The Sales Operations Manager serves as the primary operational resource for driving revenue and margin performance across assigned retail accounts. This role owns demand planning, inventory management, purchase order execution, POS and trend analysis, and trade spend management. The Sales Operations Manager acts as a real-time business monitor — interpreting data, identifying emerging issues and opportunities, and mobilizing internal cross-functional partners to respond with speed and precision. 

Core Responsibilities 

• Serve as a primary liaison between the Sam's Club account and internal teams, translating account-specific needs into actionable priorities and ensuring consistent, timely communication across stakeholders. 
• Own long-range forecasting (12–18 months), sales flow, and inventory planning in partnership with demand planning, operations, and sales teams, with particular focus on mitigating risk around high-velocity tentpole events. 
• Manage multiple forecasting systems, actioning against updates to inventory flows, promotional plans, pricing structures, and data governance for both new and existing SKUs. 
• Coordinate with analyst, strategic sales, and demand planning teams to track promotional performance, recalibrate forecasts, and develop forward-looking shipment strategies. 
• Partner with Strategic Sales and Analytics to deliver channel-specific promotional guidance and ensure alignment between national initiatives and account-level execution. 
• Support trade-spend optimization and healthy revenue growth by leveraging spend tools and aligning promotional investments with EBITDA objectives. 
• Contribute to sales strategy development and execution, continuously analyzing sales and operational performance to surface insights and drive improvement. 
• Lead weekly customer meetings and deliver timely financial updates, ad hoc reporting, and structured business reviews with clear, data-driven recommendations. 
• Build compelling internal and customer-facing presentations and strategic decks while maintaining a strong working knowledge of key product categories and the competitive landscape. 
• Bring intellectual curiosity and creative problem-solving to every challenge, identifying non-obvious solutions and continuously raising the bar on operational excellence. 

Qualifications & Requirements 

• Bachelor's degree required; concentration in Business, Finance, or a related field preferred. 
• 5+ years of experience in demand planning, supply chain management, business analytics, or a financial role within the consumer products industry. 
• Demonstrated ability to synthesize insights across multiple complex data sets and translate findings into clear decision-making frameworks. 
• Proven track record of thriving in a collaborative, cross-functional team environment. 
• Prior operational or sales experience with a large-format retailer (Costco or Sam’s Club experience strongly preferred). 
• Advanced proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite; strong analytical skills and exceptional attention to detail. 
• Excellent communication, organizational, project management, and interpersonal skills. 
• Ability to manage competing priorities and execute effectively in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment with a consistent positive attitude. 
• Willingness to travel approximately 20% for corporate events and visits to SharkNinja HQ (Needham, MA). 

About the Opportunity

The primary purpose of this position is to provide high-level support to the Finance Team. This position will play a key part in maintaining GAAP compliance and nonprofit accounting standards, while supporting audit readiness across the organization. The position supports revenue oversight, financial analysis, balance sheet reconciliations, general ledger review, and preparation of financial reporting submissions to internal leadership, program grantors, external agencies, and the IRS Form 990. It also assists in executing comprehensive financial reporting, audit, and compliance responsibilities, serving as a strong senior contributor to the Finance Team. The position will collaborate with Finance Leadership to confirm that the Foundation’s financial processes and procedures are compliant with Foundation standard operating practices as well as state and federal laws. The position reports to the Senior Director of Auditing and Accounting Services.

The Clinton Foundation Finance Department is responsible for recording, reporting, and monitoring financial matters and supports the mission of the Foundation. Finance Department members collaborate with programmatic, development, and departmental colleagues to develop program-specific budgets and staffing plans, as well as assist with the strategic plans of the Foundation. Certain members of the Finance Department also work closely with members of the Human Resources team on matters related to compensation and benefits.

Core Responsibilities

In this role you will:

Accounting Transactions, Analysis, and Reporting

• Record daily revenue transactions in the general ledger and perform monthly, quarterly, and annual reconciliations with the donor management system to maintain accuracy and integrity of financial reporting.
• Perform monthly close process transactions, reporting, and financial analyses, as assigned.
• Perform monthly bank reconciliations.
• Prepare monthly balance sheet reconciliations.
• Monitor monthly trial balance activity for accuracy and investigate discrepancies.
• Assist with preparation of the monthly and quarterly budget review process.
• Assist with preparation of financial reporting required by program grantors.

Revenue Cycle Accounting 

• Manage the revenue recognition processes in accordance with applicable accounting guidance.
• Review cash receipts and accounts receivable activity for accurate posting, timely reconciliation, and proper financial reporting.
• Review monthly, quarterly, and annual revenue activity, resolve discrepancies, and strengthen reporting accuracy.
• Reconcile the donor management system to the general ledger and oversee resolution of variances to maintain data integrity across systems.

Audit, Tax, and Year-End Close Preparation

• Maintain audit-ready schedules, workpapers, and documentation that support internal and external audit requirements.
• Review accounting transactions to enhance data accuracy and financial reporting.
• Review and manage the 1099 reporting process for accuracy, compliance, and timely submission in accordance with federal requirements.
• Oversee annual reconciliations between the donor management system and the general ledger to confirm accuracy and data integrity.
• Perform analysis of endowment and restricted fund activity for accurate tracking, reporting, and compliance with donor intent.
• Support reporting requirements related to donor-restricted funds and endowment balances.
• Support preparation and documentation for annual external audits, including financial statements, employee benefits, and compensation-related audits.
• Assist with preparation of the organization’s annual IRS Form 990 filing for accuracy, timeliness, and completeness.

Finance Team Support & Process Improvements

• Assist the Senior Director with cash management, special projects, policy compliance, and other Finance Team initiatives as assigned.
• Support initiatives that enhance financial transparency, report efficiency, and compliance across the organization.

Minimum Qualifications 

What we’re looking for:

• Minimum Required: Bachelor’s degree with a major in accounting or finance
• Preferred: MBA or CPA (active); CPA eligible or CPA candidate; AICPA Not-for-Profit Certificate (candidates without the certificate will be expected to enroll within the first 12 months of employment)
• Minimum Required: At least 8 years of professional experience in the field in positions of increasing responsibility.
• At least 3-4 of those years must have included either managing people or managing projects to completion.
• Preferred: 3-4 years' experience in non-profit accounting.
• Knowledge of accounting software, Knowledge of Blackbaud CRM and Financial Edge a plus.
• Strong analytical and organizational skills with a high attention to detail. Ability to work independently.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Microsoft Office.

Compensation & Benefits

• Our best estimate of the compensation for this opportunity is $90K annually. This range is based on Little Rock market rates.  We look forward to discussing our compensation pricing strategy, and your expectations, throughout the interview process. Please also note, the Clinton Foundation prides itself on offering a generous benefits package at little to no cost to employees - take a look at our benefits page, so you can get a full picture of our total rewards offerings.

About the Clinton Foundation

Building on a lifetime of public service, President Clinton established the Clinton Foundation on the simple belief that everyone deserves a chance to succeed, everyone has a responsibility to act, and we all do better when we work together. For nearly two decades, that premise has energized the work of the Foundation in overcoming complex challenges and improving the lives of people across the United States and around the world.

As an operating foundation, we work on issues directly or with strategic partners from the business, government, and nonprofit sectors to create economic opportunity, improve public health, and inspire civic engagement and service. Our programs are designed to make a real difference today while serving as proven models for tomorrow. The goal of every effort is to use available resources to get better results faster – at the lowest possible cost.

We firmly believe that when diverse groups of people bring resources together in the spirit of true cooperation, transformative ideas will emerge to drive life-changing action.

The Clinton Foundation is committed to public health and to the safety and wellbeing of our colleagues, visitors, and volunteers.  As such, we have adopted a policy requiring all employees whose positions require them to be on site to be vaccinated against COVID-19 or to meet the legal guidelines for an exemption.

Learn more at http://www.clintonfoundation.org, on Facebook at Facebook.com/ClintonFoundation and on Twitter @ClintonFdn.

About the Clinton Presidential Center

The Clinton Presidential Center offers a unique perspective of the work – past, present, and future – of the 42nd President of the United States William Jefferson Clinton. Through year-round educational and cultural opportunities for visitors of all ages, it reflects President Clinton’s lifetime commitment to advancing opportunity for everybody, instilling responsibility throughout our society, and cultivating a sense of community within our great nation.

The Clinton Center is home to the Clinton Presidential Library and Museum, the Little Rock offices of the Clinton Foundation, the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service, and is a managing partner of the Presidential Leadership Scholars program. The Clinton Center is located in a 29-acre city park along the Arkansas River and is also home to the Clinton Museum store and the award-winning restaurant 42 bar and table.

Learn more at www.clintonpresidentialcenter.org, www.facebook.com/clintoncenter, and @ClintonCenter on Twitter and Instagram.