Senior Profit Finance Analyst

Gordon Food Service•Michigan, MI

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Profit Finance Analyst evaluates customer profitability and analyzes sales and margin results to promote sound decision making amongst leadership. Builds and supports standard reports, templates and other tools as well as provides valuable insights to help derive customer profitability enhancement initiatives.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree plus four or more years of experience that includes a strong mathematical and analytical background, basic accounting, and an understanding of general business operations.
Proven ability to analyze performance, create an ROI and translate that to business recommendations (examples include business operations, finance, insurance, banking/loans, etc) is essential.
Must have knowledge of general ledger accounting, cost accounting and analysis, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), and internal control analysis and implementation.
Experience in manipulating large amounts of data.
Knowledge of the general accounting cycle, with the ability to journalize and reconcile activity that flows through the trial balance.
Ability to recognize inaccurate coding, and the ability to understand AP, AR, Payroll, and inventory processes.
Has a great ability to problem solve with accuracy and thoroughness.
Mathematical - arithmetic, measures, statistics, money
Self Management - self-direction, distraction, repetition, prioritization, fluctuations in workload, ambiguity, and accepts responsibility for own actions; follows through on commitments, maintains confidentiality.
Reacts well under pressure and approaches others in a tactful manner, possesses an entrepreneurial attitude, strategic visioning capabilities, strong decision-making skills, and enjoys working in a cross-functional team environment.
Must have a strong knowledge base of Microsoft Office products.
Must be willing to take on additional tasks and duties when necessary.

Responsibilities

Support sales and business leadership with customer profitability insights and value-add analysis.
Create profitability and predictive models based on sales input and evaluate post-onboarding customer profitability via lookback reviews and implementation of action steps.
Assist with the LRP/AOP/Forecast processes.
Identify, track and drive margin optimization initiatives.
Perform month-end review process, including: Review segment margin results and trends with sales leadership. Prepare month-end presentations for senior teams. Prepare and input month-end comments Financial Packet and other relevant documents.
Review sales and margin KPIs and provide insights to sales leadership.
Maintain Anaplan in collaboration with Home Office.
Support scorecard setup and development plan objectives.
Participate in action teams, key strategic initiatives and special projects.
Prepare sales and margin input for the reforecast process.
Analyze and provide insights on the behavior of various sales price and margin components, including, but not limited to, sales credits, rebates, PO-/vendor-related transactions discounts, freight rebates, etc.
Assist in development of financial acumen.
Collaborate with the Revenue Management team to ensure the Profit team is complementing that team’s endeavors while avoiding redundancy in efforts.