Senior Finance Analyst - West Region

What makes this a great opportunity?

In a fast moving, dynamic and complex consumer industry, this role is exciting and challenging. It allows for a large degree of exposure to senior leaders as well as a diverse workload. The Sr. Analyst has an opportunity to partner with senior leaders, strategy, marketing, supply chain, and other finance teams. Drive insights and promote the utilization of streamlined and uniform analytical and reporting processes across the commercial organization.

Role Responsibilities

The US Commercial Finance team works with the Commercial Sales Leadership to ensure SGS achieves strategic and financial objectives. It provides decision support through business acumen and financial analysis. Key responsibilities include annual planning, monthly and quarterly performance analysis, management reporting preparation, and analyzing results to provide insightful analysis into key P&L drivers and underlying trends. Your goal is to ensure that the commercial and finance leadership teams receive the insight required to meet key strategic and financial objectives for the US business.

• Provide analytical support to Senior Commercial and Finance Leadership
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Sales, S&OP, Supply Chain, …) to help drive business growth opportunities
• Assist in the development of the annual budget & forecasting process by providing meaningful insights through rigorous financial analysis which will help influence business decisions
• Become a knowledge expert of the tools and reporting suites to influence and shape strategic budgets and forecasts thorough data insights (Anaplan, EDW, Tableau, Power BI, SAP, Nielsen, etc.)
• Coordinate, develop, maintain, and distribute monthly standard reporting for both internal and external reporting purposes
• Preparation for monthly US commercial meetings and associated presentations
• Drive continual improvement of reporting and processes with the goal of driving consistent, timely, and value-added analysis of management results
• Responsible for ad hoc projects and analysis as needed and appropriate
• Ability and passion to distill and share financial knowledge with new commercial business partners
  
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree Required
• 3 years of experience
• Strong Microsoft office skill required, especially Excel and PowerPoint.
• Knowledge of Anaplan cloud base planning software, SAP financial applications and systems preferred, but not required
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (candidate will develop and maintain key working relationships within the organization that cross over accounting, operations, and commercial finance)
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills required
• Ability to conceptualize and think creatively
• Specific experience in the spirits, beverage, or consumer packaged goods (CPG) reports business would be a plus
  
  
  

Salary Range - The salary range for this role, based in Chicago, Illinois is $79,000-95,000k, along with an annual bonus, 401K match, profit sharing, and medical and wellness benefits. The salary range is commensurate with the candidate’s location, experience, and skillset. The range will vary if outside of this location.