Seeking a Financial Analyst to join a growing Food and Beverage company located near the West Chester, PA area. This is a Hybrid Role. Must be local to the West Chester, PA area or the New York City (Manhattan) area. Only local candidates will be considered. Job Purpose/Overview The Financial Analyst is responsible for supporting all key financial activities for the sales channel. This includes coordination, analysis, and recommendations for management reporting, annual plan, budget, quarterly forecast, Integrated Business Planning (IBP) process, explanation of monthly results, scenario planning and special projects in support of these businesses. This position is responsible for providing key financially driven insights to cross functional business partners, and actively participates in both short-term and long-term decision-making activities. Essential Duties & Responsibilities Prepare monthly financial reporting for the management reflecting actual results and comparison vs forecast/budget. Partner with the AFH Financial Manager to provide the right analytics to work with cross functional teams to understand sales channel KPIs, key business trends/strategies and incorporate that intelligence in the Sales, Margin & EBITDA financial forecast. Collaborate with leadership to plan and analyze business performance by identifying gaps between business goals and objectives such as month end variances on the P&L to the budget, forecast and PY. Analyze trends through key performance indicators in order to give right guidance to the key stakeholders. Interact with Food Service Sales Department to build specific action plans to improve channel and customer P&L profitability. Manage pricing strategy and implementation for the specific channel. Work closely with Sales Department, Marketing Department and Commercial Strategy department in order to build business cases for new product launches. Assist key stakeholders on ad hoc analysis and Business Cases. Performs other duties as assigned. Education & Professional Qualifications Bachelor's degree in business administration, accounting, finance, or related field or equivalent work experience 2-5 years of progressive finance / related experience. MBA or master’s degree in a related field, a plus Experience synthesizing complex and large data sets into consumable business insights, use of data visualization tools (Tableau, Power BI) as a means of transforming historically manual processes into cutting edge digital insights, preferred. Strong interpersonal skills for interacting with Business Unit and Finance partners. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, excellent attention to detail required. Good presentation skills. Exceptional planning and organizational skills to balance and prioritize work. Adept at manipulating and synthesizing large data sets that provide insightful analysis in support of the business. Create a culture of success and inclusion, be a value ambassador. Build trusting relationships with business leaders. Be coachable to new insights, skills, and opportunities to improve the business.
