Role overview

Senior Financial Analyst (W2 Contract)

Responsibilities

Financial Planning & Forecasting: Own planning, analysis, and reporting of Operating Expenses across distribution NA channels.
Cost & Margin Analysis: Support Finance Director with plan/estimate and analysis of cost of goods; provide recommendations to improve gross margin.
Strategic P&L Analysis: Analyze and report brand P&L lines, with focus on Advertising & Promotions (A&P) investment; monitor other OPEX lines and explain variances.
Performance Monitoring: Support North America regional projects and ad hoc analyses.
Monthly Close Support: Prepare the monthly marketing deck reconciliation; support the monthly close and estimate process.
Marketing Partnership: Serve as main point of contact for Marketing teams (budget coding/confirmation, actual spend details, concerns/questions).
Own A&P Line: Own the full A&P line, run monthly meetings with Marketing to review spend and build balance-of-year estimates.
Accounting Close Activities: Partner with NA controller team for month-end closing, journal entries, and account summaries as needed.

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance (MBA a plus).
Experience: 3–5 years of experience; F (fast-moving consumer goods/FMCG) industry experience.
Core skills: Strong technical finance/accounting skills including reconciliations, working with data, and month close.
Excel: Strong Excel skills; budgeting and reporting largely in Excel.
Systems: Experience with SAP and Hyperion.
Communication: Strong communication and presentation skills (high-quality slide decks, clear written/verbal communication).
Execution: Ability to manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines.