Director of Finance, Consumer Goods

Manages a team responsible for planning and forecasting for consumer goods businesses.

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Compensation by seniority

Simulated

Median

$170k

Mean

$177k

10th–90th pct

$129k–$234k

Observations

389

Confidence: 33% · based on 389 simulated observations · last updated 7/27/2026

Historical trend & projection

Median total compensation at the typical seniority level for this role, 2021–2025, projected forward under three scenarios.

Simulated

Common skills

People Management

Core

Strategic Planning

Core

Budgeting & Forecasting

Process Improvement

Education requirements

Share of postings that require or prefer each level — a signal of typical hiring bars, not a hard rule.

Simulated

Bachelor's Degree

61% require · 26% prefer

Master's Degree

18% require · 25% prefer

No College

16% require · 6% prefer

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Common next roles

Director of Analytics, Consumer Goods+5.4%Consumer Goods FP&A Analyst-49.5%Consumer Goods Business Analyst-53.0%Consumer Goods Finance Manager-55.5%Consumer Goods Insights Manager-56.1%

Common previous roles

Consumer Goods FP&A Analyst-98.0%Consumer Goods Finance Manager-124.5%Consumer Goods Business Analyst-112.7%Consumer Goods Insights Manager-127.7%Director of Analytics, Consumer Goods+5.1%

Demand snapshot

Active openings (simulated)3,457

Posting growth+6.2%

Median days to fill18 days

Simulated

Employed (US, simulated)139,435

Projected growth0.4%/yr

Simulated

Role characteristics

Remote-friendliness55%

Automation exposure15%

Sources & freshness

Compensation and demand figures on this page are simulated demo data, deterministically generated for this build of CareerAtlas — not verified real-world observations.

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