Schwan's Company

Description

(Overview)

Schwan’s Company, a U.S. affiliate of the global lifestyle company, CJ CheilJedang Corporation, is a leading U.S. manufacturer and marketer of quality foods offered through retail-grocery and food-service channels. Our many popular brands include Red Baron®, Tony’s®, Big Daddy’s®, Villa Prima™ and Freschetta® pizza; Mrs. Smith’s® and Edwards® desserts; and Pagoda® and Bibigo Asian-style snacks. Schwan’s is a place for people with an appetite for more.  To learn about joining a team where you can belong, contribute, and thrive, visit www.schwanscompany.com

We are hiring a Financial Analyst to be based at the corporate offices in Bloomington, MN. In this role you will be responsible for supporting, planning, forecasting, budgeting, and analysis for our Global Supply Chain business unit.  You will be a vital business consultant to your cross-functional partners providing reporting, analytics, and perspective for profitable channel or portfolio growth. 

What you will get from us:

• Opportunities for career growth with one of THE fastest growing frozen food companies in the US.
• A culture focused on building trust, challenging assumptions, and continuous transformation.
• Support from team members who are experts in their functions.
• Competitive compensation including incentive pay and a flexible time off program.

Responsibilities:

• Reports, analyzes, forecasts and interprets financial and operating data. This may include profit/loss analysis, budgeting, cost analysis, regional performance assessments, risk/benefit analysis, and any other ad-hoc analysis.
• Participates in the preparation and compilation of the annual financial plan which may include functional area specific modeling, time-series analysis and graphic presentation of both operating and financial data.
• Pro forma P&L for new product innovation, both close in and long term
• Prepares complex financial analysis reports and completes individual analytical projects when given abstract project guidelines.
• Advises on and recommends to management desirable operational adjustments and interprets budget to actual variance.
• May perform analyses such as ROI, capital modeling, profitability, risk/benefit, costing, pricing, etc.
• Reviews performance to plan and conduct prior year's variance analysis.
• May develop ad hoc models to ensure profitability of investment decisions, new product development, etc.
• Reviews business unit financial statements and policies to ensure compliance with corporate policies and guidelines.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent
• 2+ years of corporate FP&A experience from any industry or will consider a new college graduate
• Experience doing forecasting and budgeting on a regular cadence
• Advanced Excel skills are a must, any experience with an ERP system such as SAP, preferred
• Effective verbal and written communication skills. Monthly presentations to senior leadership to include developing and conveying rational, defensible, fact-based perspectives and recommendations.
• Proactive mindset. Must be self-motivated with the ability to work independently.
• High attention to detail and accuracy.

The employing subsidiaries of Schwan’s Company are Equal Employment Opportunity Employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, age, race, color, religion, gender, vet status, national origin or other protected class.

Job Type: Full-time Business Unit: Req #: 24-2415

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