Finance Analyst

Crown Bakeries•Brentwood, TN

About The Position

This is a key strategic role responsible for mining, modeling, and communicating consolidated analytics to drive enterprise-wide business decisions. This position functions as a primary resource for data-driven insights related to variable margins, profitability, and financial performance. The role requires a high degree of collaboration with executive leadership, plant managers, and cross-functional teams to translate complex data into narratives that support strategic forecasting and budgeting.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, or a related field.
3-5 years’ experience in financial management and analytics, preferably in a food manufacturing environment.
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and financial modeling software.
Strong ERP experience (SAGE preferred) and familiarity with Business Intelligence (BI) tools.
Expertise in data mining, theoretical simulation, and model building.
Strong knowledge of budgeting, costing, and variable margin analysis.
Excellent communication skills with the ability to present narratives to executive leadership.
Attention to detail and commitment to reporting accuracy.
Understanding of data warehousing, ETL/ELT (Extract, Transform, Load)

Responsibilities

Analytics & Modeling: Function as the key resource for data mining and financial model building, including the maintenance of theoretical simulations and reporting statements.
Profitability Reporting: Analyze, compile, and communicate consolidated analytics regarding variable margins, material variances, and enterprise profitability to management and executive leadership.
Business Partnership: Partner with the BI Manager to develop analytics that assist the enterprise in understanding results.
Narrative Development: Create monthly commentary and narratives comparing actual results to budgets, forecasts, and year-over-year trends.
Strategic Decision Support: Partner with leadership—specifically in Sales and Supply Chain—to provide analytics supporting strategic decisions, budgeting, and forecasting.
Pricing Validation: Collaborate with the Pricing Manager to validate assumptions regarding speed, overhead rates, and headcount during new business or pricing cycles.
Logistics & ERP Management: Work with logistics to ensure freight, storage, and shuttle costs are properly flagged in the ERP and that standard cost rates are accurate.
Financial Liaison: Serve as the point of contact between logistics and finance to communicate relevant changes, such as carrier updates or customer freight terms.
Plant Support: Provide monthly financial support for designated sites, including daily dashboard reporting, risk analysis, material review calls, and deep-dive completions.
Board-Level Analysis: Complete ad hoc Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) for the CFO on metrics related to commercial performance, costing, and revenue.
Compliance & Accuracy: Review key monthly board reporting for accuracy and participate in special projects as needed.
Operational Back-fill: Function as a temporary back-fill for month-end reporting requirements at applicable sites in the event of attrition.