Associate Finance Manager - S&OP

Life tastes better with ice cream
With 19.000 expert ice cream colleagues and iconic brands like Wall’s, Cornetto and Ben & Jerry’s, loved in 76 countries, we are the world’s largest Ice Cream company leading the industry.
We create iconic ice cream brands that are part of everyday life, bringing moments of joy to millions of people around the world. Everybody loves ice cream. And as the world’s biggest pure‑play ice cream company, we have the scale and ambition to make a real difference. 
What truly sets us apart is how we work. 
We move fast and keep things simple. We turn ideas into action, trust people to take ownership, and work as one team to win together with integrity. Our culture is high‑performance, collaborative and focused on getting things done. 
We’re curious and ready for what’s next. We embrace digital, use data to make better decisions, and keep learning, including how AI can help us work smarter and serve consumers better. 

Job Title: S&OP Associate Finance Manager
Scope: Permanent/Full Time
Location: Englewood Cliffs, NJ

Terms & Conditions: Full time, International assignment is not available for this role and relocation for local and international candidates is not provided. 
THE ROLE:
The Associate Finance Manager – S&OP will support the coordination and execution of the financial planning process across the US Ice Cream business.
This role plays a critical role as the owner of financial data integrity within the planning systems—ensuring that the P&L accurately reflects business assumptions, inputs, and decisions. The Associate Finance Manager will validate that system entries, outputs, and reporting align with expected financial outcomes, as this serves as the foundation for all S&OP discussions and decision-making.
The S&OP space is accountable for bridging P&L movements across forecast, actuals, and planning cycles, while providing clear insights, identifying risks/opportunities, and supporting value creation actions to deliver business targets. This role truly exposes you to most areas of the business in which you will partner with Finance Business Partners, Brand teams, Customer Analytics and Supply Chain to ensure strong integration across the S&OP process and enable high-quality decision making.
WHAT YOU'LL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR:
Own financial integrity of the plan within planning systems
• Ensure the P&L in planning systems accurately reflects business assumptions, inputs, and decisions
• Validate that system outputs reconcile to expected results and serve as a reliable foundation for S&OP discussions
Lead monthly forecasting & performance tracking
• Coordinate forecast cycles and bridge changes across Actuals, Forecast, and prior outlook
• Provide clear visibility to key drivers, risks, and opportunities
Drive S&OP financial integration
• Align Demand, Supply, and Financial plans to ensure a single, consistent view of performance
• Support preparation of financial content for S&OP and leadership forums
Partner to deliver business outcomes
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Brand, Customer Analytics and Supply Chain to challenge assumptions and improve plans
• Support identification and tracking of actions to close gaps and improve profitability
Continuously improve processes & tools
• Identify opportunities to simplify, standardize, and enhance forecasting and reporting processes
• Support system and digital transformation initiatives
WE'RE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE WHO…

• Thinks end-to-end and takes ownerships for results

• Is comfortable working in a fast-moving, evolving organization

• Values collaboration, clarity and low-ego ways of working

Ideal Experience:
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field
• 3+ years of relevant experience in FP&A, business partnering, or financial planning
• Strong analytical and financial modelling capabilities
• Excellent communication skills with ability to simplify and clearly articulate insights
• Experience working cross-functionally with non-finance stakeholders
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines and work in a fast-paced, evolving environment
• Strong attention to detail combined with a big-picture mindset
• Experience with financial/planning systems (e.g., Power BI, AFO, PBCS, Tagetik) preferred

Leadership:
• You’re a dot-connector: You link financial outcomes to operational drivers and translate complexity into clear insights
• You’re a changemaker: You proactively identify opportunities to improve processes and business performance
• You’re a strong collaborator: You build trust across teams and work effectively in a matrix organization
• You’re comfortable with ambiguity: You can navigate a fast-changing, high-growth environment

WHAT YOU'LL GET:

Alongside meaningful work and strong development, we offer a reward package that typically includes:

• Market-competitive pay and performance related rewards
• Flexible ways of working
• Support for health, wellbeing and life outside of work
• Time off to rest and recharge
• Ongoing learning and development opportunities
• Medical, dental and (where applicable) vision coverage
• Health and wellbeing support, including employee assistance programs and wellness initiatives
• Health-related savings and spending accounts
• Retirement savings programs with a competitive matching plan
• Additional employee perks (e.g., corporate discounts, commuter or learning support)

Pay: The pay range for this position is $88,600 to $133,000. The Magnum Ice Cream Company (TMICC) takes into consideration a wide range of factors that are utilized in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, qualifications and education, and other business and organizational needs. 

Bonus: This position is bonus eligible. 

Benefits: TMICC employees are eligible to participate in our benefits plan. Should the employee choose to participate, they can choose from a range of benefits to include, but is not limited to, health insurance (including prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage), retirement savings benefits, life insurance and disability benefits, parental leave, sick leave, paid vacation and holidays, as well as access to numerous voluntary benefits. Any coverages for health insurance and retirement benefits will be in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans and associated governing plan documents. 

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Why join us?

This is a place for people who are passionate about ice cream and are growth obsessed - both for the business and for themselves. People who act like an owner and drive our business end-to-end. People who are driven by success to deliver more than we ever thought we could!

You’ll thrive here if you value an inclusive culture, with low ego and hierarchy - and if you’re excited to continuously learn and challenge how we work, using digital, data, and new thinking to push us forward.

- Roles with real accountability and visible impact

- Free to move fast, experiment and challenge how things are done

- Continuous learning and development as the business grows

- Reward linked to performance and contribution.

Your career here is shaped by what you deliver, as you work across functions and markets and grow with the business.

Ready to build the future of Ice Cream?

If this sounds like the place where you'd thrive, we'd love to hear from you. Apply online and share your CV. We'll review your application and be in touch with the next steps.

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Additional information

The Magnum Ice Cream Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We embrace diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can do their best work regardless of age, disability, gender identity, race, religion, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic.

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