The Kraft Heinz Company is looking for Finance Lead, Category Finance - Cheese in Chicago, IL. This local job opportunity with ID 3863321085 is live since 2026-10-02 08:16:19.

Overview

In this role you help bridge finance execution with platform-level strategy for the Cheese business. You'll connect core forecasting, planning, and performance routines to clear priorities and actionable recommendations for leadership. You lead finance integration across the Cheese platform, coach managers, and translate category insights into decisions that improve execution and longer-range planning. You work with cross-functional partners to drive faster, better-informed leadership decisions and clearer ownership of financial outcomes. This is a chance to shape platform-level finance in a fast-paced consumer goods environment.

Compensation / Benefits

• medical, dental, and vision coverage
• 7% 401(k) matching
• discretionary bonus opportunities
• wellbeing programs and resources
• flexible work arrangements
• leave and holidays

Responsibilities

• Lead platform finance integration across forecasting, planning, and performance management to set clear platform priorities and actions
• Coach two Category Finance Managers to improve output quality, execution consistency, and recommendations
• Partner with platform leadership on strategic planning, CAPEX prioritization, and margin improvement opportunities
• Lead planning and performance routines requiring cross-category integration (1YP, Quarterly Sufficiency Reviews, non-monthly processes)
• Translate category risks, opportunities, and drivers into platform-level recommendations for leadership
• Develop leadership-ready materials that simplify complex financial information into implications and next steps
• Support business reviews by integrating category outputs into a broader platform perspective
• Strengthen tools and processes to improve forecast explainability, decision quality, and execution speed
• Clarify ownership and coordination across the finance team and cross-functional partners

Key requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related field
• 6-8+ years of finance experience with forecasting, planning, and cross-functional partnership
• Strong financial analysis, forecasting, and planning capabilities with advanced Excel and financial modeling
• Clear, effective communication across cross-functional teams for leadership audiences
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills in fast-moving environments
• Ability to move beyond execution to strategic thinking and proactive decision support
• Experience coaching and developing others and improving team outputs
• Strong organizational judgment and prioritization to manage competing demands

• clear communication
• coaching and development
• cross-functional collaboration
• advanced Microsoft Excel
• financial modeling
• ERP familiarity (SAP, Oracle or equivalent)