Job description

Job Title: Senior Financial Analyst

Location: Chicago, IL

Duration: 04/11/2023 to 12/08/2023

Description:

Summary:
This position provides comprehensive financial support to US sales teams to drive profitable growth and optimize trade spending. The successful candidate will be the key business partner for a sales Class of Trade (COT) or sales accounts, working closely with the sales leadership of that COT/accounts.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide financial support to sales teams
• Collaborate with sales teams to prepare sales and deal forecasts, identifying risks & opportunities and developing contingency plans to deliver budget commitments.
• Prepare analysis of trade spending (pre-event and post-event ROI) and provide recommendations to improve efficiency and effectiveness of trade spending.
• Provide financial modeling to support internal decision making and preparation for customer meetings.
• Manage functional expenses and prepare account reconciliations.
• Additional special projects and ad hoc analysis.

Required Skills / Experience / Competencies:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting
• 4+ years of Financial or Accounting experience

Preferred Skills / Experience / Competencies:

• Strong accounting and financial skills
• Proficiency in Excel, Power Point, SAP, and Financial Consolidation Reporting systems
• Demonstrated analytical skills (ability to prepare P&L models and analysis)
• Ability to summarize financial data clearly and concisely to enable speed and quality of decision making
• Demonstrated ability to think strategically and make meaningful contributions to finance/business objectives
• Proven ability to lead project teams and work cross-functionally to deliver against business priorities
• Ability to work independently
• Focus on identifying and implementing process improvements

Job Type: Contract

Pay: $60.00 - $70.00 per hour

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Chicago, IL 60661: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

• Financial or Accounting: 5 years (Required)
• financial support to US sales: 5 years (Required)
• prepare P&L models: 3 years (Required)

Work Location: One location

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