Commercial Financial Analyst
Ellison Custom Food Ingredients · Fort Wayne, IN · 1 wk ago
On-siteSalesFull-time
About the role
We are looking for a great fit for this role and will pay depending on experience. All resumes are welcomed if you fit the requirements and are looking to be a part of a team and a challenging but rewarding job!
Responsibilities
- Analyze pricing requests from the Sales team for new and existing opportunities.
- Develop pricing models to support customer proposals and contract negotiations.
- Recommend target selling prices based on cost, margin expectations, and market dynamics.
- Partner with Sales to ensure pricing strategies align with company profitability goals.
- Collaborate with Operations to understand production capabilities, efficiencies, and cost drivers.
- Collaborate with Cost Accounting to validate product costs, assumptions, and margin expectations.
- Evaluate raw material, labor, and overhead inputs to ensure accurate cost structure.
- Identify risks and opportunities in cost assumptions impacting pricing.
- Develop and maintain key commercial KPIs to monitor business performance.
- Analyze historical sales data to identify trends, margin performance, and growth opportunities.
- Leverage pipeline and CRM data to provide visibility into future revenue and profitability.
- Track conversion rates, pricing realization, win/loss trends, and customer profitability.
- Partner with Sales leadership to translate data into actionable insights.
- Prepare dashboards and recurring reports summarizing commercial performance.
- Prepare financial analysis on new business opportunities, including margin and profitability assessments.
- Track actual performance of new business versus initial pricing assumptions.
- Support ongoing reporting related to pricing effectiveness and margin trends.
- Provide ad hoc analysis to support strategic and customer decisions.
- Standardize pricing tools, templates, and approval workflows.
- Ensure adherence to internal controls and pricing governance.
- Improve data integration between ERP, CRM, and reporting tools.
- Identify opportunities to enhance speed, accuracy, and consistency of commercial analytics.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
- 3–5 years of experience in accounting, financial analysis, or cost accounting.
- Experience in manufacturing or CPG environment preferred.
- Strong financial modeling and analytical capabilities.
- Solid understanding of cost structures, margins, and pricing strategies.
- Experience working with ERP systems and CRM data.
- Advanced Excel skills; experience with BI tools a plus.
- Detail-oriented with strong business acumen and problem-solving mindset.
Qualifications
- Collaboration.
- Customer Focus.
- Drive for Results.
- Motivating Others.
- Integrity & Trust.
- Peer Relationships.
Skills
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
- 3–5 years of experience in accounting, financial analysis, or cost accounting.
- Experience in manufacturing or CPG environment preferred.
- Strong financial modeling and analytical capabilities.
- Solid understanding of cost structures, margins, and pricing strategies.
- Experience working with ERP systems and CRM data.
- Advanced Excel skills; experience with BI tools a plus.
- Ability to communicate financial insights clearly to Sales and Operations teams.
- Detail-oriented with strong business acumen and problem-solving mindset.
Benefits
- Medical.
- Dental.
- Optical.
- Life Insurance.
- EAP.
- 401(K) with Matching.
- Paid Personal Time Off.
- Paid Holidays.
- Paid Uniforms.
- Boot Reimbursement.
Pay
We will pay depending on experience.
Schedule
Days. Overtime and weekends may be required.