Financial Analyst, Treasury

Conagra has an opening for a Financial Analyst on the Treasury team located in Chicago, IL. Reporting to the Director, finance you will assist the Capital Markets team in managing the capital structure, liquidity, foreign exchange risk, banking and rating agency relationships, and defined benefit and defined contribution plans of Conagra. Further, you will assist the Mergers & Acquisitions ("M&A") team with modeling of prospective acquisitions and divestitures through analysis including discounted cash flows, accretion/dilution, and other financial modeling.

You Will:

• Analyze strategies tied to Conagra's access to financial liquidity and capital markets and perform financial analysis needed to model, execute, and report capital markets transactions
• Perform financial analysis on optimal capital structure, cost of capital, capital deployment, and financial covenant structure and compliance
• Manage Conagra's commercial paper program including executing trades, partnering with commercial paper dealers, providing liquidity to Conagra, and reporting activity accurately
• Help manage the Conagra's corporate banking and rating agency relationships and prepare any material required to support these relationships
• Analyze share repurchases and provide financial analysis of the impact of share repurchases and share-based compensation, including options
• Provide international funding support that includes knowledge of foreign currencies and FX heading strategies
• Support & provide financial analysis of the impact of potential acquisitions or divestitures, debt transactions, and/or equity issuance to Conagra's financial position and financial statements
• Partner cross-functionally to provide analysis and advice in areas such as as lease vs. buy analysis, supply chain finance, free cash flow forecasting, and corporate strategy
• Ensure timely payment to debt investors and other financial counterparties
• Maintain a tight control environment
• Assess liability management opportunities related to Conagra's capital structure and maintain a liability management model to evaluate potential opportunities
• Assist the Employee Benefits Investment Committee (EBIC) in the management of Conagra's defined benefit and defined contribution plans

You Have:

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or related field
• 2+ years of professional experience
• Financial modeling skills with the ability to express complex ideas and analysis
• Ability to think critically and work under pressing time constraints
• At this time, we require applicants for this role to be legally authorized to work in the United States without requiring employer sponsorship either now or in the future.

Number of Days in Office: 3

Relocation assistance for this position. Preference will be given to local candidates.

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Conagra Brands is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, pregnancy, leave status, disability, veteran status, genetic information and/or any other characteristic or status protected by national, federal, state or local law.

Our Benefits:

We care about your total well-being and will support you with the following, subject to your location and role:

• Health: Medical, dental and vision insurance, company-paid life, accident and disability insurance
• Wealth: great pay, incentive opportunity, matching 401(k) and stock purchase plan
• Growth: online courses, virtual and classroom development experiences
• Balance: paid-time off, parental leave, flexible work-schedules (subject to your location and role)

Our Company:

Conagra Brands is one of North America's leading branded food companies. We have a rich heritage of making great food, and a team that’s passionate about innovation and growth. Conagra offers choices for every occasion through iconic brands, such as Birds Eye®, Marie Callender's®, Banquet®, Healthy Choice®, Slim Jim®, Reddi-wip®, and Vlasic®, and emerging brands, including Angie's® BOOMCHICKAPOP®, Duke's®, Earth Balance®, Gardein®, and Frontera®.

We pride ourselves on having the most impactful, energized and inclusive culture in the food industry. For more information, visit www.conagrabrands.com.

Conagra Brands is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, pregnancy, leave status, disability, veteran status, genetic information and/or any other characteristic or status protected by national, federal, state or local law. ​