Sr Financial Analyst

About the Role

The Senior Financial Analyst leads the creation and presentation of the company's budgeting and planning for assigned areas, prepares monthly and quarterly board decks and operations decks, completes Business Line Reporting (BLR) allocation and analysis, and performs various ad-hoc analyses for finance leadership.

Responsibilities

• Prepare analysis on assigned areas for monthly/quarterly executive presentations (board decks, ops reviews, audits, etc.) and assist with weekly P&L reviews with business partner leadership.
• Assess the format of recurring reporting for format, timing, frequency, and recipients to ensure analysis provides the best basis for decision-making.
• Prepare, communicate, and align on timelines for all assigned areas of the company’s budgeting and forecasting; ensure timelines are met and liaise with key stakeholders to factor in known contract changes.
• Load planning data into financial planning tools and ensure correct and consistent representation in planning and reporting environments.
• Develop and provide analysis throughout planning processes to finance and other key stakeholders to enable internal understanding and effective presentation to company leadership.
• Identify areas of process improvement and automation initiatives related to recurring executive presentations and annual budget/forecast processes.
• Train and guide lower-level team members; serve as the main point of contact with internal business partners regarding explanation of variances versus plans and prior year by providing insights and guidance.
• Optimize the use of financial reporting and planning system environments, developing and extracting plan and actual data to present information.
• Lead in blueprinting and testing for assigned areas for system enhancements or implementations.
• Prepare and analyze components by customer and assist business partners with variance analysis explanations to complete monthly Business Line Reporting (BLR).

Requirements

• Minimum of five years of relevant experience in financial planning & analysis and budgeting.
• Experience with financial systems and software (Oracle ERP, Hyperion/Smartview financial reporting) preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related financial field.
• Detailed knowledge and understanding of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and practices.
• Proficient with MS Excel; advanced data analysis, modeling, and organization skills.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and presentation skills.

Schedule

1st Shift (United States of America)

About Our Company

C&S Wholesale Grocers, LLC is an industry leader in supply chain solutions and wholesale grocery supply in the United States. Founded in 1918 as a supplier to independent grocery stores, C&S now services customers of all sizes, supplying more than 7,500 independent supermarkets, chain stores, military bases, and institutions with over 100,000 different products. C&S also operates and supports corporate grocery stores and services independent franchisees under a chain-style model throughout the Midwest, South, and Northeast.