Sr. Financial Analyst - Pricing - Hybrid - Chicago, IL and Bentonville, AR
Job Description
Wells Enterprises Finance Department supports a hybrid working environment, and this position is mostly remote with some travel to Corporate Offices.
Preferred locations include : Chicago, IL, Bentonville, AR, Henderson, NV, Kansas City, MO, Minneapolis, MN, Omaha, NE, and Dunkirk, NY
This position will partner with finance manager and sales team to provide pricing support for our Customer Brands portfolio by creating, analyzing, and interpreting pricing analysis / models, financial data, and market insights.
- Provide support to sales team to determine pricing and customer strategies based on overall company goals and strategy
- Manage day-to-day pricing requests
- Assist in pro-forma P&L modeling and costing for new items through cross-functional collaboration
- Create ad-hoc reporting / analytics for cross-functional partners to drive customer strategy and margin improvement
- Own and communicate customer pricing movers
- Proactively analyze and provide suggestions on customers' financial performance
- Prepare financial analysis for leadership including explanation of variances to forecast, plan, and prior periods and other ad-hoc analysis as requested.
- Assist with coordination and preparation of the annual plan and monthly forecast
- Proactively identify and communicate financial issues on a timely basis
- Assist in the development and maintenance of management reporting and hierarchies through functional knowledge of the Oracle and Hyperion systems, including Bill of Materials (BOM) in the Oracle system.
- Demonstrate the Wells competencies of Task Management, Improvement Focus, Professional Knowledge and Skills, Service Focus, Strategic Thinking, Teamwork, Communication and Influence, Leadership, and Drive / Motivation.
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Qualifications
In addition to the responsibilities listed above, other duties may be assigned by your supervisor, as dictated by business necessity.
Required
- Bachelors Degree in Business, Accounting or Finance.
- Previous CPG Experience
- Previous experience building pricing based off of commodity markets
- Minimum of 5-7 years of related experience.
- Knowledge - Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and analytical concepts
- Skills : Strong analytical, organization, and problem-solving skills. Highly proficient in Microsoft Office applications.
Excel (can perform complex functions) and Hyperion Essbase skills. Must possess effective communication and interpersonal skills
Abilities - Attention to detail and accuracy, ability to multi-task and effectively manage priorities
Preferred
Understanding of dairy (FMMO, CME, etc) and other relevant commodity markets preferred.
Wells Enterprises is an EEO / AA employer M / F / Vet / Dis