Sr. Financial Analyst

About the role

This position reports to the Director - Finance. Travel requirement: Minimal. Location: Chicago/Remote. FLSA Status: Exempt. Employment Category: Full time regular. Pay Range: $100,000-$110,000 + Annual Bonus Opportunity.

Generous Brands is dedicated to inspiring people to thrive through the power of vibrant nutrition through its leading brands, Bolthouse Farms, Health-Ade, and Evolution Fresh. Generous Brands partners with SAMBAZON to manufacture, distribute and sell SAMBAZON branded beverages. Bolthouse Farms is a pre-eminent provider of chilled juice, smoothies, shakes, and protein drinks. Health-Ade is the fastest growing kombucha brand, dedicated to creating bubbly beverages that boost gut health. Evolution Fresh is a premier cold-pressed juice brand with national availability. And, SAMBAZON beverages bottle the superfruit power of açaí in juice and natural energy cans. The company operates its North American business from facilities in Southern California, and the Greater Chicago Area.

The Brand Finance team is responsible for the full P&L for the Generous Brands beverage portfolio. This team member is a key link between the R&D, Operations, and Finance teams. This job contributes to Generous Brands success by supporting the development of monthly forecasting and reporting, annual budgets, and strategic financial plans.

Responsibilities

• Execute the monthly actualization process including P&L variance analyses, insights, and issue resolution
• Support the monthly forecasting process, including projecting and explaining financial performance on a rolling 18 month basis
• Support the build of the annual budget and strategic plans
• Analyze complex financial data to identify trends, assess risks, and uncover opportunities, delivering actionable recommendations to business leaders
• Collaborate with R&D, operations and logistics teams to integrate financial insights into strategic decisions
• Partner with cross-functional teams to evaluate, model, and financialize savings initiatives around labor efficiencies, strategic sourcing, and equipment effectiveness
• Support financial analysis of productivity initiatives, quantifying potential savings and ROI to drive decision-making
• Identify key issues and weaknesses, provide solutions for improvement, and manage the implementation of system enhancements
• Manage cross-functional integration with the company business planning calendar
• Work with cross-functional teams to improve processes, set targets, develop plans, conduct analyses, and measure results

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field
• 3–5 years of experience in financial planning & analysis, corporate finance, or related field

Skills

• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing
• Ability to balance multiple priorities and meet deadlines
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to use and maintain complex financial models
• Knowledge of financial and management accounting principles

Qualifications

• Experience supporting a CPG or manufacturing business
• Experience partnering cross-functionally with commercial and operations teams
• Familiarity with ERP systems and financial planning tools
• MBA or CPA a plus

Benefits

• Medical, Dental & Vision
• Group Life and AD&D
• Voluntary Life and AD&D
• Group Short & Long-Term Disability
• 401(k)
• Paid Time Off