Bel

Senior Financial Analyst, Corporate Finance

Bel

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: Chicago • Illinois • United States

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Salary

💰 $90,000 - $100,000 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Conduct monthly variance analysis on volume, gross sales, and trade versus prior forecasts to ensure accuracy.
  • Investigate key drivers of change in volume, gross sales, and trade forecasts at both customer and brand levels; align Sales teams on notable trade rate changes.
  • Prepare and analyze volume-price-mix files for Finance leadership.
  • Support month-end closing SAP activities such as trade IO settlements and to-down processes.
  • Perform ad-hoc analyses to support customer-level insights and financial decision-making.
  • Lead monthly Trade Forecast Accuracy meetings with Sales team members.
  • Issue monthly Trade Forecast Accuracy scorecard to drive accountability and continuous improvement.
  • Oversee forecasting and validation of all non-promoted trade accounts such as distressed, customer penalties, slotting, and marketing trade.
  • Manage customer-specific forecasting processes including Costco forecast files and Club account promotional event P&L’s.
  • Develop and distribute Customer P&L’s; provide live walkthroughs with Field Sales on financials and trade levels.
  • Support cross-functional initiatives such as TVAT customer budgets with volume-rate-mix analyses and CBR presentation preparation.
  • Drive automation and process improvement for reporting efficiency.
  • Support adoption of Power BI and other digital tools.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Finance/Accounting or related field
  • Minimum 3+ years of experience in Finance, Accounting, or Audit; manufacturing/consumer products a plus.
  • Advanced Excel skills; proficiency in Word and PowerPoint.
  • Experience with SAP and BPC reporting systems.
  • Experience with XTEL and Customer Analytics tools is a plus.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to manage multiple deadlines and priorities.
  • High curiosity, self-starter mindset, eagerness to learn.
Benefits
  • PTO and Medical, Dental and Vision Benefits from Day 1
  • 401k Match
  • Bonus Opportunity: 12%
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Hard Skills & Tools
variance analysisvolume-price-mix analysisfinancial decision-makingforecastingtrade rate analysisP&L managementautomationprocess improvementadvanced ExcelBPC reporting
Soft Skills
communication skillstime managementcuriosityself-starter mindseteagerness to learnaccountabilityleadershipcollaborationanalytical thinkingproblem-solving