Erik Gibbons
Chicago
Summary
Dynamic Senior Finance Manager with extensive experience at PepsiCo, leading teams to optimize $1B+ budgets. Proven track record in financial forecasting and critical thinking, enhancing efficiency through innovative SAP solutions. Passionate about employee training and driving strategic investments, delivering impactful results in fast-paced environments.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Finance Manager
PepsiCo
Chicago
02.2025 - Current
- Led a team of 8 GCC professionals to manage $1,000MM G&A expense budget for Frito and Quaker.
- Streamlined G&A processes for Frito and Quaker while guiding Quaker through PGT transition.
- Consolidated and managed Quaker PO process in collaboration with external GCC team.
- Developed and maintained budgets across multiple functions to enhance efficiency.
- Liaised with sector FP&A teams on G&A performance and execution of strategic investments.
FP&A, Finance Manager
PepsiCo
Chicago
05.2023 - 01.2025
- Led team of 4 individuals to manage $500MM SG&A expense budget for Quaker and Gatorade.
- Collaborated with senior leadership to identify trade-off opportunities for productivity goals.
- Partnered with cross-functional teams to develop and achieve annual SG&A budget.
- Coordinated with sector FP&A teams on execution of strategic investments and cost initiatives.
- Directed team overseeing all SG&A spending, including close and forecast processes.
FP&A, Associate Finance Manager
PepsiCo
Chicago
02.2021 - 04.2023
- Served as a liaison for subject matter experts from the Division and Sector Finance teams, prepared project deliverables and conducted deep dives on current business processes and requirements to ensure PGT design meets the needs of the PBNA Finance Organization
- Supported successful iterative stage gates of PBNA PGT solution for A&M and Capital project SAP A/R Go-Live
- Partnered closely with other PBNA Value Streams to ensure end-to-end integration between the FP&A planning tool (Mosaic) and SAP (S/4)
- Optimized SAP Winshuttle templates (Excel based) by writing excel macros (VBA), reducing project setup time in SAP by 95%
Sales Finance, Associate Finance Manager
PepsiCo
Chicago
04.2019 - 01.2021
- Finance lead for sales, net revenue planning and forecasting for warehouse beverage business at Sam’s Club and BJ’s Wholesale Club; $400MM in annual net revenue combined
- Drove revenue and share growth across key beverage categories, providing expertise and recommendations to senior leaders in the decision-making process
- Provided overall support for period-end results, period forecasting, Quarterly Business Planning (QBP), and Annual Operating Plan (AOP), along with ad-hoc analysis
- Worked with cross-functional teams to manage P&L expectations
Sales Finance, Finance Sr. Analyst & Finance Analyst
PepsiCo
Chicago
05.2017 - 03.2019
- Owned net revenue planning and forecasting for warehouse juice business at Kroger; $100MM in annual net revenue
- Managed P&L, providing overall support for period-end results, period forecasting, Quarterly Business Planning (QBP), and Annual Operating Plan (AOP)
- Monitored consumer movement, competitive market activity, trends in customer shipments, and trade promotional activities to provide accurate volume forecasts
- Performed risk assessment for Kroger CCO (Customer Category Optimization) negotiation process
Commercial Finance, Finance Associate Analyst
PepsiCo
Chicago
10.2015 - 04.2017
- Supported reporting initiatives to build & migrate financial data in SAP into a new reporting tool (SAP BPC) used by sales finance
- Directed and worked cross-functionally with IT to perform an allocation process to break down forecast and AOP into a granular customer and product level
- Acted as an instructor to the sales finance organization to demonstrate utilization of reporting tool SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation) and PSRA (PepsiCo Sales Reporting & Analytics)
- Compiled scorecard (All-Stars Report) to rank customer managers based on net revenue and market share
Sales Finance, Finance Assistant Analyst
PepsiCo
Chicago
12.2013 - 09.2015
- Managed $52MM+ trade promotions for over 450 convenience store customers through translation of sales customer trade plans into SAP financial transactions
- Developed effective relationships with sales customer managers, finance managers, & finance directors
- Effectively managed Gamesa accounts ($10MM+ in trade) enabling role consolidation
- Completed ERG Leadership Development Program (LDP)
Genius (Mac Technician) / Family Room Specialist / Specialist / Mentor
Apple Inc
Skokie
06.2010 - 11.2013
Education
Bachelor of Science - Business & Administration, Finance
Creighton University
12.2010
Skills
- Financial budgeting and forecasting
- Critical thinking
- Leadership
- Employee training
- Microsoft Excel and VBA
- SAP S/4HANA and Business Objects
Timeline
Senior Finance Manager
PepsiCo
02.2025 - Current
FP&A, Finance Manager
PepsiCo
05.2023 - 01.2025
FP&A, Associate Finance Manager
PepsiCo
02.2021 - 04.2023
Sales Finance, Associate Finance Manager
PepsiCo
04.2019 - 01.2021
Sales Finance, Finance Sr. Analyst & Finance Analyst
PepsiCo
05.2017 - 03.2019
Commercial Finance, Finance Associate Analyst
PepsiCo
10.2015 - 04.2017
Sales Finance, Finance Assistant Analyst
PepsiCo
12.2013 - 09.2015
Genius (Mac Technician) / Family Room Specialist / Specialist / Mentor
Apple Inc
06.2010 - 11.2013
Bachelor of Science - Business & Administration, Finance
Creighton University