Financial Analyst II, Pet Sales and Trade Marketing - Post Holdings Inc.
Lakeville, MN
About the Job
Brand: Post Consumer Brands
Categories: Finance
Locations: Lakeville, Minnesota
Position Type: Regular Full-Time
Remote Eligible: No
Req ID: 24668
Job Description
Business Unit Overview
Headquartered in Lakeville, Minn., Post Consumer Brands, a business unit of Post Holdings, Inc., is dedicated to providing people and their pets with delicious food choices for every taste and budget. The company’s portfolio includes beloved brands such as Honey Bunches of Oats®, PEBBLES®, Grape-Nuts® and Malt-O-Meal® cereal, and Peter Pan® peanut butter, as well as Rachael Ray® Nutrish®, Kibbles ‘n Bits® and 9Lives® dog and cat food. As a company committed to high standards of quality and to our values, we are driven by one idea: To make lives better by making delicious food accessible for all. For more information about our brands, visit www.postconsumerbrands.com and follow us on LinkedIn for the latest news. Brand Post Consumer Brands recently acquired several iconic pet food brands, venturing into a new market while remaining true to our purpose to provide delicious and accessible food that our consumers love. We’re always searching the center store for the next exciting product to add to our portfolio, and right now, we’re growing and need passionate, driven individuals with diverse perspectives to help us reach greater heights. That’s where you come in. Join a team where your voice is not only heard but valued. Make a real impact on brands enjoyed by millions of people and their pets. Location Description Post Consumer Brands corporate headquarters in Lakeville, Minn. is about 20 miles south of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Lakeville has all the benefits of smaller town living with access to everything a large metropolitan area has to offer. Join more than 400 team members collaborating on the two-building campus to help put breakfast on the tables of millions of consumers in North America. Responsibilities This position will serve as a finance partner to our internal Pet sales and trade marketing teams by providing impactful financial analysis and insights that maximize top and bottom-line business performance. This position will provide proactive decision support, and guidance to their cross functional business partners that increases the overall financial acumen across the team. The ideal candidate must be a self-starter, be able to independently and effectively navigate and interact across multiple functions and levels, and thrive in a fast paced, dynamic environment. Working Location: Hybrid This role is located at the Lakeville, MN Corporate office Typical hybrid schedule includes 3 days in-office with remote flexibility up to 2 days a week. Responsibilities Include: Prepare and assess monthly financial results for individual brands and customer channels. Provide implications of business trends, highlight key areas of opportunity, and make recommendations to improve financial performance of business activity where needed. Provide trade and pricing support within specific selling channels to maximize long term value. Analyze trade performance and return on investment for designated customers/events. Support Marketing by creating P&Ls for new products. This includes: Gathering and validating cost inputs such as raw materials, labor and transportation. Analyzing competitive pricing and recommending a gross price structure that aligns to a price slope and is appropriate by channel. Presenting alternative price/size/cost scenarios that would help achieve financial objectives. Work with team members to share insights and continuously improve processes, reporting and enhanced decision making. Develop and maintain strong relationships at all levels of the organization in order to provide meaningful and timely insights and guidance. Qualifications Requirements: Bachelor's Degree Required in Finance, Accounting or Economics preferred. Experience: At least two years of job experience in a role where analytical skills were applied. Experience managing and building P&Ls, building budgets, and analyzing investments in a previous role desired. Skills: Strong financial and analytical skills Ability to think critically, draw conclusions from information and develop recommendations Must be able to effectively collaborate, communicate and influence across multiple functions in the organization, building consensus to drive results Strong intellectual curiosity and affinity for numbers Ability to work through ambiguity, take initiative, and navigate challenges and obstacles Ability to influence business decisions with concrete financial support Ability to plan, prioritize and manage workload in an environment of competing priorities Must be organized, thorough and accurate Computer skills: moderate to advanced use of Excel
Post Holdings provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, status as a covered veteran and any other category protected under applicable federal, state, provincial and local laws.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
Categories: Finance
Locations: Lakeville, Minnesota
Position Type: Regular Full-Time
Remote Eligible: No
Req ID: 24668
Job Description
Business Unit Overview
Headquartered in Lakeville, Minn., Post Consumer Brands, a business unit of Post Holdings, Inc., is dedicated to providing people and their pets with delicious food choices for every taste and budget. The company’s portfolio includes beloved brands such as Honey Bunches of Oats®, PEBBLES®, Grape-Nuts® and Malt-O-Meal® cereal, and Peter Pan® peanut butter, as well as Rachael Ray® Nutrish®, Kibbles ‘n Bits® and 9Lives® dog and cat food. As a company committed to high standards of quality and to our values, we are driven by one idea: To make lives better by making delicious food accessible for all. For more information about our brands, visit www.postconsumerbrands.com and follow us on LinkedIn for the latest news. Brand Post Consumer Brands recently acquired several iconic pet food brands, venturing into a new market while remaining true to our purpose to provide delicious and accessible food that our consumers love. We’re always searching the center store for the next exciting product to add to our portfolio, and right now, we’re growing and need passionate, driven individuals with diverse perspectives to help us reach greater heights. That’s where you come in. Join a team where your voice is not only heard but valued. Make a real impact on brands enjoyed by millions of people and their pets. Location Description Post Consumer Brands corporate headquarters in Lakeville, Minn. is about 20 miles south of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Lakeville has all the benefits of smaller town living with access to everything a large metropolitan area has to offer. Join more than 400 team members collaborating on the two-building campus to help put breakfast on the tables of millions of consumers in North America. Responsibilities This position will serve as a finance partner to our internal Pet sales and trade marketing teams by providing impactful financial analysis and insights that maximize top and bottom-line business performance. This position will provide proactive decision support, and guidance to their cross functional business partners that increases the overall financial acumen across the team. The ideal candidate must be a self-starter, be able to independently and effectively navigate and interact across multiple functions and levels, and thrive in a fast paced, dynamic environment. Working Location: Hybrid This role is located at the Lakeville, MN Corporate office Typical hybrid schedule includes 3 days in-office with remote flexibility up to 2 days a week. Responsibilities Include: Prepare and assess monthly financial results for individual brands and customer channels. Provide implications of business trends, highlight key areas of opportunity, and make recommendations to improve financial performance of business activity where needed. Provide trade and pricing support within specific selling channels to maximize long term value. Analyze trade performance and return on investment for designated customers/events. Support Marketing by creating P&Ls for new products. This includes: Gathering and validating cost inputs such as raw materials, labor and transportation. Analyzing competitive pricing and recommending a gross price structure that aligns to a price slope and is appropriate by channel. Presenting alternative price/size/cost scenarios that would help achieve financial objectives. Work with team members to share insights and continuously improve processes, reporting and enhanced decision making. Develop and maintain strong relationships at all levels of the organization in order to provide meaningful and timely insights and guidance. Qualifications Requirements: Bachelor's Degree Required in Finance, Accounting or Economics preferred. Experience: At least two years of job experience in a role where analytical skills were applied. Experience managing and building P&Ls, building budgets, and analyzing investments in a previous role desired. Skills: Strong financial and analytical skills Ability to think critically, draw conclusions from information and develop recommendations Must be able to effectively collaborate, communicate and influence across multiple functions in the organization, building consensus to drive results Strong intellectual curiosity and affinity for numbers Ability to work through ambiguity, take initiative, and navigate challenges and obstacles Ability to influence business decisions with concrete financial support Ability to plan, prioritize and manage workload in an environment of competing priorities Must be organized, thorough and accurate Computer skills: moderate to advanced use of Excel
Post Holdings provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, status as a covered veteran and any other category protected under applicable federal, state, provincial and local laws.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
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