Finance Associate Co-Pilot

The Finance Associate supports budget management for Nutrition & Health R&D, partnering with Finance and R&D leadership to track objectives, improve processes, and maintain a compliant control environment. The role collaborates with cross-functional teams to generate ROI insights and drive synergies across portfolios.

Position Summary

As the Finance Associate, you will assist the Finance function and the R&D Leadership Team with budgeting to monitor progress toward Nutrition & Health R&D objectives and portfolio output within approved budgets and plans. You will seek process efficiencies, implement improvements, and maintain an auditable control framework. Collaboration with Nutrition & Health Finance teams and the broader R&D community is essential to create synergies and shared outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Finance Lead with planning and coordinating the R&D budget including internal and external components, ensuring cost control and accurate reporting across the Nutrition & Health Leadership team and Categories by leveraging I2L, data analysis, and reporting tools, including PCA in the Management Letter.
• Contribute to end-to-end fixed asset management, from CAPEX envelope controls to timely capitalization of assets and depreciation simulations.
• Help the Finance Lead derive insights on I&R financials and R&D costs relative to the P&L (iNNS, %CMC, %COP1) to assess ROI and the portfolio's accretive or dilutive impact.
• Communicate budgeting cycles for quarter end and the preliminary next-year budget.
• Prepare monthly budget review meetings with the various R&D leaders.
• Provide ongoing support to the Finance Lead, track relevant information, respond to ad hoc requests, and generate targeted analyses.
• Maintain adherence to auditable processes and compliance requirements.
• Support special projects and other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Master degree in Business, Finance, or a related field with a process-oriented approach.
• Experience using AI tools for prompting and analysis, including Co-Pilot.
• Proficiency in Power Query, DAX, and Power BI dashboard development.
• Strong proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word).

Education

• Master degree in Business, Finance, or related field.

Technologies

• Co-Pilot
• I2L
• Power Query
• DAX
• Power BI
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Microsoft Word

Location

Bridgewater, NJ (onsite)

Benefits

• Performance-based incentives
• Healthcare coverage
• 401k with company match

Preferred Skills

• Speed, independence, curiosity, proactivity, and willingness to learn are essential. The role requires the ability to receive feedback from multiple stakeholders and translate it into effective ways of working.
• Strong team player with the ability to convey complex business decisions to a diverse audience.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to engage with personnel at all levels.
• Capability to provide constructive feedback to enable process improvements.
• Organizational skills and the ability to manage and prioritize workloads to meet business needs.
• Innovative, process-oriented mindset with strong data management and analytical abilities.
• Proven ability to develop and maintain solid cross-functional relationships.
• Skill in drawing conclusions and making decisions under incomplete or ambiguous data conditions.