Caring for skin means caring for people.

It all started with a pharmacist and a dream almost 140 years ago. Today, Beiersdorf is a global company with iconic brands - Coppertone, Aquaphor, Eucerin and NIVEA - focused on providing innovative, clinically-proven and safe skin and sun care solutions to more than 500 million consumers in over 200 countries - making people feel comfortable in their own skin.

At Beiersdorf, we care beyond skin. We care for people - our employees, our customers, our consumers and our communities - and our planet. We know that diversity of thought, backgrounds, experience and perspective enriches our culture and fosters innovation and ingenuity. We know that responsibly-sourced, sustainable products and packaging make for a more sustainable future. And we know that when your skin feels better, you feel better.

A welcoming workplace that offers personal and professional growth for all individuals.

At Beiersdorf, you'll find:

• A welcoming workplace that fosters diversity, inclusion and belonging where every team member feels valued, respected, and supported
• Nimble teams that enjoy challenging work and the ability to make an impact
• A dynamic community of life-long learners that values competence, proficiency and the ability to learn as well as hard skills and established expertise
• A purpose-led company that cares about your personal and professional development with the right balance of structure and flexibility to thrive
• A collaborative culture that leads with care, trust, simplicity and courage

Unique benefits that consider the whole person.

We understand that you have a life outside of work, and we support you with unique benefits including:

• Generous and flexible PTO policy
• Summer Friday hours
• Paid Parental Leave
• Comprehensive Wellness and Benefits program
• Cash Balance Plan (similar to a pension)
• 401k match
• Growing number of Employee Resource Groups or affinity groups - to champion important connections and belonging with other colleagues
• Dynamic work model - a hybrid of 3 days in-office collaboration and 2 remote focused work days.

Experience, skills and competencies that lend themselves to this role:

We know that experience comes in all forms and we're not necessarily looking for individuals who can get going quickly ('check all the boxes') but may bring a unique blend of competence and capabilities that can grow into a role and/or bring news skills to the team.

Overview:

As the Sales Finance Co-Pilot, you will serve as a trusted partner to our Sales teams, providing invaluable financial insights and support for key customer accounts. Your primary responsibility will be to integrate financial expertise, governance, and controls into commercial discussions, enabling our Sales teams to effectively steer customer accounts towards company objectives. This role requires a keen focus on compliance, enhanced reporting, streamlined systems, processes, and collaborative ways of working to continually improve our understanding of business performance and optimize financial decision-making processes.

Responsibilities:

Business Partnering

• Coach and support Sales teams to enhance their financial abilities and foster collaborative relationships that optimize team performance
• Offer financial insights and decision-making support across various Sales processes, including Business Reviews, Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP), and Account Financial Steering (Forecast accuracy, Net Sales, Gross Margin percentage, Net Sales Price, Market Share, etc.)
• Support commercial decision-making scenarios and conduct impact analysis as needed

Trade Terms and Conditions Management

• Manage monthly trade rebate accruals, including tracking and forecasting
• Conduct variance analysis of all customer-related spend and assess full-year implications against targets
• Initiate periodic trade accrual adjustments while ensuring compliance with trade management policies

Drive Efficiency

• Proactively identify opportunities to enhance process efficiency and ways of working
• Responsible for embedding systems and processes in your customers, also serving as a key user responsible for a selection of system/ processes
• Support the development and enhancement of new and existing systems and processes to ensure the efficient operation of the Sales and Customer Marketing teams

Annual Business Planning / Financial Submissions

• Collaborate with the Sales team to develop and execute attainable yet ambitious company plans aligned with agreed targets, ensuring clarity on assumptions and drivers while analyzing performance across brand and customer dimensions
• Support with routine financial submissions and control governance checks to headquarters

Senior Management Support

• Deliver insightful analysis of business results to Senior Management and conduct ad hoc analyses that drive problem-solving and offer recommendations for business improvement
• Report directly to the Sr. Manager, Sales Controlling, and contribute to the establishment and achievement of financial business goals in line with the Sales Strategy

Requirements:

• BS/BA required. MBA in Finance or related field highly desirable
• 3-5 years of Controlling or similar experience at Beiersdorf or other CPG Company
• 1-2 years of accounting and other financial experience in other types of roles
• Proven experience with Business partnering and cross functional relationship building
• Strong business analytics skills
• Strong system skills including Excel, SAP, BI systems and comfort with complex models
• Understanding of accounting and finance (P&L, Balance Sheet construction)
• Strong English communication skills both written and verbally
• Flexibility for occasional travel

Additional information

At Beiersdorf, we embrace Diversity and aim to provide equal opportunities to all of our applicants - regardless of e.g. gender, sexual identity, nationality, ethnicity, religion or ideology, disability or age. We would therefore kindly ask you to include only information and data in your documents which are relevant for the assessment of your application (e.g. curriculum vitae with relevant references and certificates). For instance, please feel free to upload your CV without a picture.

Beiersdorf North America Company Culture Highlights

• Winner of Comparably's Award for Best Company Outlook 2024
• Winner of Comparably's Award for Best Sales Team 2023, 2024
• Winner of Comparably's Award for Best Leadership Teams 2023
• Winner of Comparably's Award for Best Company Culture 2023
• Winner of Comparably's Award for Best Company Compensation 2022, 2023
• Winner of Comparably's Award for Happiest Employees 2022,2023
• Winner of Comparably's Award for Best Company for Diversity 2022
• Beiersdorf North America is ranked in the top 5% of companies for CEO rating on Comparably
• Beiersdorf North America is ranked in the top 10% of companies for Leadership rating on Comparably

Check us out on Comparably: https://www.comparably.com/companies/beiersdorf

Having trouble applying? Go to www.BeiersdorfUSA.com to search our careers page. Beiersdorf is an Equal Opportunity Employer.