Financial Analyst

Ocean Spray is hiring for a(n) Financial Analyst! We’re a team of farmers, thinkers, creators, and doers. Whatever your title, whatever your role — it always comes back to this: we’re a farmer-owned co-op where everyone rolls up their sleeves to get the job done. Three maverick farmers started it all — and we’ve been making our own way ever since.

Ocean Spray Cranberries is looking for a new Financial Analyst to join our team! The Financial Analyst will play a key role in supporting our manufacturing operations and offers a unique opportunity to partner closely with our manufacturing teams, analyze critical financial data, and contribute to strategic decision-making that enhances operational performance. In this role, you will be responsible for analyzing financial data, trends, and performance to provide valuable insights and support strategic decision-making. Your focus will be on financial modeling, forecasting, and budgeting to support development of operating plans and financial strategies. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to monitor plant performance and provide insightful analysis. Additionally, you will prepare financial reports and presentations to communicate findings and recommendations to senior management.

A Day in the Life...

Forecasting & Analytics:

• Assist in preparing annual budgets, monthly forecasts and reporting for manufacturing locations.
• Analyze manufacturing performance metrics, identifying key cost drivers and variances.
• Develop and maintain financial models to support decision-making processes.

Business Partnering:

• Collaborate with plant controllers to ensure accurate and consistent reporting across manufacturing sites.
• Partner with operations team to understand business drivers and recommend cost-saving initiatives.
• Support cross-functional projects by providing financial insights and analysis.

Reporting & Insights:

• Prepare and present monthly operational and financial performance reports to senior leadership.
• Track and report on key performance indicators (KPIs), including material usage, labor efficiency, and overhead costs.
• Contribute to the development of dashboards and reporting tools to enhance visibility into manufacturing performance.

Continuous Improvement:

• Identify opportunities to streamline financial processes and improve data accuracy.
• Drive process improvements to create efficiency and enhanced insight into financial activity.
• Support the Operations FP&A Team in developing best practices and standardized templates for reporting and analysis.

What We Are Looking For:

• Minimum of 1-2 years experience as an analyst with experience in a manufacturing or production environment
• Strong analytical skills along with proficient knowledge of Excel and financial modeling
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Must be results-oriented with strong attention to detail and deadlines
• Systems application experience in PowerBI and SAP

Education:

Bachelor's or University Degree (Preferred)

Work Experience:

At least 1 Year of Experience

Benefits:

• Complete insurance package on Day-1 that includes a plethora of health and wellness programs
  • Health, Dental, and Vision insurance
  • Health savings account
  • Flexible spending account
  • Life and accident insurance
  • Employee assistance program
  • Telehealth services
  • Fertility benefits
  • Transgender benefits
  • 1:1 health coaching and more
• 401(k) with up to 6% Company matching; additional potential discretionary match at year-end
• Short-Term Incentive/Performance bonuses
• Flexible scheduling options
• Vacation pay, up to three weeks of time (pro-rated for your first year of employment)
• Holiday pay for 12 holidays
• Career development and growth opportunities
• Tuition/Education assistance programs
• Access to LinkedIn Learning
• Scholarship programs for children of employees
• Parental leave
• Bright Horizons Family Solutions – Back-up care, tutoring, etc.
• Adoption assistance
• Bereavement leave
• Up to $300 fitness reimbursement
• Up to $300 massage reimbursement
• Employee appreciation events
• Employee discounts
• Charitable giving

Who We Are:

You might have our iconic cranberry juice in your fridge or have gotten into heated holiday debate about what’s better - canned or fresh cranberry sauce. But did you know that the hardworking people growing the superfruit in our products are 700 family farmers that own our cooperative? They entrust us with what is most precious to them to create new and innovative products that will delight consumers and grow this beloved brand today and into the future.

Team members, farmers, consumers and communities alike-we value what makes us unique and strive to connect our farms to families for a better life by living our values:

• Grower Mindset – We embrace our grower-owners innovative spirit and heritage through confidence, learning and focus on the future.
• Sustainable Results – Guided by purpose, we are focused on delivering results for our grower-owners.
• Integrity Above All – We are ethical, doing the right thing for our grower-owners, customers, consumers and each other
• Inclusive Teamwork – We build diverse and inclusive teams that strengthen our cooperative.