Sr. Financial Analyst

Summary

Perdue Foods is looking for an experienced Sr. Financial Analyst to join our team in Salisbury, MD. The Senior Financial Analyst will play a crucial role in driving financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and strategic analysis to support informed decision-making across the organization, while supporting the Pet and Pasture Raised business units, and overall Foods business reporting for the Executive team.  These supportive tasks can include preparing forecast/budget entries, conducting analytics from disparate sources, producing multiple financial or performance reports, variance analysis, and ad hoc research requests.  The FP&A Senior Analyst will collaborate with various departments, providing valuable insights and recommendations to optimize financial performance and achieve business objectives.  

Principal and Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Financial Planning:

• Participate in the development and execution of the annual budgeting process, working closely with department heads to gather inputs and ensure alignment with organizational goals.
• Support the long-range planning process, incorporating market trends, industry benchmarks, and company objectives to create realistic and achievable financial targets.

Forecasting and Analysis:

• Develop accurate and timely financial forecasts, identifying key drivers and potential risks.
• Conduct variance analysis between actual results and forecasts, providing explanations for key variances and actionable recommendations to enhance financial performance.

Reporting and Metrics:

• Prepare and present comprehensive financial reports and dashboards to senior leadership, highlighting key performance indicators and trends.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define and track relevant financial and operational metrics, ensuring alignment with strategic goals.

Strategic Support:

• Partner with business leaders to understand their financial needs and provide insightful analysis to drive strategic decision-making.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement within the FP&A function, implementing best practices to enhance efficiency and accuracy.
• Streamline data collection and reporting processes to facilitate quicker and more informed decision-making.

Education and Experience Requirements

Bachelor’s degree (preferably in an analytical field) with 5+ years of experience within a financial planning and analysis group. Our ideal candidate will have: 

• Working knowledge of financial and accounting principles. 
• Display strong analytical aptitude, desire to deal with ambiguity, synthesize complex data and draw business insights. 
• Ability to identify patterns from disparate sources and deliver comprehensive analyses. 
• Strong communication and organizational skills, with the ability to work on multiple projects. 
• A detail-oriented approach must pay close attention to details and error check own work. 
• Ability to work independently.  Trustworthy with confidential information. 
• Reliability pertaining to the execution of deliverables.  

Experience Preferred

• Customer service mindset and ability to work with internal “clients” around the company. 
• Ability to cope with pressure and changing priorities with a focus on delivering results. 
• Strong Microsoft Office skills as well as the ability to learn software applications (i.e., SAP and Hyperion Essbase). 
• Experience with PowerBI a plus.

Environmental Factors and Physical Requirements

• Position is mostly sedentary but may require occasional moving to other offices or buildings.
• May need to move light equipment or supplies from one place to another.
• May need to access files, supplies and equipment.
• Work activity is in an office, open-partitioned, cubicle environment.