Sr Analyst Supply Chain Finance

Ferrara Candy Company - Chicago, IL

Full-time - Mid Level

Chicago, IL

11-50 employees

Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods

About the position

The Senior Analyst Supply Chain Finance acts as the primary Finance contact for the Transportation and Material Warehousing teams, supporting the domestic business. This role is responsible for providing financial expertise, analysis, and recommendations to facilitate effective decision-making. Key responsibilities include executing and analyzing period close, forecast analysis, and the Annual Operating Plan (AOP), while collaborating with various departments to support business growth and strategic decisions.

Responsibilities

• Provide insight and analysis into drivers of change for key cost buckets: interplant freight, outbound freight, material warehousing
• Identify variances between the plan/forecast and actual costs, investigating drivers with Supply Chain counterparts
• Support the accounting team by performing month-end close responsibilities in a timely manner each month on Workdays 1-3, including posting journal entries, analyzing accruals/GL detail, and performing account reconciliations
• Prepare month-end reporting decks and present results to Supply Chain leadership monthly
• Develop robust bottom-up Annual Operating Plan (AOP) while coordinating with Supply Chain to receive and validate various inputs on a shared timeline
• Own inputs into the live Rolling Forecast to signal expectations for the next 18 months
• Summarize large quantities of data in Excel and share insights
• Assist with ad-hoc and cross-functional projects specifically with IT business partners to automate tasks
• Learn new skills and tools as needed to streamline and automate workstreams

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting preferred
• Minimum 3 years of experience with professional services, CPG, or corporate finance/accounting experience preferred
• High proficiency in MS Excel and Office Suite
• Proven work history in managing multiple project work streams and resources, owning business partner relationships, and delivering high quality outcomes while operating autonomously
• SAP / Oracle EPM experience is a plus