Financial Analyst, Supply Chain - Hybrid- Sayreville, NJ

About the role

Provides analytic thought leadership supporting supply chain objectives through standard and ad hoc analysis, modeling, reporting, and insights to optimize cost structure and operating income results across Guest Worldwide (GWW) operations. Supports internal customers with reporting and recommendations focused on department strategic objective results and business insights. Partners with management to investigate specific trends and needs, as well as special projects across the margin waterfall.

Responsibilities

• Analyze supply chain costs including transportation, warehousing, inventory carrying costs, and supplier pricing
• Identify cost-saving opportunities and recommend operational improvements
• Develop financial forecasts related to supply chain activities including procurement, logistics, and distribution
• Perform variance analysis between actual costs and budgeted costs
• Build financial models to evaluate supply chain investments
• Support budgeting and long-range financial planning for supply chain operations
• Ensure supply chain financial processes comply with company policies and accounting standards

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, Mathematics or other analytical fields of study
• 1 - 3 years of experience in financial analysis
• 1 - 3 years of experience working on projects in a results-driven environment

Skills

• Analytical mindset with an appreciation for data, analysis, strategy, processes, capabilities, enabling technologies, and measurement
• Natural curiosity and desire to problem solve; enjoys processing large amounts of data to glean insights
• Proven track record working in a fast-paced dynamic environment; generating analysis and insights meeting tight deadlines
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously in an organized manner
• Self-starter who thinks and acts proactively while providing insightful and timely communication of learnings with recommendations
• Well-developed communication abilities with the capacity to connect credibly with stakeholders and transfer business insights for action
• Able to recognize issues, functional interdependencies, and cross-silo redundancies and drive practical solutions
• Ability to think quantitatively and develop reporting based on business cases to diagnose root causes and results drivers
• Quickly analyze new or existing reporting for insights to prioritize opportunities and effectively synthesize for leadership
• Experience modeling data and creating field-ready reporting and insight tools
• Deep understanding of Excel required as well as advanced PowerPoint skills
• Extensive working knowledge of the entire Microsoft Office suite of products preferred
• Strong business objects or similar reporting tool history and skillset