The Finance Analyst will be heavily involved in supporting our financial sales forecast by SKU for RBNA S&OP purposes and will be responsible for the revenue forecast associated with it. The Finance Analyst will act as a business partner for the sales department, will be responsible for performing analysis and providing recommendations to the VP and SR Manager of Trade Finance. Given the high interaction with Senior leadership, the Finance Analyst will play a big role in in supporting our Sales team strategy as well as pro-actively monitoring and steering the SKU level volume forecast. In addition, the Finance Analyst will support the planning and reporting of travel and entertainment expenses across several Sales HQ departments, as well as assist in developing New SKU Launch Proposals and ensuring alignment for HQ submission. They will provide reporting support to our distribution team on their DP billbacks and disputes.
FINANCIAL SALES & GSV - FORECAST & REPORTING
Provide daily reporting of our financial sales to the entire organization including senior leadership.
Assist the monthly S&OP forecasting cycle, which includes alignment with Senior stakeholders from Trade Finance, Trade Sales Planning, and Operations (both Supply and Demand Planning).
Align and consult with cross functional teams on planning portfolio innovation, discontinuation, and overall performance
Develop a forecast of our total RBNA Financial Sales plan by SKU, month, route to market in support of data entry
Actively monitor performance of our portfolio for DOH, potential out of stocks, or high inventory counts
Responsible for forecasting our Gross Sales Value for all RBNA and ensuring data entry during planning cycles
Provide weekly GSV updates in comparison to our latest plan to trade finance leadership and highlight any basic exposure risk
DISTRBUTION & HQ - REPORTING & ANALYSIS
Provide reporting to our distribution team on their DP billbacks and support with ad hoc questions and guidance on potential discrepancies
Monitor closely discrepancies between DP requested billbacks and RBNA’s calculated billbacks
Provide weekly dispute reporting to our Key Account teams for visibility throughout the month
Collaborate with operations team to ensure submission of our New SKU Launch Proposals to HQ by stated deadlines
Support the planning and reporting of travel and entertainment expenses across several Sales HQ departments, working closely with the teams on reclasses and risk & o