Financial Business Partner Manager

RESPONSIBILITIES - WITH OUR CONSUMER AT THE HEART YOUR KEY FOCUS WILL BE

• Lead the Brazil Finance Performance, Commercial Finance and Revenue Growth Management agenda, acting as a strategic business partner to the Brazil Leadership Team and translating commercial strategy into financial outcomes.
• Own the end-to-end financial performance of the business, including P&L management, forecasting, planning, risks and opportunities, ensuring clear visibility of current and future performance.
• Drive the annual planning, target-setting and performance management processes, aligning commercial objectives, financial commitments and resource allocation to deliver sustainable profitable growth.
• Partner with Sales, Marketing, Customer Marketing and Supply Chain leaders to provide financial challenge, decision support and recommendations on commercial investments, customer agreements, innovations and strategic initiatives.
• Lead the Revenue Growth Management agenda, identifying opportunities across pricing, trade investment, promotional effectiveness, pack-price architecture, product mix and customer profitability to maximize value creation.
• Deliver insightful analysis and executive-level recommendations to the Brazil and LAC Leadership Teams, communicating business performance, risks, opportunities and strategic actions in a clear and compelling manner.
• Lead, coach and develop a high-performing team, including direct management of the Performance Management Coordinator and Senior Commercial Finance & RGM Analyst, while fostering capability development across the broader finance team.
• Drive continuous improvement, governance and financial discipline, enhancing processes, reporting, controls and decision-making through simplification, automation and best-in-class financial practices.

SKILLS - THE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE NEEDED TO CREATE YOUR LEGACY

• Strong experience in Finance within FMCG, consumer goods, beverages or another commercially dynamic industry, with demonstrated responsibility for business performance and commercial decision support.
• Broad experience across Performance Management, FP&A, Commercial Finance and Revenue Growth Management, with the ability to integrate these disciplines into one coherent business agenda.
• 10 Years of experience in Finance with at least 3 years leading financial teams.
• Strong command of full P&L management, forecasting, scenario planning, risk and opportunity management, gross-to-net, pricing, trade investment, rebates, discounts, A&P and profitability analysis.
• Strong understanding of RGM levers, including pricing, mix, pack-price architecture, promotional effectiveness, trade investment optimization, customer profitability and channel economics. With experience evaluating customer and commercial proposals using incremental P&L analysis, ROI, payback, sensitivity analysis.
• Strong business-partnering capability, including the confidence to challenge commercial assumptions constructively and influence decisions without relying solely on formal authority. Operate effectively in a matrix organization.
• Experience leading and developing finance professionals with different levels of seniority, establishing priorities, delegating effectively and creating accountability across the team.
• Executive-level communication and presentation skills, with the ability to simplify complexity and deliver concise, decision-oriented messages to the Brazil and LAC leadership teams.
• Fluency in Portuguese and English. Spanish would be an advantage given the interaction with South America and LAC stakeholders.

PERSONAL QUALITIES – SHARE OUR FOUNDER’S PASSION AND ENTREPRENEURIAL FLAIR

• Strategic and forward-thinking, able to connect short-term business performance with long-term value creation and sustainable growth.
• Commercially minded and consumer-focused, combining strong financial expertise with a deep understanding of brands, customers, channels and market dynamics.
• Influential and collaborative leader, capable of building trusted partnerships across functions and effectively navigating a matrix organization.
• Courageous and intellectually curious, willing to challenge assumptions, ask difficult questions and drive better business decisions through fact-based insights.
• Strong people developer, committed to coaching, empowering and inspiring high-performing teams while fostering a culture of accountability and continuous learning.
• Resilient and adaptable, thriving in fast-paced environments with changing priorities, ambiguity and demanding stakeholder expectations.
• Results-oriented with high ownership, demonstrating accountability, sound judgment and a relentless focus on delivering impactful business outcomes.
• Exceptional communicator and storyteller, able to simplify complexity and confidently present financial and commercial recommendations to senior leadership audiences.

LEADERSHIP AGILITY

At Bacardi we care deeply about finding brilliant talent who can bring the following personal attributes to help elevate our 3Fs: Fearless, Family, Founder culture to the next level.
 

• Belonging: You have a strong capacity to create a culture of ‘Belonging’, where people feel appreciated for who they are, what they do, and who they can become

• Self-Awareness: You have high levels of self-awareness, are reflective and know yourself well, understanding both your own strengths and weaknesses and your impact on others

• People Agility: You bring a deep ability to understand and relate to people and navigate through tough situations to harness and multiply collective performance

• Results Agility: You demonstrate consistent delivery of results in first-time situations by inspiring teams, exhibiting a presence that builds confidence in yourself and others.

• Mental Agility: You can think critically to penetrate complex problems and expand the possibilities by making fresh connections. You think strategically whilst being execution focused and bring creativity to the challenges you’re presented with

• Change Agility: You have a deep natural curiosity, desire to experiment and ability to effectively deal with the heat of change. You have a growth and learning mindset: ready to test, stumble, learn and apply from experience

Disclaimer: Bacardi seeks talent from all backgrounds to bring diversity of thought, agility and capability to our organization across the globe. We promote a working environment where all employees are treated and rewarded fairly. We do not tolerate any form of discrimination that adversely affects individuals or groups on the basis of national origin, race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, age, and any other legally protected aspect of a person’s identity. 

U.S. applicants have rights under Federal Employment Laws.

Perks of Working for us

At Bacardi, we are committed to providing our Primos (employees) with a comprehensive Total Rewards package of compensation, benefits, incentives, allowances, well-being, and much more to meet the needs of themselves and their families. It goes beyond just Cash! The total rewards program is based on pay for performance, whereby the incentive programs are linked to company and individual performance.

Compensation, Paid Time Off & Retirement:

• Competitive Pay Package

• Competitive Holiday/Paid Time Off, plus additional days offered ( i.e., volunteer day, allowing you to give back to the community)

• Retirement/Pension Plan

Health & Wellbeing

• Medical, Critical Illness, and Life Insurance

• Employee Assistance Programs

• Best-in-class, family-friendly, and inclusive leave policies

Additional Benefits

The benefits /perks may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Bacardi, your work location, and are subject to change.

Some benefits may be subject to an employee contribution.

Some benefits may be fully or partially subsidized. Incentive plans are linked to the nature of your employment and can vary based on region, market, function or brand.