Director, Brand Finance

About Us

We believe the right food can heal us. We harness the power of simple, clean, and responsible ingredients so that all people can get back to feeling human.

When we first realized we needed to “Get Back to Human,” we were in the same place a lot of people are today. We tried to live a “healthy” lifestyle — avoided junk food, exercised, read some labels — but we knew we could feel and perform better. When all was said and done, the answer was pretty clear: replacing weird, industrial ingredients with simple, healthier ones was the key to thriving, not just surviving. Motivated by health and wellness learnings, we set out to create a food brand that brought to life their newfound passion and human-centric philosophy.

Today, Hu makes a variety of delicious snacks and confections, including our award-winning dark chocolate bars, milk chocolate bars, chocolate-covered nuts and fruit, and baking chips. We aim to be a brand that leads with taste and nutrition, while balancing that ambition with a human-centric focus on purpose, sustainability, and ethical sourcing. We’re on a journey to get all people back to feeling human.

About the Role

Hu is looking for a chocolate-loving Director of Brand Finance to join our Finance team. The Director of Brand Finance will have end-to-end P&L ownership for the Hu and Enjoy Life brands, shepherding the brand to greater revenue heights while protecting the margin and bottom line. The Director of Brand Finance will act as a cross functional business partner to internal and external stakeholders (Supply Chain, Commercial, Marketing, Mondelez) with the objective of driving greater visibility to business performance, accountability in the functions for results, and epic decision support. The Director of Brand Finance will report directly to the CFO / COO.

Responsibilities:

End to End P&L Ownership (Hu and Enjoy Life brands):

• Expertise of the numbers behind the business inside and out - serve as the subject matter expert for all internal stakeholders and relevant areas (Revenue, Trade, COGS, Marketing Spend)
• Responsible for full P&L variance analyses during Month-end close
• Develops and delivers timely and efficient monthly financial reports, variance analyses with clear commentary to focus organization on key insights & actionable items; translates numbers into actions and the “so what” for Mondelez
• Coordinates content for monthly business reviews with Mondelez

Strategic Planning:

• Responsible for leading the quarterly forecasts and annual strategic plans through P&L assumptions validation, financial modeling and presentation support
• Contributes to the financial metrics of the three-year strategic plan

Decision Support:

• Provide key strategic financial advice to the Leadership Team, assisting and counseling them on all major business decisions.
• Serve as financial resource for evaluating key business opportunities.

Continuous Improvement:

• Identifies and implements broad continuous improvements – whether those are financial or internal process – to drive efficiencies in the business and reinvest those dollars / hours into the brand
• Supports the VP of Marketing and VP of Sales to monitor trade spend & performance and drive improvements in planning/recovery of trade spend, including close accrual management
• Partners with Mondelez for broad, strategic projects that directly improve Hu’s bottom line

Team Leadership

• Lead two financial analysts, directing their work and ensuring quality of deliverables
• Mentor their careers and provide opportunities for growth and development

About You

The requirements of the role are:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, MBA a plus
• 8-10 years relevant finance experience in consumer packaged goods industry
• Acts with a focus on business partnership with senior leaders – a high level of professionalism and ability to effectively communicate information with internal and external stakeholders in a positive and influential manner
• Ability to work independently and proven success in a fast paced, matrixed organization
• Self-starter with proven track record of working through ambiguity, building relationships and consensus among diverse teams
• Experience setting up new processes and demonstrated strong analytic capability
• Ability to handle multiple projects in a fast paced, rapid growth start-up environment.
• Excellent communication and executive presentation skills
• Experience with people leadership and mentorship skills

Why you should work for Hu:

Our Culture

• Diversity, Equity & Inclusion is important to us. Our incredible employees lead our DEI Council.
• Employee Volunteer Program – giving back is what makes us Human. We partner with incredible organizations to give opportunities to our employees to give back.
• We are big proponents of Humility (it’s one of our Values). At Hu, we foster a feedback-orientated environment
• We are a small team (but growing) – you can help shape our culture! You also see how your work moves the needle. Your contributions are recognized, rewarded and above all, valued.
• We are a small but fast-moving company and the growth opportunities are endless!

Our Mission

We obsessively vet every ingredient to unite unbeatable taste with unmatched simplicity. We go beyond what is easy and expected to ensure that our products and our practices are ethical and put humanity first. We help people Get Back to Human.

Our Values

• Humanity – We use our company to create a positive impact for our fellow humans from growers to eaters, from bean to bar, from our communities to our world at every possible point.
• Hunger – We have an insatiable hunger to make the best possible products and to keep making them better. We craft food that no one else can because we never sacrifice taste or our ingredient guardrails.
• Hustle – We celebrate willingness to work both hard and smart, acting entrepreneurially with perseverance, tenacity, and ingenuity.
• Humility – We face both our successes and setbacks with a mindset of growth, constantly questioning, learning from and evolving past convictions.

Equal Opportunity Employment

As Hu’s first value states, we use our company to create a positive impact for all humans. We seek to recruit and include people with a diversity of abilities, backgrounds, and cultures to better serve our diverse community of customers.

Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer Minorities/Females/Protected Veterans/Persons with Disabilities. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination under Federal law. For more information, please see EEO is the Law.