Senior Analyst, FP&A

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Senior Analyst, Financial Planning & Analysis will report to the Manager of FP&A, and partner with business leaders, as well as finance and accounting peers across the organization. In this crucial role, you will collaborate closely with the Manager of FP&A to empower the Roland Foods/Alber Uster Imports ("AUI") leadership team with invaluable financial insights. Your contributions will be instrumental in driving strategic decision-making and optimizing business outcomes. Responsibilities include providing comprehensive support for financial reporting, forecasting, and analysis. You will play a pivotal role in monthly P&L reporting, delivering insightful commentary on variances, and actively participating in the budgeting and forecasting cycle. By fostering collaborative relationships with cross-functional business leaders, you'll ensure alignment between financial strategies and operational dynamics, driving impactful evolution across the organization.

As a response to the pandemic, Albert Uster Imports office employees have transitioned to a hybrid working schedule, requiring employees to report in-person Monday through Wednesday, with the option to telework on Thursday and Friday each week. Due to the collaborative, cross-functional nature of the organization, employees at the Gaithersburg office are required to work in-person for the abovementioned days, outside of any People & Culture-approved disability accommodation request.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Forecasting and Budgeting: Assist in the analysis of actual results, forecasts, and budgets. Work closely with team members to develop annual budget, periodic forecasts, and understand the key assumptions driving projections
• Financial Analysis and Management Reporting: Assist with preparation of high-quality financial reports, presentations, and dashboards for Executive Leadership team, delivered in a timely manner with meaningful analysis, to enable discussion on key financial matters
• Special Projects / Ad-hoc Support / Analysis: Distill abstract business questions into clearly defined, data-backed analysis with action-oriented responses. Be a problem-solver in all areas, constantly focusing on process improvement, operational refinement, and financial excellence. Execute high-quality and timely analysis for Executive Leadership team as well as other functional areas. Identify and drive process improvements, including the creation of standard and ad-hoc reports. Projects may include liquidity analysis, capital structure changes, ROI analysis, investor presentations, M&A due diligence, working capital analysis, strategic planning, scenario analysis, and operational evaluations
• Sales Reporting: Provide sales team with reporting and resources to drive top-line performance. Assist in structuring data to obtain quality insights and analytics, measure KPI's, and position the sales team for optimal results

QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS

Required

• Minimum 2-4 years of progressive experience in FP&A, Accounting and/or Corporate Finance
• Strong knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint
• Critical thinker and self-starter who embraces change and can lead innovation in financial reporting and modeling
• Accuracy and attention to detail

Preferred

• Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, or related field
• Experience with business intelligence tools preferred (e.g. SQL PowerBI)
• Ability to multi-task, prioritize and work well under tight deadlines
• Good understanding of accounting principles and applications
• Strong communicator and great teammate

SALARY RANGE

Roland Foods hires exceptional people to perform a wide variety of important functions that contribute to the success of the Company. One of the ways Roland Foods does that is through a competitive compensation package. The base salary for this role will be $90,000 - $100,000.

This role is bonus eligible.

Based on your qualifications, previous experience, and transferrable skills, the Company will determine at its sole discretion, the salary offered.