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# Portfolio Growth Team - Finance Lead

- **Company:** Mars
- **Location:** Franklin, TN, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Power BI, Microsoft Copilot
- **Published:** October 14, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.jofdav.com/jobs/60106192-portfolio-growth-team-finance-lead

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree in finance or related field. MS/MBA is preferred.
 * 7+ years of Finance Business Partnership experience. Marketing/Sales/Brand Finance experience is preferred.
 * Experience in a broad (full P&L) finance role is highly preferred.
 * CPG/Food/Bev experience is a plus
 * Demonstrated analytical and insights capabilities with advanced Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills, intermediate Power BI.
 * Strong track record of influencing senior business leaders and driving performance outcomes.
 * Excellent analytical, strategic thinking, and communication skills.

## Description

As the Finance Lead, you will act as the strategic financial co-pilot for the Portfolio Growth Team (PGT). This role is accountable for co-creating and executing profitable long-term growth strategies and managing the Portfolio's operational and financial health. You will provide critical financial leadership, making strategic investment trade-offs to maximize sustainable growth and ensure financial delivery against commitments. You will ensure all innovation and commercial initiatives align with the Portfolio's strategic and financial objectives., * Strategic Co-Pilot:You will have primary partnership, collaboration, and co-piloting responsibilities with PGT Marketing Directors and cross-functional PGT leadership on the end-to-end strategic management process. This role is a key architect of the Portfolio's long-term value creation plan.

 * Financial Governance:This role will align the cross-functional organization, leveraging finance leadership as needed, to deliver a portfolio of projects and initiatives that meet newly designed financial frameworks, models, and hurdles designed to accelerate revenue and profit growth.
 * Performance Management:You will work cross-functionally to deliver accurate P&L analysis, expanded financial performance projections, and rigorous post-launch review analysis for all Portfolio activities. You will own the narrative of Portfolio financial performance in partnership with the PGT lead.
 * Investment Optimization:This role will design and develop robust financial models to analyze and optimize the Portfolio's portfolio and guide resource allocation. You will provide in-depth financial analysis and recommendations on key Portfolio strategies, ensuring investments are deployed against the highest value opportunities.
 * Standardization & Best Practices:You will proactively partner with other Finance Co-pilots to ensure standardized best practices are implemented, while also providing the financial leadership for the PGTs in support of portfolio development, growth, and innovation management.
 * Change Leadership:This role will drive the acclimation and adaptation of step-changed ways of working through influence, education, and training of Marketing, Cross-Functional, and One Demand Finance associates in new processes, tools, and defined best practices.