VP, Financial Planning & Analysis

Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, the Vice President, Corporate FP&A will serve as a senior enterprise finance leader responsible for leading all corporate FP&A and strategic finance activities across Keurig Dr Pepper.

This role owns enterprise-wide financial planning, performance management, capital allocation, and executive/Board reporting. The VP will act as a trusted advisor to the CEO, CFO, and Executive Leadership Team, ensuring financial decisions are grounded in rigorous analytics, clear trade-offs, and a focus on long-term value creation.

This is a highly visible role requiring both hands-on analytical leadership and executive influence, with responsibility for building a best-in-class FP&A function, enhancing financial systems and processes, and driving enterprise-wide financial rigor.

Key responsibilities of the role include:

Enterprise Financial Planning & Performance Management

• Own and lead all enterprise financial planning processes, including long‑range planning, the annual operating plan (AOP), monthly forecasts, and target‑setting across BeverageCo.
• Establish and manage enterprise performance targets, scorecards, and KPIs across sales, profit, cash, capex, innovation, and strategic initiatives.
• Drive enterprise cash flow forecasting, working capital insights, and capital structure considerations.
• Oversee legal entity‑level forecasting to support tax projections

SG&A, Productivity & Overheads Management

• Provide enterprise level oversight of SG&A planning, reporting, and productivity initiatives.
• Partner with HR and Finance leadership on compensation design (bonus, LTI, benefits) and enterprise workforce cost modeling.
• Identify indirect productivity opportunities and performance gaps; partner with business leaders to drive corrective actions.
• Ensure consistent assumptions, governance, and insight across overhead planning and reporting.

Capital Allocation, Capex & Return Management

• Own enterprise capital allocation strategy, including setting return hurdle thresholds, capex management, inorganic optionality, dividend policy, and share repurchase analysis.
• Lead capex target setting, project prioritization, and investment tradeoffs across the enterprise.
• Oversee capex investment post audits to assess value realization and drive accountability.
• Lead buy versus lease analysis, depreciation forecasting, and capital lifecycle analytics.

Strategic Finance, Innovation & Inorganic Growth

• Evaluate innovation investments, sustainability projects, and strategic initiatives through rigorous financial modeling and scenario analysis.
• Support inorganic optionality, including M&A, partnerships, and strategic projects, with robust valuation, return, and risk analysis.
• Benchmark BeverageCo’s performance and strategic positioning against competitors and best-in-class peers.

Systems, Data & Enterprise Analytics

• Own financial systems administration and governance for enterprise planning, forecasting, and analytics tools (e.g., TM1).
• Partner with IT and Finance Systems teams to manage and prioritize financial system enhancements.
• Drive continuous improvement in finance processes, modeling standards, automation, and analytical capabilities.

Executive Leadership & Board of Directors Support

• Serve as the primary FP&A and Strategic Finance advisor to the CEO, CFO, ELT, and Board of Directors.
• Lead preparation of enterprise financial materials for ELT and Board meetings, ensuring clarity, rigor, and executive ready storytelling.
• Support earnings related analysis and review, including MD&A, SEC filings (10-Q, 10-K, 8-K) and non-GAAP measures.
• Anticipate risks, sensitivities, and tradeoffs; proactively bring forward recommendations and decision frameworks.

Team Leadership & Enterprise Collaboration

• Lead and develop the entire Corporate FP&A and Strategic Finance organization, spanning FP&A, SG&A, Capex, minority investments, systems, and governance.
• Coach Directors and senior leaders across Finance, serving as a thought partner on complex analytical and strategic topics.
• Partner closely with Business Units, HR, Legal, R&D, Corporate Affairs, IT, and Finance leadership to ensure alignment and execution.
• Foster a high performance, analytically rigorous, enterprise first finance culture 

• Salary Range: $218,800 - $310,000
• Actual placement within the compensation range may vary depending on experience, skills, and other factors
• Benefits, subject to election and eligibility: Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Paid Time Off (including paid parental leave, vacation, and sick time), 401k with company match, Tuition Reimbursement, and Mileage Reimbursement
• Annual bonus based on performance and eligibility

The ideal candidate will have 15+ years of broad and deep financial and operational experience with significant experience in and leadership of a financial planning & analysis function.  This individual will have a demonstrated track record of leading a world class FP&A organization in a dynamic and changing environment.  In addition, s/he will have demonstrated financial leadership skills and expertise with an emphasis on financial analysis, models, budgeting, management reporting and forecasting.  It is paramount that this person be a strategic thinker who has developed new ways of evaluating and planning business whether as a result of a shift in strategic direction, disruption to the business model or entry into new markets.

Experience & Qualifications

• 15+ years of progressive finance experience, including significant leadership in Corporate FP&A
• Experience operating in a large, matrixed, multi-business organization, ideally within CPG or a related industry
• Proven track record of partnering with CEOs, CFOs, ELTs, and Boards
• Strong expertise in financial planning, capital allocation, modeling, and performance management
• Public company experience with knowledge of financial reporting, GAAP, and earnings processes
• Experience leading large-scale transformation initiatives (systems, processes, or operating model)
• Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or CFA preferred

Leadership & Personal Attributes

• Strategic thinker with strong business acumen and enterprise mindset
• Ability to influence and challenge senior stakeholders with credibility
• Hands-on leader with strong analytical depth and attention to detail
• Proven ability to build, lead, and develop high-performing teams
• Strong communication skills with the ability to translate complex analysis into clear insights
• Operates with a high degree of ownership, urgency, and accountability

Keurig Dr Pepper (Nasdaq: KDP) is a leading beverage company with more than 150 owned, licensed and partner brands that meet a wide range of needs and occasions. Our North American refreshment beverage business holds leadership positions across carbonated soft drinks, water, juice and mixers with a portfolio of iconic brands such as Dr Pepper®, Canada Dry®, Mott’s®, A&W®, Peñafiel®, GHOST®, 7UP®, Snapple®, Clamato® and Core Hydration®. Our global coffee business spans more than 100 markets and includes the leading Keurig® single‑serve brewing system in the U.S. and Canada, along with powerhouse brands such as Peet’s, L’OR and Jacobs, and other regional coffee leaders. Our more than 50,000 employees aim to enhance the experience of every beverage and coffee occasion while making a positive impact for people, communities and the planet.

We strive to be an employer of choice, providing a culture and opportunities that empower our team to grow and develop. We offer robust benefits to support your health and wellness as well as your personal and financial well-being. We also provide employee programs designed to enhance your professional growth and development, while ensuring you feel valued, inspired and appreciated at work.

Whatever your area of expertise, at KDP you can be a part of a team that’s proud of its brands, partnerships, innovation and growth. Will you join us?

Keurig Dr Pepper is an equal opportunity employer and recruits qualified applicants and advances in employment its employees without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability or association with a person with a disability, medical condition, genetic information, ethnic or national origin, marital status, veteran status, or any other status protected by law.

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