Analyst Global Reporting MFG FP&A

The Hershey Company•Lower Swatara Township, PA

About The Position

This role supports recurring manufacturing finance reporting, consolidation, and analysis across Hershey’s global manufacturing network. The Analyst will partner with Manufacturing Accounting, Supply Chain Finance, Corporate FP&A, and cross-functional stakeholders to deliver trusted reporting, explain performance drivers, and improve visibility to results, risks, opportunities, and operational trends. This is an opportunity to combine finance, analytics, and continuous improvement in support of better business decisions.

Requirements

1+ years of relevant experience in finance, accounting, FP&A, manufacturing or supply chain finance, business analytics, or a related analytical role required; 2–4 years preferred.
Experience with recurring reporting, large data sets, and visualization or automation tools is strongly preferred.
Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Analytics, Data Analytics, Information Systems, or a related field required.
High attention to detail, clear communication, sound prioritization, and a collaborative continuous-improvement mindset.
Working knowledge of SAP, S/4HANA, or a related ERP system.
Advanced Excel skills; experience with Alteryx or similar workflow automation and Power BI, Tableau, or similar visualization platforms.
Strong financial analysis skills and the ability to connect operational activity to financial outcomes.

Nice To Haves

CPG, manufacturing, cost accounting, or plant finance experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

Deliver timely monthly, quarterly, and annual manufacturing finance reporting; consolidate plant and business-unit inputs and validate completeness and accuracy.
Analyze variances and operational drivers, including material usage, labor, overhead, production volume, efficiency, waste, and absorption, translating findings into clear business insights.
Support budgets, forecasts, standard updates, planning templates, and global views of manufacturing risks and opportunities.
Build and enhance scalable reporting and visualization solutions using Alteryx, Power BI, Tableau, Advanced Excel, SAP, and related tools.
Reconcile outputs to source systems, investigate discrepancies, document processes and controls, and improve data integrity and reporting consistency.
Collaborate across Finance and Manufacturing on business reviews, ad hoc analysis, special projects, and reporting enhancements.