Work Shift: Day Pay Type: Salary Hourly Rate (if applicable): N/A Targeted Base Salary Range (if applicable): $103,000.00 - $133,700.00 JOB OVERVIEW: The Finance “Co-Pilot” serves as a strategic thought partner to business leaders, translating financial data into actionable insights that drive performance, accountability, and decision-making. This role partners closely with functional leaders to support planning, forecasting, investment decisions, finance acumen and operational execution while ensuring financial rigor and alignment with enterprise strategy and governance standards. As a proactive advisor, the Finance Co-Pilot moves beyond reporting to influence outcomes -challenging assumptions, identifying risks and opportunities, and helping leaders understand the financial impact of their decisions in real time. RESPONSIBILITIES: ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: Strategic Partnership & Decision Support Act as a trusted finance partner to assigned business functions, providing financial guidance to support strategic, operational, and investment decisions. Serve as a “co-pilot” to leaders by proactively identifying financial risks, opportunities, and trade-offs tied to business initiatives. Support business cases, ROI analyses, and scenario modeling for new initiatives, capital investments, and process changes. Promote governance and control standards in alignment with BDG policies. Act as a coach building finance acumen in the function they co-pilot. Financial Planning & Performance Management Lead or support forecasting, budgeting, and long-range planning activities in partnership with functional leaders. Translate complex financial data into clear, actionable insights for non-finance stakeholders leveraging the COE and FP&A data & insights manager Monitor financial performance against plans, identify drivers of variance, and recommend corrective actions. Analytics, Insights & Storytelling Leverage dashboards, KPIs, and financial models that provide timely visibility into performance as delivered by the COE Be a Champion of automation collaborating with the Data & Insights Manager to develop standard analysis for the business. Be a champion of collaboration with your co-pilot peers to connect the dots beyond the function co-piloted and help the business view the holistic impact of decision making. Connect operational metrics to financial outcomes to help leaders understand cause-and-effect relationships. Deliver clear, concise financial narratives that enable informed decision-making at all levels of the organization. Operational & Cross-Functional Collaboration Partner with cross-functional teams (e.g., Operations, Supply Chain, Commercial, IT, HR) to align financial objectives with execution. Engage with the COE, partner with your peers’ co-pilots and the Data & Inisghts Finance Manager to build a continuous improvement model of the financial decision support enhancing automation and DIY models where it makes sense, reducing ad-hoc analysis to specific strategic needs with high ROI for BDG Support continuous improvement efforts by quantifying benefits, tracking savings, and validating results engaging with the COE Ensure financial considerations are embedded early in business discussions, not just after decisions are made. Governance & Financial Discipline Ensure adherence to financial policies, controls, and governance standards while enabling business agility. Balance financial rigor with practicality, helping leaders navigate constraints without slowing progress. Support audit readiness and data integrity as needed. Leadership & Capability Building Coach business leaders on financial acumen, helping elevate financial understanding across the organization. Mentor junior finance team members or analysts as applicable, in particular in collaboration with the COE team Contribute to the evolution of finance tools, processes, and ways of working. Top five leadership skills that will be critical to succeed: Business Acumen Manage Vision and Purpose Drive for Results Influence without authority Sound Judgement under Uncertainty Specifics to the function co-piloted Partner with Supply Chain Leadership to understand key decision criteria and support optimum solutions including Modelling continuous network optimization Innovation network needs Transportation analysis 3rd party provider liaison and analysis Transportation & Warehousing Financial Performance Management incorporating Variance root cause analysis with recommendations of corrective actions where necessary Identification of cost saving opportunities Drive opportunities for performance improvements through linking non-financial KPis to financial returns Lead T&W Performance Forecasting incorporating Rates – risks & opportunities Fixed warehousing utilization Drive business needs driven T&W AOP providing appropriate influence and challenge Monitor trade deduction performance identifying root causes and opportunities for corrective action. Partner Procurement team incorporating Variance analysis Identifying opportunities for cost savings Efficient decision support Drive AOP standards for raw materials and packaging Inventory Risk Management including identification of risks and mitigating action. Desired Qualifications 6–10+ years of progressive finance experience, including business partnering, FP&A, or operational finance. Strong analytical, modeling, and problem-solving skills with the ability to synthesize complex data. Demonstrated ability to influence without authority and build trusted partnerships with senior leaders. Excellent communication skills with a proven ability to translate financial concepts for non-finance audiences. Experience in a manufacturing, supply chain, or complex operational environment preferred. Educational Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field (MBA or CPA preferred). Combination of education, certifications, and commensurate experience will be considered in lieu of a degree. WHY BLUE DIAMOND? In addition to working at the world’s largest, state-of-the-art almond manufacturer, we offer a safe and collaborative team environment, with numerous opportunities for free training and career advancement. Check out the BDG Benefits, Health & Wellness Guide HERE . Grow your career. Partner with us. We Are the Almond People! Ready to get started? Apply now! Blue Diamond Growers (BDG) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. BDG provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, color, age, religion, protected veteran or disability status, or genetic information. BDG also complies with all provisions of the U.S. Government's Executive Order 11246 dated September 24, 1965 and the rules, regulations and relevant orders of the Secretary of Labor. Introduce yourself to our recruiters and we'll get in touch if there's a role that seems like a good match. About Blue Diamond In 1910 a cooperative of 230 California almond growers formed with the following core values: To build strong relationships among growers and with their customers; To communicate directly and honestly; and To work as a team to realize the best return on their investment. More than a century later, Blue Diamond Growers still adheres to these values at every level of our operation. Our employees are strongly committed to the brand and to each other - the word "family" is often used to describe our culture. Today, Blue Diamond Growers represents more than 3,000 almond growers in California - the state that provides over 80% of the world's supply. We are one of the most recognized food brands in the world, with annual sales exceeding $1billion. We believe in transparency and honest communication. Our work style is team-based, working together to innovate, process, and distribute the best almond products to the world. After more than 100 years, our core values of integrity, partnership, innovation and quality remain strong. Our commitment to excellence has driven Blue Diamond's unprecedented growth, innovation, high quality, and value. You'll find these values at work throughout our company. We strive for a diverse workforce, always aiming for greater levels of inclusion. In addition to a robust benefits package, we offer an employee wellness and fitness program, in which a majority of our workforce currently participates.
