Senior Financial Analyst

Job Posting Category: Experienced Professionals (1+ years)
Career Level: Experienced (Non-Manager)
Industry: Packaged Goods
Job Category: Financial, Accounting
Years Experience: 2-4 Years
Job Type: Full-time
Posting Date: November 25, 2024

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Job Description

Conagra Brands is one of North America's leading branded food companies. We have a rich heritage of making great food, and a team that’s passionate about innovation and growth. Conagra offers choices for every occasion through iconic brands, such as Hunts, Aylmer, Marie Callender's, Healthy Choice, Slim Jim, VH Sauces, Pogo and Vlasic, and emerging brands, including Angie's BOOMCHICKAPOP, Duke's, Earth Balance, Gardein, and Frontera.

We pride ourselves on having the most impactful, energized and inclusive culture in the food industry. For more information, visit Conagra Brands.

Position Summary:

As a Senior Financial Analyst, you will be instrumental in maximizing the financial performance of your assigned Sales business team. By leveraging your financial expertise and strong business acumen, you will drive trade spend efficiency, optimize gross margin, and contribute to the overall success of the organization.

Responsibilities:

• Provide data analysis and proactive recommendations to the sales team required to make profitable business decisions and maximize top and bottom line growth.
• Provide analytical support to sales teams including financial and market impacts of pricing decisions.
• Analyze monthly volume, trade, net sales and gross margin results to aid sales in the development of accurate forecasts.
• Analyze monthly business results, issue required reports, reconciliations, and make recommendations to business partners on opportunities for improvement. Draw insights and commercialize recommendations and corrective action for less than desirable business targets. Understand and challenge (where necessary) monthly variances and work with Sales to manage.
• Support business partners by completing ad hoc and/or self-initiated analyses to improve business performance of customers.
• Responsible for monitoring overall customer volume and trade spend financial performance.
• Develop and maintain analytical tools, modeling, and processes to support a deeper level of analysis to achieve targeted financial results.
• Ad-hoc duties and special projects as assigned.

Qualifications, Education & Experience:

• Minimum 3-5 years financial analysis experience at the Senior Financial Analyst level preferred.
• Experience in consumer packaged goods industry is preferred.
• Previous experience in Sales/Trade Finance or Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) or Brand Finance.
• University degree in Business/Accounting.
• Accounting designation preferred (i.e. CPA) or close to completion.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel (i.e. Pivot Tables, Formulas, Excel Modeling).
• Proficient in creating interactive dashboards and reports using Power BI.
• Familiarity with S4 SAP, Trade Pro Management Software or any other Trade Funds Management systems is preferred.
• Strong business communication, partnering, and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate and influence at all levels across the organization.
• Demonstrated ability to define problems, collect and analyze data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects & work independently.

Our Modern Workplace:

Conagra’s culture of collaboration enhances our ability to meet critical business goals, deliver value to customers and consumers, and provide you with the flexibility you need to achieve a better work-life balance. This position requires you to work from our Mississauga office 3 days a week.

Conagra Brands is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, or any other protected factor. Conagra Foods is committed to working with and providing accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you need special assistance or an accommodation while seeking employment, please e-mail Canada.Recruitment@conagrafoods.com. We will make a determination on your request for accommodation on a case-by-case basis.