Sr Analyst Finance Co-Pilot - Coffee & Beverage

Foods you love. Brands you trust. And a career that empowers you to grow.

At Nestle USA, we're all working towards the same goal - to delight and deliver for our consumers. With a rich portfolio of beloved brands, including DiGiorno, Toll House, and Coffee mate, in 97% of U.S. households, we have a unique opportunity - and responsibility - to be there for every moment in our consumers' lives.

Joining Nestle means becoming part of an inclusive workplace that inspires innovation, encourages strategic thinking and creativity, and celebrates your achievements. No matter where you work within the organization, you are empowered to challenge the status quo, embrace risk-taking, and pioneer new ideas. Our supportive and collaborative environment encourages bold ambitions and continuous learning so that everyone can grow and thrive.

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Nestle's Coffee & Beverage Division is on a mission to craft cups that uplift our consumers and better our communities. With brands like Starbucks, Coffee-Mate, Nescafe, Nesquik, Natural Bliss, Seattle's Best Coffee and Blue Bottle, our diverse product portfolio is brimming with rich and fulfilling opportunities for motivated individuals. Our offices provide an inspiring and high-energy work environment that fuels our fast-paced growth, and our field-based positions across the country ensure that we are fully immersed and positioned to pioneer the coffee and beverage market. Across our organization, we are creating a workplace where collaboration is essential, courage is rewarded, speed is expected, and agility is the norm in order to delight our consumers and shoppers every single day. Together, we will elevate everyday moments with each sip.

The Coffee & Beverage Senior Financial Analyst (SFA) will partner with the Marketing and Sales organizations to proactively manage a critical part of our portfolio, support both short and long-term planning processes (MBS, ICP, DF), and lead financial analyses for new business activities, product innovation, marketing investments, and ad-hoc projects. The SFA will provide P&L support while providing product portfolio management in a growing category. Additionally, the SFA will manage marketing cross-format investment/ROI analysis and reporting, providing recommendations to fuel growth.

Locations: Can be based inEdn Prairie, MN, Seattle, WA or Arlington, VA

Summary of Key Responsibilities:
Responsibilities and essential job functions include but are not limited to the following:

• Conducts complex analyses to support critical business decisions. Leads financial analysis for determining net present value (NPV), return on investment (ROI), internal rate of return (IRR) and profit loss (P&L). Quantifies opportunities and risk and recommends alternatives. Provides strategic and tactical recommendations to management.
• Supports select annual plan, strategic plan, and monthly/quarterly forecast processes and month-end reporting and commentary.
• Communicates complex financial information and concepts to both financial and business leaders to support and influence decision making.
• Supports the development of the annual operating budget and quarterly forecasts. Supports the development of strategic and operating plans. Establishes timelines and initiates reviews with managers to ensure plans are delivered on time and are consistent with overall company plans. Identifies and communicates plans' risks and opportunities. Conducts decision analyses as needed and communicates results.
• Performs due diligence for new initiatives. Performs sensitivity and incremental cost/benefit decision analyses. Builds financial models and provides analytical support for business initiatives and contract negotiations. Identifies, analyzes, and communicates trends and issues affecting the business.
• Provides coaching, direction and leadership to team members in order to achieve business results.
• Establishes and facilitates process development and builds and maintains financial models to support them.

Experience:

• Bachelor degree required. Concentration in Finance, Accounting, or equivalent preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of financial analysis experience including budgeting, forecasting, planning, and financial reporting.
• Consumer goods company/industry desired, not required.
• Advanced Excel, experience with OBIEE, Hyperion, or SAP (or other ERP System) preferred.
• Experience demonstrating financial modeling skills (2+ years).
• Experience presenting financial analysis and recommendations to a business unit leader (2+ years).

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Strong communicator in both formal and informal settings
• Demonstrated critical thinking and analytical problem-solving
• Advanced financial modeling skills
• Business partnership and ability to communicate clearly to non-finance audiences
• Superior execution and time management skills in a changing environment and ability to work in a fast-paced environment and quickly pull information
• Self-starter and shows initiative, inquisitive, and quickly learns the specifics of the business
• Understanding of P&L concepts and management accounting principles
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
• Strong data management skills, Hyperion, OBIEE or comparable system experience
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy

Theapproximate payrange for this position is $100,000 to $130,000.Please note that thepay rangeprovided is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Final compensation may vary based on factors including but not limited to knowledge, skills and abilities as well as geographic location.

Nestle offers performance-based incentives and acompetitive total rewards package, which includes a401k with company match, healthcare coverage and a broad range ofother benefits. Incentives and/or benefit packages may varydepending on the position. Learn more atAbout Us |Nestle Careers (nestlejobs.com)

Job ID:341150

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