Sr. FP&A Analyst, Risk (Hybrid)

Ardent Mills•Denver, CO

2d•$107,700 - $129,400•Hybrid

About The Position

The Sr. FP&A Analyst, Risk, serves as the primary finance point of contact to the Risk Team, connecting commodity market activity, derivative performance, and business strategy to financial outcomes. The role owns planning, forecasting, performance analysis, and management reporting to improve visibility into commodity revenue and financial risks. It translates complex market inputs, derivative contract economics, and operational drivers into insights, scenarios, and recommendations for FP&A leaders. The analyst also prepares executive summaries that connect enterprise results, outlook, risks, opportunities, and recommended actions. Through forward-looking analytics, process improvement, and financial stewardship, the role improves forecast accuracy, reduces surprises, and supports enterprise financial objectives. The position is based in Denver, Colorado, under a hybrid arrangement. The successful candidate is expected to work in person at the assigned office on Tuesday and Wednesday each week, except when traveling for business. Travel is less than 5%.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
At least 6 years of relevant experience.
Experience in financial analysis, including planning and forecasting, financial analysis involving commodities and financial derivatives, general ledger, and mark-to-market accounting.
Demonstrated experience with financial modeling, what-if scenarios, ad hoc analysis, and process improvement.
Strong understanding of financial statements, business drivers, and the financial implications of commercial and operational decisions.
Strong capabilities in financial analysis, modeling, budgeting, forecasting, management reporting, and variance analysis.
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and ability to work effectively with financial systems, planning platforms, business intelligence tools, and complex data sets.
Ability to evaluate assumptions, identify trends and root causes, assess risks and opportunities, and develop practical recommendations.
Ability to build stakeholder credibility, ask effective questions, constructively challenge assumptions, and support decisions with objective financial analysis.
Strong written, verbal, interpersonal, and presentation skills, including the ability to explain complex financial concepts clearly to financial and non-financial audiences.
Attention to detail and commitment to data integrity, sound financial controls, and high-quality analytical outputs.
Ability to manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines, and deliver accurate work in a dynamic, matrixed environment.
Ability to work across functions and contribute to improvements in reporting, planning, data, tools, and Finance processes.
Ability to quickly develop knowledge of the business, industry, systems, and evolving FP&A practices.

Nice To Haves

CMA or CFA certification.

Responsibilities

Serve as the primary FP&A business partner to the Risk Team, driving financial performance, anticipating business trends, and coordinating priorities across FP&A and stakeholders.
Lead annual operating plans, budgets, periodic forecasts, and weekly commodity risk forecasting across multiple entities, covering commodity revenue P&L, balance sheet, volumes, and working capital.
Translate enterprise objectives into functional targets, strategies, and tactical plans; model business drivers and what-if scenarios involving markets, pricing, counterparty exposure, working capital, and risk mitigation.
Monitor performance against plans, forecasts, and KPIs; identify headwinds, tailwinds, root causes, and value levers; and support leadership in developing actions to meet company objectives.
Coordinate and lead commodity revenue month-end close activities, including journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations, variance analysis, and review of material derivative items; explain volatility and mark-to-market swings.
Own derivative analytics and reporting for feed, flour, and grain, including contract lifecycle trends, exceptions, counterparty exposure, and FX exposure embedded in mark-to-market.
Ensure P&L integrity and clarity through analytical review of net margin, wheat usage, inbound freight, plant P&Ls, and other significant financial components.
Provide decision support on derivative contract economics and working capital needs; prepare business cases and assessments and evaluate results against assumptions.
Develop scorecards, dashboards, benchmarking, board materials, and executive commentary that turn derivative, market, and operational drivers into actionable insights.
Partner with Finance stakeholders, FP&A leadership, IT, continuous-improvement teams, and subject-matter experts to align data definitions, reporting standards, and planning assumptions; resolve data gaps; support audits; conduct sensitivity analysis and forecast-accuracy measurement; and recommend improvements to reporting, governance, planning quality, and speed.
Facilitate alignment across corporate functions, surface conflicting assumptions, and influence action without formal authority.
Advance forward-looking reporting, workflows, data quality, predictive analytics, data modeling, data stewardship, and standard definitions; identify automation and AI-enabled opportunities to reduce manual effort and improve decision-ready information.
Translate enterprise strategy into functional financial targets, choices, and measurable outcomes.
Support stakeholder readiness, adoption, and sustained use of new tools, processes, and reporting standards.
Constructively challenge assumptions and connect risk choices to enterprise profitability, liquidity, working capital, and strategic outcomes.
Build financial acumen across partner teams by coaching leaders on the financial implications of operational decisions, aligning assumptions, actions, and expected outcomes, and driving readiness, adoption, controls, and sustained use of new risk reporting, analytics, and workflows.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
Health and dependent savings accounts.
Life and disability programs.
Voluntary benefit programs.
Company-sponsored wellness programs.
Retirement savings with company match.
Team Member and Family Assistance Program (EAP).
Paid time off and paid holidays.
Employee Recognition Program with Rewards (RAVE).
Targeted annual MIP bonus of 10%, with incentive eligibility based on contribution, company performance, and individual results.