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Location: Westchester, IL
Workplace Type: Hybrid
As the Financial Analyst, Commercial Finance-US/CAN Texture & Healthful Solutions you will lead preparation of financial analyses for monthly and quarterly review meetings with senior business leaders, partner with the Commercial team to develop volume, revenue, and profit forecasts for the Texture & Healthful Solutions business, and support ad hoc requests and special projects (i.e. growth business cases / capital expenditure projects) as necessary. This role reports to the Manager, Commercial Finance-Texture & Healthful Solutions.
What you will do:
· Lead preparation of financial analyses and presentations for the monthly and quarterly executive business review meetings (e.g., net sales bridges, operating income bridges, customer analysis, material/product line analysis, micro and macro volume trends, channel analysis, etc.).
· Partner with Commercial and Supply Chain teams to lead development of volume and revenue forecasts for the USCAN Texture & Healthful Solutions, Pharma, and Beauty & Home businesses which incorporate new product offerings, customer order trends, customer product sales, share of customer requirements, macro trends impacting customer’s products, and unique sales history.
· Lead rebate and distributor credit forecast and monthly/quarterly accrual process with oversight of Tulsa Shared Services calculations/payments and Guadalajara Shared Services accrual tracking.
· Partner with Commercial team to lead development of SG&A/OPEX budgets and forecast for selling, marketing, business development, and product research and development expenses.
· Provide Commercial/Sales, Marketing, and Commercial Leadership teams detailed financial reporting (volume, revenue, and gross profit) pivots to track customer/material performance and optimize profit mix; lead preparation of ad-hoc analyses to help Commercial/Sales team prepare for customer discussions, meetings, and negotiations. This includes overseeing Tulsa Financial Shared Ser