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Senior Analyst, Financial Planning & Analysis
Pepperidge Farm Inc
Camden, NJ, United States
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Imagine…working for a company that knows that its people are the key to its success in the marketplace. A company in which achieving extraordinary results and having a stimulating work experience are part of the same process.
We cultivate and embrace a diverse employee population. We recognize that people with diverse backgrounds, experiences and perspectives fuel our growth and enrich our global culture.
We are looking for an individual who enjoys working in a fast-paced, team oriented environment, likes to be challenged, and values the opportunity to make a difference.
General Summary:
The Senior Analyst, FP&A will be a key member of the greater supply chain finance team. This person will work directly with the Senior Manager, Supply Chain Finance in reviewing performance across the America’s Thermal manufacturing network. This would include working to standardize reporting and analysis across the network, driving clearer understanding of performance vs plan and prior year. This role will require strong excel skills and ability to interact with teams located across the country. Ability to clearly communicate detailed and sometimes complicated financial pictures is also important. This person will also play a key role in the annual planning process, coordinating reviews with senior supply chain leadership and driving standardization of processes relating to the annual plan.
Primary Responsibilities:
• Lead the month end close analytical function of supply chain finance. This would include performance summaries for corporate supply chain leadership, working closely with the Sr. Manager, Supply Chain Finance to highlight performance trends and drivers vs. plan and prior year. Consolidate highlights for communication to senior supply chain leadership
• Drive standardization of common reporting across the network, including process order variances, labor analysis, cost center spending, projection processes, balance sheet reserve forecasts and other items. Use Excel, Microstrategy, and SAP to effectively create time-saving, accurate reports covering all areas of financial performance. Work closely with each plant team to ensure reporting and analysis serves business and operational needs of the plants.
• Support the Sr. Manager with adhoc analytical requests relating to network opportunities, overall network strategy and target setting. This will include heavy usage of Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint as tools to analyze and communicate findings.
• Play a lead role in coordinating and reviewing the annual plans submitted by the America’s network thermal plants. This would include working to help standardize review formats and common analytical practices and processes used to build the plan. Key cost areas such as material yields, material prices, labor spending, overhead spending and risk and opportunity outlooks would all be in scope.
• Create analysis and reporting to improve the network’s ability to plants against one another, eventually benchmarking across business divisions.
• Oversees preparation of the plants financial reporting. Analyze and report manufacturing efficiency variances and determine corrective action requirements. Ensures items are correctly classified and all reporting is prepared in accordance with GAAP.
Job Complexity:
• Drive business analysis that includes short term and long term financial management.
• This position requires ability to interact and communicate effectively with senior management including Corp Supply Chain Finance, Plant Manager, and offshore accounting services and direct other team members on the financial implications of business proposals.
• Strong technical and analytical skills including ability to interpret SAP product costing and strong excel skills.
• Strong Excel and PowerPoint foundations required as this role will be expected to operate with high technical proficiency.
• Establishes aggressive but realistic financial plans that are consistent with business unit objectives.
• Sustain a high level of competence and professionalism in a dynamic business environment.
• Facilitate the communication of financial understanding to business leaders.
• Ensure financial processes are adhered to according to CSC standards and best practices.
• Work effectively in matrix environment, providing both financial leadership and hands on analytical insights.
• Work effectively with both internal and external remote support functions (ie Accenture in Bangalore and IGS Accounting & IGS FP&A in WHQ)
Minimum Requirements:
• Minimum Education: Bachelor degree in Accounting or Finance
• Desired Education: MBA or Graduate level degree in Accounting
• CPA, CMA a plus
• Years of relevant experience: 3+ years in financial leadership role including manufacturing and supply chain experience.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
• Strong technical and analytical skill with solid cost accounting background.
• Experience with standard cost systems and integrated financial software (SAP).
• Strong business orientation enabling identification of opportunities for improving financial performance and providing decision support for business initiatives.
• Capable of reviewing financial controls to identify weaknesses and recommend corrective procedures.
• Hands on self-directed.
• Comfortable in an environment requiring day-to-day involvement in the details while remaining cognizant of the company’s long term objectives.
• Capable of creating development plans to improve capabilities of direct reports.
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