Full-Time Finance Analyst

This role is responsible for supporting the forecasting, planning and analysis needs of the company and offers a unique opportunity to be a key financial influencer for Nature’s Bakery brand managers, facilitating key decisions related to our customers and products with a focus on ensuring profitable growth. The position reports to the Sr. Manager, FP&A with significant exposure to senior levels of the Finance and Marketing organizations. The role is currently hybrid at our offices in Pasadena, California with the possibility of becoming remote for candidates located between PST and CST time zones.

Core Responsibilities:

• Coordinate period close needs with accounting team and the Sr. Manager, FP&A, ensuring accurate and timely information.
• Support the period-end, quarterly and year-end financial reporting and forecasting processes.
• Maintain and create reports for users across the company as well as to drive and support the shift to a digital centric function and business.
• Use and leverage standard reports and digital tools providing reports & forecast, and generate insights and analysis of changes, key initiatives impact, opportunities and risks, working with business partners to understand and anticipate financial results.
• Assist in the annual planning process, collaborating with business partners across the organization to develop a consolidated plan.
• Partner with brand managers to develop customer/product P&Ls and evaluate profitability.
• Develop a deep understanding of Marketing spend and associated expense accounts, reporting categories, vendors and agreements through discussion, inquiry, and review of periodic results in support of ROI analysis.

Other Responsibilities and Projects:

• Develop strong business knowledge of the entire P&L and understand key revenue and cost drivers.
• Champion a continuous improvement mindset to define and implement process improvement opportunities driving cross functional efficiencies.
• Share and promote best practices.
• Ensure adherence to internal controls.
• Support internal / external audits.
• Support Finance team in other areas, including special projects and requests, perform ad hoc analysis as needed.

The Ideal Candidate:

In addition, our ideal candidate should have strong critical thinking skills, ability to get insights out of data, probe and ask the right questions to stakeholders. Excellent presentation skills and ability to meet deadlines are key success factors for this role.

The Minimum And/Or Technical Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance, with approximately 3-5 years experience in a finance role in CPG or manufacturing industry preferred
• Strong analytical, conceptual, and critical thinking skills
• Thrive in a dynamic and fast-paced organization
• Work independently and cross functionally
• Proficient in Excel and other MS Office programs
• Familiar with US GAAP
• Excellent written and oral communication, and presentation skills

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