Financial Analyst

Company: Tillamook Creamery
Location: Portland
Posted on: April 15, 2024

Job Description:

What you will do:
The Financial Analyst conducts and documents complex financial analysis to assist in strategic financial decisions and plays a key role in supporting and developing financial analysis in a variety of areas including and not limited to Metrics reporting, Product Line Analysis, Trade Spending, and supports the large inflow of new financial analysis projects including some month-end closing duties, so good GAAP and accounting theory skills are very helpful. This role will also assist in the development of appropriate metrics for the business to measure growth and profitability while assisting in delivering innovative, high value-added financial information for strategic decision making. This role reports to a Category Finance Manager and works closely with the Senior Financial Analyst, Director of Commercial Finance and the Manager of FP&A. They will have a business partner within the Cost Accounting group that they are expected to collaborate with regularly.
Here s a day in the life:
Responsible for evaluating current financial performance in several key areas.
Review Gross Margins versus budgets and forecasts and provide analysis of variances.
Perform some month end closing duties including account reconciliations.
Participates in cross-functional teams and provide financial analysis to evaluate investments and process changes.
Reviews economics of SKU mix for various product lines and recommend changes.
Provides economic payback analysis for proposed product changes, including packaging changes product line extensions product category extensions, and new products.
Cross trains with other Analysts to provide back up.
Assists the Manager of FP&A in preparing monthly forecasts and annual budget presentations.
Supports cross functional teams with the preparation of their annual budgets.
Act as a team player with the ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with employees within all levels of the organization.
Communicate effectively.
Utilize a computer with advanced knowledge in Microsoft Office applications, including exceptional knowledge of Excel.
Works under pressure, meet deadlines, produce accurate reports and be flexible in working on multiple projects simultaneously.
Demonstrate excellent time-management skills with the ability to work independently with little supervision.
May also include:
Reviewing Selling, Marketing, General and Administrative, Human Resources, and IT Expenses versus budget and forecast.
Reviewing economic return for capital project requests.
Evaluating the incremental net income as a result of marketing and trade expenditures.
Collaborating with supply chain to evaluate current logistics costs and evaluating proposals to minimize costs and to better serve customers.
Evaluating options for maximizing return for excess products and inventory items with special quality grading.
Providing analysis for manufacturing quantity and cost variances versus budget and forecasts.
Understanding BOM structure; able to review BOMS for integrity.
Reviewing manufacturing standards.
Supporting Monthly Forecasts by providing key inputs to expected changes in category margins.
Determining proper allocation methodologies for corporate department.
Knowledge, skills, and abilities:
Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting or Business Administration is required; MBA degree preferred.
3-5 years of experience in cost accounting, financial analysis and general accounting is required.
Past experience working through complex product profitability and new product development analysis is required.
Experience in automating and improving processes to gain efficiency, improve accuracy and produce high quality work is required.
High level ERP and system experience is required; High level Trade Spending system experience is preferred.
Consumer Packaged Good experience is preferred. Experience with a Cooperative is desirable.
Strong Manufacturing experience is required.
High level of efficiency with Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Power Point.
Must have strong knowledge of GAAP and fully understand accounting theory.
CMA, CPA or CFA is preferred.
Valid Oregon driver s license with satisfactory driving record.
Industry leading benefit and reward programs:
We offer outstanding benefits to our employees. For more information, please visit the careers page:www.tillamook.com/careers.
We are committed to creating a diverse culture and inclusive conditions where all employees are heard, valued and feel a sense of belonging. We rely on different perspectives, thoughts, backgrounds and cultures to inform our work, to help us be better as a brand and as an employer and to fuel our success. We are seeking talent from a wide range of diversity, perspectives, and backgrounds to join our exceptional organization and help us build our future.
Tillamook County Creamery Association (TCCA) is a Drug-Free Workplace.EEO/AA

Keywords: Tillamook Creamery, Portland , Financial Analyst, Accounting, Auditing , Portland, Oregon