Sr Director, Financial Planning & Analysis

Mars Snacking is seeking a Sr. Director, Financial Planning & Analysis for a leadership opportunity overseeing the Accelerator portfolio, which is includes our Tasty & Wholesome and Better-for-You brands, including KIND, RX, Nature’s Bakery and other culturally relevant, purpose-driven brands.

This is a rare opportunity to architect brand growth at the intersection of purpose, performance, and cultural relevance. The FP&A Director will lead financial planning, forecasting, performance management, and business decision support across the organization. This role requires a highly accountable finance leader who takes ownership of outcomes, challenges the status quo, and drives disciplined execution. The successful candidate will bring strong financial acumen, executive presence, and a bias for action to translate data into clear insights, influence business choices, and improve performance.

Accelerator business: a global division within Mars Snacking, consisting of 5 different business units with 12 brands and a Net Sales of approximately $4bi. The position reports into the CFO for the Accelerator division and the position is based in Chicago, IL. 

• Own the end-to-end FP&A calendar, including annual planning, forecasting, periodic performance reviews, and long-range financial planning.
• Drive accountability for financial results by partnering with business leaders to identify risks, opportunities, trade-offs, and corrective actions.
• Support senior leaders to make better decisions on growth, productivity, investment, and resource allocation.
• Challenge assumptions, pressure-test business cases, and ensure financial plans are grounded in sound logic, operational reality, and measurable outcomes.
• Deliver accurate, timely, and transparent reporting on performance versus plan, forecast, and prior year, with clear explanations of key drivers.
• Drives Digital transformation, working closely with Global team on that. 
• Identify opportunities to simplify processes, strengthen controls, improve productivity, and raise the overall standard of financial discipline.
• Lead, coach, and develop the FP&A team (5 FTEs), setting high expectations for ownership, quality, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Represent FP&A in executive discussions with confidence, clarity, and a strong point of view supported by data.

• Owns the outcome: Takes responsibility for results, follows through on commitments, and proactively solves issues.
• Drives performance: Sets a high bar, moves with urgency, and turns insights into action. Demonstrates resilience and proactiveness. 
• Challenges constructively: Asks the right questions, tests assumptions, and pushes for better decisions.
• Builds trust: Communicates with transparency, brings facts forward early, and creates confidence in the numbers.
• Develops others: Coaches the team, creates clarity, and builds strong finance talent for the future.

• Accountable for the quality, credibility, and timeliness of financial plans, forecasts, reporting, and business analysis.
• Accountable for helping business leaders understand financial performance and take action when results are off track.
• Accountable for driving a culture of ownership, transparency, and follow-through within the FP&A team and across business partnerships.

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, Engineering or a related field; MBA, CPA, or equivalent advanced qualification preferred.
• Significant experience in FP&A, finance business partnering, corporate finance, or related financial leadership roles.
• Experience influencing senior leaders and cross-functional stakeholders in a fast-paced, results-oriented environment.
• Demonstrated ability to lead teams, raise standards, build capability, and create a culture of accountability.
• Advanced proficiency with Excel and financial planning tools; experience with ERP, BI, and data visualization platforms preferred.

Certain states and localities require employers to post a reasonable estimate of salary range. A reasonable estimate of the current base salary range for this position is $233,000 to $290,000. Actual salary will be based on a variety of factors, including location, experience, skill set, performance, licensure and certification, and business needs. The range for this position in other geographic locations may differ. 

At KIND, we are committed to an inclusive workplace where diversity in all its forms is championed. KIND is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace, and we are an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you require special accommodation, please let us know. 

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