Financial Analyst - Pricing

SunOpta•Eden Prairie, MN

23h•$80,000 - $95,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Financial Analyst – Pricing plays a key role in pricing analysis across the business, supporting both customer pricing and broader financial decision-making. This position serves as a key business partner to cross-functional teams such as Sales, Marketing, R&D, and Operations by providing new item costing, purchase price variance insight, and forecasting support. This work translates ingredient cost trends and customer pricing dynamics into accurate, timely, and actionable financial data.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Business, Finance, Economics, or related field.
Minimum 3-5 years in an analyst role with a strong knowledge of accounting systems, planning, financial modeling, and business analysis.
General knowledge of manufacturing processes and practices a plus.

Nice To Haves

Expert in Microsoft Excel and Office products
Experience with ERP systems (e.g., Oracle, SAP, or similar)
Detail-oriented with strong analytical (qualitative and quantitative) problem solving skills.
Self-starter with strong organizational and prioritization skills.
Experience gathering and defining requirements, analyzing data, and delivering detailed conclusions.
Strong business acumen and a leader that can work cross-functionally.
Excellent verbal, written, and visual presentation communication skills.

Responsibilities

Analyze ingredient pricing and update internal formulations to reflect current and future costs
Coordinate and manage new item cost estimates, including sourcing and outbound freight analysis
Manage the quarterly price update process, ensuring on-time delivery and accuracy
Proactively analyze pricing, including price point analysis, margin impact, and profitability
Assist in developing pricing models and margin analysis for strategic bids, working with Business Management to evaluate trade-offs across various scenarios
Support ongoing customer and product profitability analysis, helping identify margin improvement opportunities and track results
Gather and analyze ingredient pricing data, including monitoring and reporting of purchases and price variances
Submit reports and insights to relevant department heads and leadership
Identify patterns and trends in analyzed data, helping answer key analytical questions and surface areas of opportunity
Assist with preparation of the annual budget and monthly/quarterly forecasts
Participate in Commodity Reviews and provide resulting pricing recommendations, as needed
Actively identify profit & process improvement opportunities
Prepare ad hoc analysis to facilitate decision making and planning and other project support as needed
Cross collaboration with other departments in both the establishment of valuable reporting and in analyzing and understanding results
Other duties as assigned