Title:  Finance Manager

As a Finance Manager at Kellanova, your responsibilities include complex financial analysis across functions and business units. You’ll establish and monitor short- and long-term financial goals, provide insights on profit drivers, and manage monthly financial variance analysis with recommendations for improvement. This role is hybrid and based in the Chicago, IL area.

As part of Kellanova’s Away from Home (AFH) team, you’ll support financial strategy for products sold outside traditional grocery channels—think convenience stores, cafeterias, college campuses, and airports. You’ll play a key role in budgeting and forecasting, managing monthly close processes, and building full P&Ls that feed into Kellanova North America (KNA) Finance. This is a hands-on role requiring strong analytical skills and advanced Excel proficiency to drive insights and support decision-making.

A Taste of What You’ll Be Doing

• Budgeting, Forecasting & Reporting – Lead monthly forecasting cycles and support annual budget development. Own the monthly close process for the Away from Home business and build complete P&Ls that roll up to KNA Finance. Perform ROI and variance analysis to support business decisions.
• Analytical Storytelling – Break down financial data to uncover trends and drivers. Respond to ad hoc requests with clear, actionable insights that help tell the story behind the numbers.
• Process Ownership – Work independently to manage reporting requirements and improve efficiency in budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis. Excel will be your primary tool—think pivot tables, VLOOKUPs, and offline modeling.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration – Partner with Sales Finance, Commercial Strategy, Supply Chain, and Marketing to gather inputs and drive performance. Exposure to the AFH CFO and KNA Finance teams is part of the role.

We’re Looking for Someone With

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or related field 
• Strong experience in budgeting, forecasting, and full P&L ownership
• Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, VLOOKUPs)
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines
• Strong analytical skills with a knack for storytelling through data
• Excellent communication skills and comfort working across teams

Compensation

The annual salary range is $107,400 - $140,910, which is based on various factors such as location, experience and skill. Discretionary bonuses based on company and individual performance are also available.

What’s Next

Applications for this position will be accepted through September 18th, 2025. After you apply, your application will be reviewed by a real recruiter, so it may take us a few weeks to get back with you by email or phone. Visit our How We Hire page to get insights into our hiring process and more about what we offer. All applicants must have permanent legal authorization to work in the United States. Kellanova does not sponsor employment visas for this role.

Need assistance throughout the application or hiring process? Email USA.Recruitment@Kellanova.com.

Benefits include medical, dental, vision, life, accidental death & dismemberment insurance, employee assistance program, short-term disability coverage, and long-term disability insurance. Also, voluntary income protection benefits such as supplemental life, accident as well as a 401(k) plan with company contributions is available. Part-time employees may have access to benefits on a pro-rated basis.  See KellanovaTotalHealth.com for more information.

Get to Know Us

At Kellanova, we are driven by our vision to be the world’s best-performing snacks-led powerhouse, unleashing the full potential of our differentiated brands and our passionate people. Our portfolio of iconic, world-class brands include Pringles, Cheez-It, Pop-Tarts, MorningStar Farms, Special K, Krave, Zucaritas, Tresor, Crunchy Nut, among others.

Kellanova’s Culture of Best means we bring our best to all that we do in pursuit of our vision to be the world’s best performing snacks-led powerhouse. Our culture celebrates boldness and empowers our people to challenge the status quo, achieve results, and win together.

Our focus on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (ED&I) enables us to build a culture of belonging where all employees have a place at the table and are inspired to share their passion, talents and ideas to work.

Mars has agreed to acquire Kellanova in a combination that will shape the future of snacking! The transaction is anticipated to close towards the end of 2025 (subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals). The companies remain separate until closing.

You can learn more at www.futureofsnacking.com, and our hiring teams will be happy to discuss further questions if your application advances in the hiring process.

Let’s shape the future of snacking.

Kellanova is an Equal Opportunity Employer that strives to provide an inclusive work environment, a seat for everyone at the table, and embraces the diverse talent of its people. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, disability, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, sexual orientation, age, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. For more information regarding our efforts to advance Equity, Diversity & Inclusion, please visit our website here.