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Form of workDepartment: Finance & Accounting
Reports To: Manager Commercial Planning & Analytics
Travel Required: Limited travel required
Why Join Community Coffee?
Community Coffee Company is the #1 family-owned and operated retail coffee brand in America. Rooted in family and tradition, yet always looking to the future, you can expect a fast-paced environment that is both challenging and rewarding. Join us and make your passion your profession!
Position Overview
As Financial Analyst II, you will be part of the Commercial Sales Finance Team that partner with the Sales and Brand teams to grow our business. This position facilitates and leads financial related and business review meetings with various levels of leadership, prepares data driven analysis and presentations that summarizes insights and recommendations, and partners with cross functional teams on strategic business opportunities. Financial analysis responsibilities include financial reporting, budget, strategic plan and forecast preparation, and operations and ad hoc analysis.
Financial Analyst II's are generally responsible for a single large strategic business unit or a combination of small strategic business units which are closely related. In some instances, the analyst may be required to perform work associated with the total company. The duties and responsibilities below are general in nature and can typically be applied to each business unit. However, these individuals are also responsible for understanding highly specialized areas of the business such as green coffee manufacturing, trade spending, marketing effectiveness measurements, etc. Those responsibilities are further defined in annual performance goals for the individual.)
Function Related Activities/Key Responsibilities
- Perform financial reporting, ad-hoc project analyses, and financial modeling using a broad range of tools including Excel and Power BI
- Lead review of financials for business unit for month end close, downhill forecast, Annual Operating Plan, long range Strategic Plan and Monthly/Quarterly Business Reviews
- Complete time sensitive month-end closing activities, including calculating and presenting to accounting proposed adjustments (ex. Accruals) and variance analysis
- Creating and maintaining insightful reports when key performance drivers and financial results.
- Applies new information gleaned from business review meetings to current trends in order to develop actions plans to achieve Plan. Provides reporting to Management including comparisons to current year plan and historical performance.
- Prepares forecast of business results for the division.
- Assists business unit management in evaluating business opportunities and risks inherent in those opportunities including but not limited to new product development, trade and advertising spending, expansion into new markets, supply chain opportunities-depending on the need of the business unit.
- Analyze internal and competitor data and trends and complete complex business modeling and analysis to identify insights and provide recommendations to improve profitability
- Facilitate and lead financial related and business review meetings with various levels of leadership to ensure effective finance and cost management
- Influence business decisions with effective verbal and written communication, data driven analysis and modeling, and presentation of options and alternatives
- Leads the development of the Annual Operating and Five-Year Strategic Plan for responsible business unit including building and reviewing forecast models and assisting with the development of presentations for Management. Applies strategic growth goals to historical trends and layers on new business risks and opportunities to complete five-year projections. Assists in preparation of strategic plan document.
- Acts as liaison between supported Business Unit and Finance/Accounting including keeping Accounting updated as to projects, changes that may impact Accounting or financial support of a division, educating business managers on financials and budgeting and how to consider paybacks on investments (people, resources, advertising and/or assets).
- This position is expected to handle many simultaneous projects.
- May be requested to perform different or additional duties as assigned
- Bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university. Concentration in Finance strongly preferred
- 2 years' experience in a Strategic analysis or similar analytical role
- Experience with Community Coffee, even if unrelated, may fulfill this requirement at the discretion of the hiring manager with approval from Human Resources
- Advance experience with MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook), Power BI, and data warehouse / database applications.
- Advanced Excel skills
- Knowledge of SAP a plus
- Ability to establish trust and credibility to work independently or to collaborate across functions to deliver required business results
- Ability to be persuasive with details, facts and supporting data.
- Demonstrated ability to build positive relationships with peers, across departments and use those relationships to execute and influence business strategy
- Quick learner with superior time management, project management and problem-solving skills.
- Data and detail oriented with a high degree of accuracy
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills for presenting information and responding to questions from internal and external parties
- Ability to organize, prioritize and manage commitments to completion within desired timeframe to meet deadlines
- Ability to adjust to changing priorities in a fast-paced, dynamic retail environment
- Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables
- Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, and recommend solutions
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to do the following:
- Frequently required to sit
- Occasionally required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls and reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear
- Regularly required to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus
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Community Coffee Company offers a competitive salary and benefits package including health, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k), short- and long-term disability, paid time off and employee assistance program.
Community Coffee Company and its subsidiary companies will provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to an applicant's or employee's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, gender, genetic information, uniformed service, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, pregnancy, or any other status protected by federal or state law. Community Coffee Company will provide reasonable accommodations to allow an applicant to participate in the hiring process (e.g., accommodations for a test or job interview) if so requested. When completing this application, you may exclude information that would disclose or otherwise reference your race, religion, age, sex, genetic, veteran status, disability or any other status protected by federal or state law. Community Coffee Company will also provide reasonable accommodations to allow an employee to perform the essential functions of a position, as required by applicable law. This application is considered current for sixty (60) days only. At the end of this period, if you are still interested in employment, it will be necessary for you to reapply by completing a new application.
Other details
- Job Family Finance/Acctng
- Job Function Finance/Acctng
- Pay Type Salary
- Required Education Bachelor's Degree
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