Sr Director, Financial Planning & Analysis

What you'll do

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. 

How you'll do it

• 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.

What you'll bring to KIND

• 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.

You are...

• 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.

You have...

• 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.