Sr. Financial Analyst - Corporate Development

About the position

The Senior Financial Analyst in Corporate Development is responsible for developing financial analyses and providing recommendations for decision-makers both within and outside of the Finance Department regarding Capital Investment (CAPEX) projects. Potential capital investment projects may include (but are not limited to): operational cost savings, increased manufacturing efficiency, new product development, expansion (e.g., new production lines and production sites), real estate investments, and M&A activities.

Responsibilities

• Develop comprehensive and detailed discounted cash flow (DCF) financial models with projected incremental cash inflows and outflows to understand value creation and returns on invested CAPEX.
• Create financial P&L analyses and provide guidance on projected margins and costs (COGS, manufacturing, supply chain, overhead, etc.) to support commercial efforts on new business opportunities.
• Act as the financial lead for assigned projects in collaboration with key stakeholders from other teams. Ensure alignment among all parties on deadlines for financial deliverables to support timely decision-making.
• Collaborate with functional stakeholders, leveraging their expertise to understand the impacts of capital investment projects from various perspectives, gathering and validating their inputs for financial models and other deliverables. Ensure information is accurate and relevant to the analysis.
• Provide oversight and guidance on projects within the organizational CAPEX Governance Review process. Collect and analyze information from project initiators and stakeholders, summarize findings, and offer recommendations to decision-makers.
• Prepare executive memos and presentations offering financial insights and recommendations to support leadership decision-making.
• Ensure consistency of assumptions and proxies used in financial models with comparable projects or categories of the business. Apply supporting analyses such as profitability comparisons, cost allocation methodologies, common size/component analysis, and trend/time series analysis, among others within financial or managerial accounting and analysis techniques.
• Conduct variance and scenario analyses to assess the impact of key variables and the potential range of outcomes for each project.
• Generate necessary reports and analyses for business segments, brands, and products in support of strategic decision-making.
• Assume a leadership role in internal team efforts, including mentoring junior team members and driving continuous improvement initiatives in departmental processes.

Requirements

• 4 years of experience in financial analysis or finance roles (CPG or Manufacturing experience is a plus)
• 2 years of experience in DCF analysis
• 0 years of direct people/project management experience

Nice-to-haves

• 6 years of experience in financial analysis or finance roles (CPG, manufacturing)
• 4 years of experience in DCF analysis
• 2 years of experience managing people/projects

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and benefits packages