending.
- Develop process and actively propose cost saving initiatives, corporate benchmarking, etc. to manage spend.
- Meet with key stakeholders to manage spending and identify opportunities.
Other
- Mentor, develop and manage junior staff as required.
- Perform other tasks as assigned.
Requirements
- Post-secondary degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field.
- CPA designation preferred.
- Minimum five years’ experience in a finance role.
- Minimum two years’ experience within the consumer-packaged goods industry preferred.
- Very strong financial writing skills. Ability to tell the story around the numbers.
- Experience with ERP systems, including reporting tools.
- Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office, in particular Microsoft Excel.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Strong attention to detail, demonstrated integrity and professionalism.
- Excellent project managerial and interpersonal skills.
- Effective communication skills, both verbal and written, with ability to develop and sustain successful internal and external working relationships.
- Fluent in English, both written and spoken.
- Ability to facilitate and coordinate multiple deadlines, create cohesive teams, and respond quickly to management requests.
- Proven ability to perform under pressure and stress and to adjust plans to meet changing needs and requirements.
- Working extended days and weekends as necessary.
- Able and interested to work in a 12-month contract role.
What can you expect from Champion?
- Safety: A strong commitment to ensure all people are provided with a safe, healthy and respectful environment.
- Earnings:
- US: Salary range from USD$84,000 to USD$116,000, 401k with Company, and donation matching.
- Canada: Salary range from CAD$108,000 to CAD$149,000, RRSP with Company matching.
- Industry Competitive Benefits: Medical, dental, vision and employee assistance programs to meet your individual or family needs.
- Continuing Education: In house & online learning & development, as well as an education assistance program.
- Quality: a dedication to uphold the highest standards of authenticity, nutritional integrity, and food safety, to earn the trust of Pet Lovers everywhere.
- Other Perks: Free bag of premium pet food each month.
What are you waiting for? Join the pack!
Come as you are.
We value diversity in all forms and know the power it can bring. Workplace equality allows for creative ideas to bloom, diverse points of views to be heard, and increases overall happiness. That sounds pretty good to us.
Champion is an equal opportunity employer. Regardless of your race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, age, veteran status, or any other creed, you are wanted here.
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Skills Required
- Post-secondary degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field
- CPA designation
- At least five years of experience in a finance role
- At least two years of experience in the consumer-packaged goods industry
- Very strong financial writing skills and ability to explain financial results
- Experience with ERP systems, including reporting tools
- Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly Microsoft Excel
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Strong attention to detail, integrity, and professionalism
- Excellent project management and interpersonal skills
- Effective verbal and written communication skills
- Fluency in English, written and spoken
- Ability to coordinate multiple deadlines, build cohesive teams, and respond quickly to management requests
- Ability to perform under pressure and adjust plans to changing needs
- Willingness to work extended days and weekends as necessary
- Willingness to work in a 12-month contract role
Mars Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Mars and has not been reviewed or approved by Mars.
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Healthcare Strength — The benefits package is positioned as comprehensive, with broad medical coverage and additional protections like life insurance and short- and long-term disability. Mental health support is emphasized, including free mental health services and wellbeing programming under initiatives such as Mars Be Well.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave is highlighted as market-leading in the U.S., with an example of 18 weeks fully paid for both parents. Additional family-related leave types such as sick time for caregiving and bereavement leave are also described as part of the overall package.
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Retirement Support — Retirement offerings are described as strong, including 401(k) matching (with a 6% match cited) and pension plans in some cases. The broader package also references retirement savings options and contributions aligned to local market practice, supporting long-term financial security.
Mars Insights
What We Do
For more than a century, Mars, Incorporated has been driven by the belief that the world we want tomorrow starts with how we do business today. This idea is at the center of who we have always been as a global, family-owned business. Today, Mars is transforming, innovating and evolving in ways that affirm our commitment to making a positive impact on the world around us. Across our diverse and expanding portfolio of confectionery, food, and petcare products and services, we employ 133,000 dedicated Associates who are all moving in the same direction: forward. With $40 billion in annual sales, we produce some of the world’s best-loved brands including DOVE®, EXTRA®, M&M’s®, MILKY WAY®, SNICKERS®, TWIX®, ORBIT®, PEDIGREE®, ROYAL CANIN®, SKITTLES®, WHISKAS®, COCOAVIA®, and 5™; and take care of half of the world’s pets through our pet health services AniCura, Banfield Pet Hospitals™, BluePearl®, Linnaeus, Pet Partners™, and VCA™. We know we can only be truly successful if our partners and the communities in which we operate prosper as well. The Mars Five Principles – Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom – inspire our Associates to take action every day to help create a world tomorrow in which the planet, its people and pets can thrive.
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