Senior Analyst, Demand Spend

Kinder's•Walnut Creek, CA

6d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Analyst, Demand Spend supports financial reporting and analysis for Kinder’s trade and shopper marketing investments. Supporting the Trade and Shopper Marketing Finance leader, the role partners with Sales, Sales Operations, Shopper Marketing, Accounting, Customer Finance, and Sales Strategy & Planning. Work includes monthly accruals, spend tracking, deduction and settlement reconciliation, and promotional ROI analysis. The analyst maintains accurate recurring reports, investigates differences across data sources, and explains results clearly. This detail-driven role is part of a growing function; strong Excel skills and comfort working with business data are important, while advanced programming or automation skills are not required. The position is based onsite in Walnut Creek, California, with a hybrid work structure requiring four days in the office each week. Fridays are flexible, allowing employees to choose whether to work in the office or from home. The expected starting salary range is $115,000–$125,000 per year. The company describes its culture as entrepreneurial, collaborative, people-first, and comfortable with ambiguity and smart risk-taking.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related field.
At least 3 years of experience in Finance, Accounting, FP&A, Commercial Finance, Trade Finance, or related analytical roles.
Working knowledge of financial reporting, accruals, reconciliations, and variance analysis.
Strong Excel skills, including organizing data, using formulas, and maintaining recurring reports.
Ability to work carefully with data from multiple sources and investigate differences before reporting results.
Strong communication skills and ability to explain results clearly to Finance and cross-functional audiences.
Strong attention to detail, organization, and follow-through on recurring deadlines.
Curiosity about customer programs, promotional spending, and how trade investment affects business results.

Nice To Haves

Experience in Consumer Packaged Goods, Food & Beverage, Retail, or related industries.
Familiarity with Power Query or Power BI.
Familiarity with trade deductions, shopper marketing programs, or trade promotion management systems.

Responsibilities

Prepare and maintain recurring reports on trade and shopper marketing spend, including spend versus plan, customer summaries, and promotional performance.
Extract, reconcile, and validate data from the TPM system, ERP, and syndicated data sources.
Keep report files, definitions, and supporting documentation organized and auditable.
Support monthly trade and shopper marketing accruals by compiling inputs, preparing calculations, comparing estimates with actuals, and coordinating reviews with Accounting and Financial Planning.
Track spend versus plan by customer and channel and explain material variances.
Support broker and distributor settlement validation and deduction research.
Support month-end close, year-end true-ups, and audit requests.
Organize baseline and incremental sales data for pre-event estimates and post-event reviews.
Prepare post-event ROI summaries by event, customer, brand, or SKU using established methods; note data limitations and maintain shared results and benchmarks.
Identify programs with results that differ from expectations and prepare clear analyses for Sales and the Trade and Shopper Marketing Finance leader.
Support scenario analyses for trade rates, promotional mechanics, and customer proposals.
Track compliance with contracted trade terms and approved funding, and work with Sales and Sales Operations to resolve issues.
Partner with Sales, Sales Operations, Customer Finance, Accounting, and Sales Strategy & Planning to keep trade and shopper marketing information current.
Work with Sales Operations to maintain accurate TPM system data and resolve data questions.
Coordinate with Customer Finance and Accounting to reconcile customer-level spending, accruals, actuals, and deductions.
Share reports and findings clearly, tailoring explanations for Finance and cross-functional audiences.
Suggest practical improvements to reports, processes, and data checks.