Senior Financial Analyst

Herr Foods Inc. • Nottingham, PA

11d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Financial Analyst supports the Finance Manager and provides financial leadership and decision support for the company. The role supports the annual operating plan, budgeting and forecasting, business analysis, performance reporting, and the compilation and distribution of management reports, metrics, and analysis of financial trends, including actual results against budget and forecast. It also supports model development for decision-making across a range of opportunities, including analysis of new and emerging growth segments at Herr’s.

This is a hybrid role requiring three days on-site per week at the Nottingham, Pennsylvania facility. The schedule is Monday through Friday, approximately 40 or more hours per week.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, economics, or accounting.
• Three to seven years of financial analysis experience.
• Strong understanding of the value and application of financial analytics within an organization, and the ability and drive to lead change using people, process, data, and technology.
• Ability to develop models to analyze business matters and make recommendations.
• Ability to break down problems into meaningful parts, reach rational and well-considered conclusions, and communicate them to diverse audiences.
• Ability to gather data from disparate sources, analyze findings, and present them to support sound business decisions.
• Strong business and financial acumen.
• Comfort with ambiguity and ability to handle unexpected situations flexibly.
• Collaborative team-player approach when working with partners.
• Experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 ERP or a similar ERP.
• Experience with reporting and analytical tools such as Power BI and Silvon.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in a manufacturing and/or consumer packaged goods company.
• Experience in standard costing.

Responsibilities

• Analyze actual costs against budget, forecast, and historical performance.
• Understand, validate, and challenge the financial performance of various segments.
• Research and explain variances, and recommend improvements to metrics, efficiency, and cost savings.
• Build and maintain budgets at departmental, business-unit, and operational-division levels in alignment with executive management strategy.
• Monitor relevant market trends and emerging environments of interest to Herr’s, and communicate findings to management.
• Summarize analyses, proposals, and conclusions in concise presentations for management.
• Play a key role in the annual budget process and ongoing forecasting, comparing results, KPIs, and industry benchmarks.
• Prepare periodic cost reconciliation reports, tracking data such as labor and supply costs.
• Proactively develop reporting formats that support decision-making and remain flexible as the organization changes.
• Support ad hoc requests and special projects related to the role.
• Assist the Finance Manager throughout the monthly Integrated Business Planning process.
• Prepare and support monthly KPI reporting.
• Support budgeting, planning, and forecasting using financial software, and design and maintain reports.
• Analyze trends in key metrics and drivers to support monthly reviews of actual financial results against budgets and forecasts at multiple levels.
• Answer questions, discuss financial issues, explain analyses, and support financial tracking of key projects for audiences with varying levels of expertise.
• Communicate, collaborate, and persuade professionally and positively in a complex environment, with a focus on customer service.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with internal and external customers, proactively identifying and solving problems.
• Collaborate and share knowledge across accounting and finance.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and hearing insurance.
• On-site healthcare clinic at the Nottingham facility.
• 401(k) with company matching.
• Annual company profit sharing.
• Paid vacation, holidays, and sick time.
• Paid employee referral program.
• Long-term disability insurance.
• Life insurance.
• Accident, hospital, and critical illness indemnity plans.
• Identity theft coverage and legal plans.
• Employee assistance program services.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Wellness programs.
• Low- or no-cost medical care through the Assured Excellence Program.
• Orthopedic care and imaging through the OSS Health Company Direct Program for benefit-eligible employees.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior