Financial Analyst (Chicago, IL) Job at Instant Brands
Instant Brands designs, manufactures and markets a global portfolio of innovative and iconic consumer lifestyle brands: Instant®, Pyrex®, Corelle®, Corningware®, Snapware®, Chicago Cutlery®, ZOID® and Visions.® With people-first and purpose-driven solutions in mind, we’re reimagining how people live, eat, connect, and play inside the home—and in the spaces where people gather. Today, Instant Brands’ products are in millions of homes worldwide.
We’re looking for candidates who are smart, curious, creative, push the limits of what’s possible and are passionate about our brands. We embrace and respect diverse backgrounds and foster an inclusive culture where everyone is welcome to share their ideas.
Our continuous focus on growth and innovation means you will become part of a global company that offers challenging opportunities, rewards excellence, and combines your individual expertise to achieve a higher level of shared success. We operate within a fast-paced, team-oriented, rewarding work environment that allows our employees to develop and thrive.
We offer competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits within a flexible, creative and progressive work setting. At our U.S. corporate offices, we embrace a hybrid model of Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday at the office together, and Monday and Friday with the option of in the office or at home. It’s a model that values brainstorming, collaborating, connecting and making things happen in person, while also a model that remains open to an evolving work schedule.
Join Instant Brands and become a part of our story. Everyone matters here.
Position Summary:
This exciting role with Instant Brands (IB) Commercial Finance is a fantastic opportunity to gain a breadth and depth of knowledge and experience. As part of our team, you will have access to all parts of the business, managing several profit and loss statements and analyzing primary performance drivers including sales, costs, and marketing expense through earnings. Providing financial support and analysis across all brands, you will be part of an inspired team dedicated to retaining our best-in-class products and ownership of the kitchen.
What will you do?
Commercial Finance:
Support the commercial finance team with monthly/quarterly/annual reporting and planning requirements for budget and forecast. Provide thorough variance analysis on profitability and key metrics using budget, forecast, and prior year reference points.
Identify trends, summarize results, and deliver key takeaways in business reviews to leadership.
Support the Direct-to-Consumer business through monthly and ad-hoc analysis to drive profitability and growth.
Complete reconciliation between systems to ensure accurate representation of data, facilitate proper analytics, and enable decision making.
Carry-out finance analytics at the regional, customer, brand, and sku level. This includes price-volume-mix analysis, profitability for various programs, savings initiatives, and product mix optimization.
Complete pricing analysis and updates to send to the pricing specialist.
Develop and track business case development and analytics for new products.
Data and report pulling from internal business systems such as SAP, BW, or Power BI.
Collaborate with business teams to support ad-hoc analyses/special projects based on business needs.
Accounting:
Assist treasury with cash reporting and forecasting.
Support SG&A and A&P planning, reporting, and analysis. Communicate with corporate cost center (department) owners to assist in budgeting, forecasting, and analyzing current/planned spend as well as identifying major drivers to budget, forecast, and prior year.
Prepare SG&A, A&P and Trade accruals for month-end close reports. Maintain monthly A&P tracker and work closely with the centers of excellence to ensure purchase orders are accurately forecasted and all A&P spend remains within budget.
Required Qualifications:
Attention to detail: Granular analysis down what is driving variances quantitatively and qualitatively. Understanding and validating internal and external factors to the business.
Communication: Effectively communicate results and variance drivers to leadership.
Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities and drive projects to completion without explicit direction and minimal instruction.
Capable of developing strategic relationships with business partners and influence decisions
Proficiency in the following programs: Teams, Excel, and PowerPoint
Ability to learn programs such as: SAP, Power BI, Business Warehouse (BW), Adaptive, and Office Connect, CPG Vision
Instant Brands, Made for Together
Our Values: We drive results and create value together - One Team - We love our Consumers We “Wow” Them - We challenge each other, always have an Open Mindset and welcome new ideas - We are a Global Company and we think globally - We have Integrity in all that we do – We Impact the world through Sustainable actions
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We’re looking for candidates who are smart, curious, creative, push the limits of what’s possible and are passionate about our brands. We embrace and respect diverse backgrounds and foster an inclusive culture where everyone is welcome to share their ideas.
Our continuous focus on growth and innovation means you will become part of a global company that offers challenging opportunities, rewards excellence, and combines your individual expertise to achieve a higher level of shared success. We operate within a fast-paced, team-oriented, rewarding work environment that allows our employees to develop and thrive.
We offer competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits within a flexible, creative and progressive work setting. At our U.S. corporate offices, we embrace a hybrid model of Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday at the office together, and Monday and Friday with the option of in the office or at home. It’s a model that values brainstorming, collaborating, connecting and making things happen in person, while also a model that remains open to an evolving work schedule.
Join Instant Brands and become a part of our story. Everyone matters here.
Position Summary:
This exciting role with Instant Brands (IB) Commercial Finance is a fantastic opportunity to gain a breadth and depth of knowledge and experience. As part of our team, you will have access to all parts of the business, managing several profit and loss statements and analyzing primary performance drivers including sales, costs, and marketing expense through earnings. Providing financial support and analysis across all brands, you will be part of an inspired team dedicated to retaining our best-in-class products and ownership of the kitchen.
What will you do?
Commercial Finance:
Support the commercial finance team with monthly/quarterly/annual reporting and planning requirements for budget and forecast. Provide thorough variance analysis on profitability and key metrics using budget, forecast, and prior year reference points.
Identify trends, summarize results, and deliver key takeaways in business reviews to leadership.
Support the Direct-to-Consumer business through monthly and ad-hoc analysis to drive profitability and growth.
Complete reconciliation between systems to ensure accurate representation of data, facilitate proper analytics, and enable decision making.
Carry-out finance analytics at the regional, customer, brand, and sku level. This includes price-volume-mix analysis, profitability for various programs, savings initiatives, and product mix optimization.
Complete pricing analysis and updates to send to the pricing specialist.
Develop and track business case development and analytics for new products.
Data and report pulling from internal business systems such as SAP, BW, or Power BI.
Collaborate with business teams to support ad-hoc analyses/special projects based on business needs.
Accounting:
Assist treasury with cash reporting and forecasting.
Support SG&A and A&P planning, reporting, and analysis. Communicate with corporate cost center (department) owners to assist in budgeting, forecasting, and analyzing current/planned spend as well as identifying major drivers to budget, forecast, and prior year.
Prepare SG&A, A&P and Trade accruals for month-end close reports. Maintain monthly A&P tracker and work closely with the centers of excellence to ensure purchase orders are accurately forecasted and all A&P spend remains within budget.
Required Qualifications:
Attention to detail: Granular analysis down what is driving variances quantitatively and qualitatively. Understanding and validating internal and external factors to the business.
Communication: Effectively communicate results and variance drivers to leadership.
Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities and drive projects to completion without explicit direction and minimal instruction.
Capable of developing strategic relationships with business partners and influence decisions
Proficiency in the following programs: Teams, Excel, and PowerPoint
Ability to learn programs such as: SAP, Power BI, Business Warehouse (BW), Adaptive, and Office Connect, CPG Vision
Instant Brands, Made for Together
Our Values: We drive results and create value together - One Team - We love our Consumers We “Wow” Them - We challenge each other, always have an Open Mindset and welcome new ideas - We are a Global Company and we think globally - We have Integrity in all that we do – We Impact the world through Sustainable actions
Please Note :
clarksqn.com is the go-to platform for job seekers looking for the best job postings from around the web. With a focus on quality, the platform guarantees that all job postings are from reliable sources and are up-to-date. It also offers a variety of tools to help users find the perfect job for them, such as searching by location and filtering by industry. Furthermore, clarksqn.com provides helpful resources like resume tips and career advice to give job seekers an edge in their search. With its commitment to quality and user-friendliness, Site.com is the ideal place to find your next job.