What are the responsibilities and job description for the Manager I Finance position at Stop & Shop?
Category/Area of Expertise: Accounting/Finance
Job Requisition: 496952
Address: USA-MA-Quincy-1385 Hancock Street
Store Code: Finance - Brands (5148570)
Here at Stop & Shop, we've been serving our customers and neighborhoods for more than a century. A lot has changed in that time, but one thing hasn't: Stop & Shop is a place where everyone can thrive and feel like they're part of family.
Our more than 50,000 associates enjoy competitive salaries, comprehensive benefits and discounts to support professional and personal journeys and flexibility that fits their lives.
We invite you to pull up a seat and discover the ways you can make an impact. There's always room at our table!
As the Manager I, Finance, you will serve as the primary strategic financial architect for the Stop & Shop Marketing organization. This is a high-visibility, individual contributor leadership role designed for a candidate who thrives at the intersection of data-driven insights and retail / marketing strategy.
You won't just be "running the numbers", you will be the financial co-pilot to the Marketing teams, ensuring every dollar spent on promotions, media, and coupons drives sustainable growth and brand loyalty.
What we ask of you:
• Strategic Financial Leadership: Lead the financial strategy and long-range planning for the Marketing department, aligning departmental spending with broader corporate financial goals.
• Media & Ad Spend Planning: Understanding actual results and insights on a period basis and partnering with ADUSA on accrual entry and research. Partner with the Media team to evaluate the ROI of advertising channels (Digital, TV, Print, Social) and provide recommendations on budget reallocation to maximize impact. Partner with Director Commercial Finance on Monetization tracking and its impact to Shopper Marketing.
• Promotion & Coupon Management: Analyze the effectiveness of promotional events across personalized marketing offers. Partner with Stop & Shop Loyalty / Marketing understand impact of Kiosk "free items" and its contribution to the brand results.
• Loyalty & Personalization Partnership: Collaborate closely with the Loyalty Team to dissect program results. Partner with loyalty team to track total outstanding points, estimating the redemption of points to understand financial impact. Recommend solves when identifying potential overspends. You will help the business understand how loyalty data impacts customer behavior through financial analysis and insights.
• Financial Planning: Conduct weekly financial readouts to track marketing expenses against KPIs, identify immediate risks or opportunities. Execute weekly forecast planning (latest estimate), annual budgeting and planned forecast cycles.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Act as the financial "connective tissue" between Marketing, Merchandising, and Corporate Accounting to ensure accurate forecasting and performance tracking.
• Insightful Analysis: Move beyond reporting to provide "the story" behind the data, delivering actionable insights to senior leadership regarding market trends. Ability to notice when something doesn't seem right (or inaccurate), completing research and (if needed) determine the root cause and work with others (across other brands and ADUSA) to solve and prevent in the future.
What you bring to the table:
Core Competencies
Required Qualifications
What we bring to the table:
If you are passionate about customer service, thrive in a dynamic environment, and are committed to making a difference, we invite you to apply .
The salary range for this position is $106,480 -$159,720 and will be commensurate with background, experience as well as internal equity.
Stop & Shop is an equal opportunity employer. We comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws. Qualified applicants are considered without regard to sex, race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, marital status (including civil unions), military service, veteran status, pregnancy (including childbirth and related medical conditions), genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, legally recognized disability, domestic violence victim status or any other characteristic protected by law.
Job Requisition: 496952
Address: USA-MA-Quincy-1385 Hancock Street
Store Code: Finance - Brands (5148570)
Here at Stop & Shop, we've been serving our customers and neighborhoods for more than a century. A lot has changed in that time, but one thing hasn't: Stop & Shop is a place where everyone can thrive and feel like they're part of family.
Our more than 50,000 associates enjoy competitive salaries, comprehensive benefits and discounts to support professional and personal journeys and flexibility that fits their lives.
We invite you to pull up a seat and discover the ways you can make an impact. There's always room at our table!
As the Manager I, Finance, you will serve as the primary strategic financial architect for the Stop & Shop Marketing organization. This is a high-visibility, individual contributor leadership role designed for a candidate who thrives at the intersection of data-driven insights and retail / marketing strategy.
You won't just be "running the numbers", you will be the financial co-pilot to the Marketing teams, ensuring every dollar spent on promotions, media, and coupons drives sustainable growth and brand loyalty.
What we ask of you:
• Strategic Financial Leadership: Lead the financial strategy and long-range planning for the Marketing department, aligning departmental spending with broader corporate financial goals.
• Media & Ad Spend Planning: Understanding actual results and insights on a period basis and partnering with ADUSA on accrual entry and research. Partner with the Media team to evaluate the ROI of advertising channels (Digital, TV, Print, Social) and provide recommendations on budget reallocation to maximize impact. Partner with Director Commercial Finance on Monetization tracking and its impact to Shopper Marketing.
• Promotion & Coupon Management: Analyze the effectiveness of promotional events across personalized marketing offers. Partner with Stop & Shop Loyalty / Marketing understand impact of Kiosk "free items" and its contribution to the brand results.
• Loyalty & Personalization Partnership: Collaborate closely with the Loyalty Team to dissect program results. Partner with loyalty team to track total outstanding points, estimating the redemption of points to understand financial impact. Recommend solves when identifying potential overspends. You will help the business understand how loyalty data impacts customer behavior through financial analysis and insights.
• Financial Planning: Conduct weekly financial readouts to track marketing expenses against KPIs, identify immediate risks or opportunities. Execute weekly forecast planning (latest estimate), annual budgeting and planned forecast cycles.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Act as the financial "connective tissue" between Marketing, Merchandising, and Corporate Accounting to ensure accurate forecasting and performance tracking.
• Insightful Analysis: Move beyond reporting to provide "the story" behind the data, delivering actionable insights to senior leadership regarding market trends. Ability to notice when something doesn't seem right (or inaccurate), completing research and (if needed) determine the root cause and work with others (across other brands and ADUSA) to solve and prevent in the future.
What you bring to the table:
Core Competencies
- Business Partnership : Build and maintain great trusted relationships and also challenge appropriately.
- Functional Collaboration : Success depends on your ability to influence others across different departments.
- Agility : The retail landscape changes daily; you must be able to pivot strategies as consumer behavior shifts.
- Communication : The ability to translate complex financial concepts into "marketing-speak" for non-finance stakeholders.
Required Qualifications
- Experience: Minimum of 5 years of progressive experience in finance, ideally within Retail, CPG, or a high-volume consumer-facing industry.
- Financial Planning Expertise : Strong background in corporate budgeting, forecasting and P&L management within a large-scale, matrixed organization. Work through multiple journal entries and account reconciliations - understanding of accounting concepts desired.
- Education: Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field (MBA a plus).
- Analytical Rigor: Advanced proficiency in financial modeling and data visualization. You should be comfortable navigating complex datasets to find simple truths.
- Strategic Mindset: Proven ability to think several steps ahead and understand how marketing decisions impact the bottom line across the entire enterprise.
What we bring to the table:
- Culture committed to celebrating diverse backgrounds and experiences
- Comprehensive benefits
- Opportunities for professional development and career growth
- Associate discounts
- Team of associates dedicated to serving our local customers and supporting our communities
If you are passionate about customer service, thrive in a dynamic environment, and are committed to making a difference, we invite you to apply .
The salary range for this position is $106,480 -$159,720 and will be commensurate with background, experience as well as internal equity.
Stop & Shop is an equal opportunity employer. We comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws. Qualified applicants are considered without regard to sex, race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, marital status (including civil unions), military service, veteran status, pregnancy (including childbirth and related medical conditions), genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, legally recognized disability, domestic violence victim status or any other characteristic protected by law.
Salary : $106,480 - $159,720