Lead Analyst, Sales Finance

Smuckers•Orrville, OH

40d•Hybrid

About The Position

Your Opportunity as the Lead Analyst, Away From Home Sales Finance Become the financial expert and partner for our internal Away From Home (AFH) Sales Organization to help drive sales and profit objectives, and accurate analysis to drive business decisions. Leverage your leadership and consultative skills to provide Customer/Channel planning, forecasting, trade and margin management, and financial trends of our customers. Location: Orrville, OH Work Arrangements: Hybrid, 45% in office expectation The Right Place for You We are bold, kind, strive to do the right thing, we play to win, and we believe in a strong community that thrives together. Our culture is rooted in our Basic Beliefs, and we believe in supporting every employee by meeting their physical, emotional, and financial needs.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance
4+ years financial analysis experience
Financial planning and forecasting ownership
Accuracy and attention to details
Experience leveraging financial and trade systems
Analytical and problem-solving skills
Strong communication/relationship building skills
Ability to organize information and prioritize tasks to meet deadlines
Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills
Ability to articulate the financial story, identify opportunities, drive change

Nice To Haves

MBA, CPA, or CMA
Experience using Oracle GL / Oracle Cloud forecasting applications, Spotfire, and/or Trade Management system(s)
Experience in sales finance, trade management and/or revenue growth management

Responsibilities

Lead forecast discussions with sales team to ensure understanding of financial results & outlook, as well as any risks and opportunities.
Lead financial aspects of Annual Planning for assigned channels/customers (ensure current strategies and contracts are reflected)
Maintain understanding of the Company plan, forecast and close process, and how brand, channel/customer, and corporate planning cycles interact.
Identify and articulate key drivers of results and forecasts; provide visibility and guidance on trends to improve accuracy.
Create financial outlook for the channel/customer and SBA for given P&L lines.
Partner with Sales to ensure accuracy of budgets, accruals, and forecast inclusive of reconciliation process.
Partner with RGM to develop and utilize robust understanding of our TELUS trade system to ensure financial integrity.
Partner with RGM and Sales to interpret how changes in brand or channel/customer pricing/promotion structure will impact channel/customer and brand profitability.
Partner with Sales to interpret how launches of new items or SKU optimization(s) will impact the channel/customer's profit; assess the need for supporting funds.
Provide Sales and other cross functional teams with insights to channel/customer financial performance to inform business decisions.
Review of actual and forward-looking results/insights with Sales.
Analyze investment decisions at a channel/customer level related to product mix, trade (ROI), new item entry.
Analyze investment decisions at a channel/customer level related to equipment placement and throughput evaluations.
Support contract negotiations and ensure agreements are properly reflected in our trade system and the financial forecasts.
Maintain a working understanding of brand strategy to ensure Sales executes within guidelines.
Proactively identify Channel/Customer financial opportunities inclusive of top-line, investment (trade & other) and cost opportunities.