Senior Sales Financial Analyst

Russell Stover • Kansas City, MO

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About The Position

At Russell Stover, not only do we love chocolate, but we love our jobs! Every day we go to work exhibiting our values of excellence, innovation, entrepreneurship, responsibility, and collaboration. Working at Russell Stover you'll be part of the leading manufacturer of boxed, seasonal, and sugar-free chocolates. For over 100 years, Russell Stover Chocolates, Whitman's, and Pangburn's have been crafted with the finest ingredients to bring happiness to generations. Today, we produce over 55 million pounds of chocolate annually, and our legacy brands can be found in 13 company-owned stores and over 9,000 wholesale accounts. Join our team and let's continue making chocolate lovers happy! A day in the life… As the Senior Sales Financial Analyst you will be a key partner to the Sales department to provide support for the financial aspects of their business to ensure a high degree of financial oversight, cost optimization, planning, and analysis. You will have strong analytical skills, business acumen, and strong communication skills. You can expect to work within the finance department with a high level of exposure to Senior Management including the CFO, VP of Sales, as well as Channel Directors, and Key Account Managers.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or 4+ years of equivalent finance experience
• Proficiency in Excel
• Strong analytical, technical & problem-solving skills
• Ability to drive and implement change
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to speak, read, and write English fluently, with or without an accommodation.

Nice To Haves

• FMCG / CPG experience
• Sales Finance and Trade Finance experience
• SAP & Hyperion experience

Responsibilities

• Analyze monthly forecasting cycle, communicate results to sales leadership, and recommend interventions to ensure target delivery
• Analyze trade spending and work with account managers and directors to align on proper accrual forecasts, implementing changes as needed
• Recommend actions to improve product mix, gross margin, as well as customer profitability
• Complete month-end close processes including account reconciliations, journal entries, etc.
• Maintain top customer balance sheets & report updates to cross functional leadership
• Maintain & distribute standard daily/monthly reports
• Create ad hoc reports as needed for cross functional departments
• Adhere to Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) to ensure product quality and maintain compliance with food safety standards.
• Complete and follow FSQA training and programs to comply with regulatory requirements, ensure consumer safety, and support the plant's food safety and quality objectives.
• Promptly report and take appropriate action on any observed or potential food safety hazards, process deviations, or non-conformities by notifying the designated plant supervisor, in accordance with your role and responsibilities.
• Actively contributes to the continuous improvement of the company's Food Safety Culture through engagement and actions aligned with your role.

What This Job Offers

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