Senior Financial Analyst - Supply Chain
Job Location: Chicago
Want to make an impact?
The Senior Financial Analyst of Supply Chain is a critical position responsible for supporting financial analysis and forecasting activities across the supply chain organization. This highly visible role will be responsible for supporting day-to-day business partnering with the supply chain team as well as driving best-in-class improvements in process and analytical capabilities.
Ways you will make a difference
Be a passionate business partner for the Supply Chain team through the following activities:
- Acquire deep understanding of the various business drivers behind manufacturing, procurement and logistics functional areas.
- Communicate actionable business recommendations and fact-based analytics, delivering against stated objectives.
- Support inventory control functions including decision support for life cycle management, internal audit of monthly inventory, cycle counts, and evaluation of margin loss activity.
- Provide decision support for contract manufacturing team while providing strong controls for inventory management and understanding cost opportunities with 3rd part contract manufacturers.
- Support key month-end \ year-end closing and control procedures including production order settlement process, physical inventory and external audit.
- Provide specific, actionable and forward-looking commentary on changes in the monthly/quarterly financial forecasts.
- Constructively challenge and question various business decisions offering alternative recommendations.
- Provide technical expertise and best-in-class process and control improvements to the Supply Chain team.
- Participate and sometimes lead various finance-wide projects resulting in a well-controlled operating system – projects will vary depending on business needs.
Skills that will make you successful
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required:
- Highly proficient in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
- Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
- Demonstrated leadership and drive for results through effective collaboration
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and financial modeling skills
- Proven track record of driving change and process improvements
- Ability to manage multiple priorities with a sense of urgency
- Intellectually curious and a proven thought leader
- Ability to deal with ambiguity, change and a dynamic business environment
- Strength of character; must be tough-minded, able to deal with change and thrive in an environment that challenges the status quo
Experiences that will support your success
- Minimum of 3-5 years of progressive experience in corporate finance, ideally with supply chain or plant controllership experience from a top CPG organization
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting or Supply Chain Management
- SAP & Tableau experience strongly preferred