You hear stories of other companies where Finance is almost an adversary of Marketing and other functions. That's not the case at Kraft. We're here to provide critical support to the other departments - to provide the financial information and advice that will help grow our brands. At Kraft, the Finance function is expected to provide financial counsel to the other parts of the business. We're not just crunching numbers and running reports.
Finance is an integral part of every business team, as advisor and partner.
My area of Finance supports Sales and Customer Service. We're responsible for budgeting and forecasting all sales and volume for Kraft Foods. We manage expense budgets, volume planning, and bonus targets for Sales. My primary role is to support the field. The area I support is on the West Coast, so I spend half of my time on the West Coast and the other half at headquarters in Northfield, Illinois.