Sr. Analyst, Customer Finance

Location: Hershey, PA

Department: Finance / Customer Finance

Summary of Role:

The Senior Analyst, Customer Finance plays a critical role in enabling datadriven decision making through customerlevel financial insights, reporting, and analytics. In addition, this position will provide financial guidance around customer account planning, monthly reporting on customer progress toward annual objectives, variance analysis and resolution of financial challenges

Role Responsibilities:

1. Customer P&L Ownership (Tttl U.S.) - Support the development and ongoing enhancement of customerlevel P&L views, including customer, PPG, classoftrade, and hierarchybased reporting.
2. Dashboard Ownership & Analytics Enablement: Lead the creation and evolution of customer dashboards to improve financial visibility, including waste reporting, cost of sales analysis and P&L scenario modeling
3. Forecasting & Planning - Partner with sales to influence the estimate process and ensure understanding of key business drivers. Support customer teams in building annual and strategic plans; improve trade forecast accuracy and provide financial analysis and performance commentary for supported customers.
4. Accounting Close Process - Participate in monthly, quarterly & year-end close processes with a focus on accuracy. Facilitate discussions with sales teams on key expense areas and ensuring understanding of relevant accounting principles and controls.
5. Special projects as assigned
6. Partner with Finance leadership to translate analytical needs into scalable reporting
7. Partner with applicable sales leads related to $400M gross sales / $25M trade

Desired knowledge, skills, and abilities:

• Strong understanding of accounting, finance, FP&A and customerlevel financial metrics
• Advanced knowledge of Excel, Analysis for Excel, intermediate knowledge of Power BI dashboards, data models, and querybased reporting
• Ability to bridge technical data discussions with Finance and business users
• Strong problemsolving skills with a focus on practical, scalable solutions
• Clear communicator in crossfunctional, workinglevel forums

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:

• Education -
  
  
  
  • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Marketing or Equivalent
  
  
  
  
• Experience -
  
  
  
  • At least 3-5 years of experience in finance, accounting or sales finance role.
  • At least 1-3 years of experience in Power BI, Alteryx, data models, and query-based reporting
  
  
  
  

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