Financial Analyst, Revenue Management

Post Holdings•Lakeville, MN

62d•$59,423 - $83,191

About The Position

This position will serve as a finance partner to our internal brand marketing teams by providing impactful financial analysis and insights that maximize top and bottom-line business performance. This position will provide proactive decision support, and guidance to their brand partners that increases the overall financial acumen across the team. The ideal candidate must be a self-starter, be able to independently and effectively navigate and interact across multiple functions and thrive in a fast paced, changing environment.

Requirements

Education: Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting or Economics preferred.
Experience: 1+ years of job experience in a role where analytical skills were applied.
Skills: Strong financial and analytical skills
Ability to think critically, draw conclusions from information and develop recommendations
Must be able to effectively interact, collaborate and communicate across multiple functions in the organization, cooperating and building consensus to drive results
Strong intellectual curiosity and affinity for numbers
Ability to work through ambiguity, take initiative, and navigate challenges and obstacles
Ability to influence business decisions with concrete financial support
Ability to plan, prioritize and manage workload in an environment of competing priorities
Must be organized, thorough and accurate
Computer skills: moderate to advanced use of Excel

Nice To Haves

Experience building and managing P&Ls in a previous role or in a college level Finance course desired.

Responsibilities

Support Marketing by creating P&Ls for new products. This includes:
Gathering and validating cost inputs, including raw materials, labor and transportation.
Partnering with the Trade team to incorporate a trade rate assumption to capture price discounts, merchandising fees and slotting.
Analyzing competitive pricing and recommending a gross price structure that aligns to a price slope and is appropriate by channel.
Presenting alternative price/size/cost scenarios that would help achieve financial objectives.
Prepare and assess monthly financial results for your brand, providing implications of business trends and variances while highlighting opportunity areas.
Support the monthly forecasting process of your brand by validating volumes, trends and ensuring accuracy of inputs.
Actively participate in monthly business review meetings and the IBP process.
Work with team members to share insights and continuously improve processes, reporting and enhanced decision making.
Develop and maintain strong relationships at all levels of the organization in order to provide meaningful and timely insights and guidance.