Business Analyst - Finance

Griffith Foods • Alsip, IL, United States • $200k - $250k / year • 1w ago

Location: Hybrid - Alsip Office & Home

Summary:

The Business Analyst is responsible for managing and improving the profitability of specific business segments within Griffith Foods in alignment with our company strategy. The role delivers business analytics and develops recommendations to senior leadership and Sales to guide key business decisions with a direct impact to our company performance and strategy initiatives.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

Develops and executes profitable pricing strategies and business proposals in alignment with our company Purpose and strategy through collaboration with senior leadership, sales, purchasing, product development, supply chain, and other cross-functional teams.
Prepares financial scenario models and proposes pricing options based on value-add, market and competitive information to drive financial performance.
Executes account profitability analysis and price review process as needed using Protocols system and reports to maintain or improve profitability.
Assists in financial forecasting and fiscal year budgeting process through effective collaboration and communication with Sales and detailed analysis.
Ensures new business activities achieve contribution margin and gross margin targets, and challenges sales to provide rationale on quotes below company guidelines.
Develop metrics to guide resource investment and support key business decisions to drive our Purpose-driven strategy forward.
Participate in customer calls or in-person visits to support the commercial team in any pricing related matters.
Manages the pricing process within the Griffith Pricing Applications system and Microsoft AX system with full responsibility for all sales analysis and data entry.
Provides ad hoc sales information to internal and external customers.
Maintains cost records for incentives, royalty and brokerage fees; provides reporting needed for internal & external clients.
Supports Client RFI, (Request for Information) and RFP's (Request for Price).
Assists in preparing and executing mass price changes within urgent time frames as needed.

Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business Administration or a related field from a four-year college or university.
2-3 years related experience.
Work independently and manage projects effectively.
Good written and verbal communication skills.
Advanced EXCEL usage including but not limited to VLOOKUP, pivot table usage and development, formula development.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

Griffith Foods believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity. Griffith Foods does not discriminate against qualified employees or applicants because of the following actual or perceived characteristics: race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, breastfeeding or related medical condition, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, physical or mental disability, genetic characteristic or information, AIDS or HIV status, order of protection status, marital status, military or veteran status, unfavorable discharge from military service, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law. Equal employment opportunity will be extended to all persons in all aspect of the employer-employee relationship, including recruitment, hiring, participation in benefit programs, training, promotion, transfer, discipline, layoff, recall, and termination. In carrying out our commitment to equal employment opportunity, Griffith Foods will make reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with known disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship, safety, and/or health risk. Applicants and employees requiring reasonable accommodations must notify Human Resources.

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