Senior Financial Planning & Analysis

Irca Group•Duluth, GA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

IRCA Group is an Italian premium-ingredient producer serving the pastry, bakery, gelato and chocolate industries. IRCA Group USA LLC is the Group’s US subsidiary and hub for its Americas business, including Dobla USA. The Americas are a priority growth market, with both organic expansion and an active M&A agenda. The Senior FP&A Analyst reports to the Director, FP&A, and plays a critical role in driving Americas business performance. The position owns the budgeting, forecasting and performance-analysis cycle and gives leadership visibility into profitability by plant, product and customer to support pricing, sourcing and investment decisions. The role works closely with Commercial, Operations, Procurement and Accounting in the US, as well as Group Finance in Italy. The position is onsite at the plant in Duluth, Georgia.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Economics or Engineering.
At least 3 years of experience in FP&A, commercial finance or cost accounting.
Hands-on experience building and analyzing detailed, multi-site P&Ls.
Experience investigating manufacturing variances, reviewing GL and cost-center allocations, and quantifying financial impacts.
Experience building product- and customer-level profitability models that support pricing and customer portfolio decisions.
Experience with bottom-up forecasting and budgeting, including designing methodologies and coordinating inputs across functions.
Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills.
Ability to communicate detailed analysis as a clear executive narrative and influence stakeholders at every level.
Hands-on, curious, ownership-driven approach, with attention to detail and a broad business perspective.

Nice To Haves

Experience in manufacturing, food or ingredients.
Experience with ERP systems and BI tools such as Power BI.
Italian or Spanish language skills.

Responsibilities

Lead the bottom-up annual budget, interim forecasts and monthly outlooks for the Americas, including gross margin estimates and SG&A costs, and establish the methodology as the foundation for monthly performance reviews.
Analyze monthly results and synthesize business insights on variances.
Explain monthly results and variances in business terms and deliver financial content for leadership and Board presentations.
Support business cases and the integration of acquired businesses.
Automate data flows and convert one-off analyses into reliable, recurring reporting processes.
Build and own SKU- and customer-level profitability models linking revenue, raw materials, conversion costs and operating expenses.
Partner with Pricing, Sales, Procurement and Operations to identify margin drivers and address differences between contracted and actual margins.
Compare contractual pricing assumptions with actual supplier costs; identify margin leakage and unprofitable contracts, quantify their impact, and provide management with recurring analysis to inform pricing and procurement decisions.
Track and validate Procurement savings initiatives.
Review GL accounts, cost centers and P&L mapping; resolve misclassifications at their root with Accounting, HR and headquarters; and implement standardized allocation frameworks to improve the accuracy and comparability of monthly results.