Financial Analyst - Commercial

Richelieu Foods•Wheeling, IL

6d•$65,000 - $82,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Richelieu Foods is seeking an analytical, detail-oriented Financial Analyst to support commercial pricing analyses, financial reporting, retail category analysis, financial planning, and forecasting. The position reports to the Senior Manager of Commercial & Supply Chain Finance and offers exposure to other functions and the Richelieu Leadership Team. The analyst will collaborate across departments and contribute to financial and commercial decision-making in a fast-paced environment. The role supports pricing processes by gathering and analyzing cross-functional inputs, preparing analyses and recommendations, and assessing impacts on volume, profitability, and customer relationships. It also supports forecast development and reviews, investigates forecast variances, analyzes market and customer performance, and contributes to process improvements and reporting tools. This hybrid role is performed in a combined home-based and office-based environment. Richelieu Foods is a national private-label and contract-packing food manufacturer focused on frozen pizza, with manufacturing facilities in Illinois and Wisconsin.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, Statistics, or a related field.
1–3 years of experience in financial analysis, cost accounting, commercial finance, or related business functions.
Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel and financial modeling fundamentals.
Experience managing large datasets and reporting tools.
Strong analytical and quantitative skills, including the ability to organize and interpret large amounts of data.
Proficiency in Excel, including pivot tables, lookups, and financial modeling.
Ability to learn pricing processes, business analytics techniques, and forecasting methodologies.
Strong attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy.
Effective organizational and time-management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
Ability to collaborate across multiple functions and organizational levels.
Problem-solving mindset and ability to identify issues and recommend solutions.

Nice To Haves

Experience in food manufacturing, consumer packaged goods (CPG), retail, or supply chain environments.
Exposure to retail syndicated databases such as Nielsen, Circana/IRI, or similar platforms.
Familiarity with ERP systems, Power BI, or other business intelligence tools.

Responsibilities

Collect, validate, and analyze commercial pricing inputs from Sales, Procurement, Manufacturing, R&D, and Finance.
Assist in preparing pricing analyses and recommendations, evaluating impacts on volume, profitability, and customer relationships.
Perform other financial and analytical projects as assigned.
Support financial planning and forecasting through data gathering, analysis, and financial modeling.
Document forecasting assumptions and support ongoing forecast reviews.
Participate in process improvement initiatives and support enhancements to forecasting and reporting tools.
Analyze market trends, customer performance, and competitor activity.
Investigate significant forecast variances and communicate findings to relevant stakeholders.