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** Senior Financial Analyst (Sales Finance Co-Pilot)**
** Senior Financial Analyst (Sales Finance Co-Pilot)**
****Position Summary****
As a Senior Financial Analyst, you will support the achievement of revenue, profit, and share targets through efficient and effective management of trade dollars for a sales team(s). With your careful analysis of trade funds (checkbook management, customer and vendor payments, deductions), youll ensure pending remains within established budgets, and is executed in a manner compliant with Finance and Control guidelines. Youll also review and maintain checkbook entries to ensure accuracy of required dates, event lead times, and uplifts to enable accurate sales and trade forecasting at customer team, region, and Purina Sales levels. o-piloting with Purina Sales, to drive desired business results in a more effective and efficient manner is what will keep Nestl Purina as a leader in the market.
* Participate in Business and Customer Team planning to increase sales, profit, and share
* Provide customer insights from Financial Reports to assist in customer business planning and development for customers
* Plan, verify, and reconcile team budgeting process on establishing sales objectives, profit goals and trade spend levels
* Financial Training and Development - imbed financial knowledge and competencies across sales team(s)
* Provide specific tracking and forecasting reporting
* Collaborate with Sales Team on key customer insights and opportunities, and identify under-performing investments and propose modifications or replacements that deliver better results
* Ensure accurate entry into trade management tool (TMT) of event dates, forecast uplift, lead times, and budgeted / actual spend. Oversee day-to-day TMT transactions, including deposits, transfers, check writing, etc.
* Plan and execute analysis to identify key trends, improvement opportunities and implications to short and long-term business target attainment
* Improve trade spend effectiveness by analyzing results of completed events; monitoring variances; identifying trends; recommending actions to the Sales and Finance teams
**Skills:**
* Financial Analysis/Management skills/Business development skills
* Data analysis and PC Skills (in-depth knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint)
* Business Objects, Nielsen, TMT, Pricing and Promotion Explorer and SAP reporting and analysis
**Requirements:**
* Bachelors Degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting or related field is required
* 3+ years business analytical skills required
* Consumer package goods industry experience preferred
* Advanced excel functionality experience; pivot tables, v-lookup, and logical formatting, is preferred
* SAP or other ERP Systems preferred
* PowerBI preferred
****Requisition ID****
143619
It is our business imperative to remain a very inclusive workplace.
To our veterans and separated service members, you're at the forefront of our minds as we recruit top talent to join Nestl. The skills you've gained while serving our country, such as flexibility, agility, and leadership, are much like the skills that will make you successful in this role. In addition, with our commitment to an inclusive work environment, we recognize the exceptional engagement and innovation displayed by individuals with disabilities. Nestl seeks such skilled and qualified individuals to share our mission where youll join a cohort of others who have chosen to call Nestl home.
The Nestl Companies are an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer seeking diversity in qualified applicants for employment. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, gender, gender identity, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, disability, perceived disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other protected status, as defined by applicable law. Prior to the next step in the recruiting process, we welcome you to inform us confidentially if you may require any special accommodations in order to participate fully in our recruitment experience. Contact us at ...@nestle.com or please dial 711 and provide this number to the operator: 1-800-###-####.
This position is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship.
****Position Summary****
As a Senior Financial Analyst, you will support the achievement of revenue, profit, and share targets through efficient and effective management of trade dollars for a sales team(s). With your careful analysis of trade funds (checkbook management, customer and vendor payments, deductions), youll ensure pending remains within established budgets, and is executed in a manner compliant with Finance and Control guidelines. Youll also review and maintain checkbook entries to ensure accuracy of required dates, event lead times, and uplifts to enable accurate sales and trade forecasting at customer team, region, and Purina Sales levels. o-piloting with Purina Sales, to drive desired business results in a more effective and efficient manner is what will keep Nestl Purina as a leader in the market.
* Participate in Business and Customer Team planning to increase sales, profit, and share
* Provide customer insights from Financial Reports to assist in customer business planning and development for customers
* Plan, verify, and reconcile team budgeting process on establishing sales objectives, profit goals and trade spend levels
* Financial Training and Development - imbed financial knowledge and competencies across sales team(s)
* Provide specific tracking and forecasting reporting
* Collaborate with Sales Team on key customer insights and opportunities, and identify under-performing investments and propose modifications or replacements that deliver better results
* Ensure accurate entry into trade management tool (TMT) of event dates, forecast uplift, lead times, and budgeted / actual spend. Oversee day-to-day TMT transactions, including deposits, transfers, check writing, etc.
* Plan and execute analysis to identify key trends, improvement opportunities and implications to short and long-term business target attainment
* Improve trade spend effectiveness by analyzing results of completed events; monitoring variances; identifying trends; recommending actions to the Sales and Finance teams
**Skills:**
* Financial Analysis/Management skills/Business development skills
* Data analysis and PC Skills (in-depth knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint)
* Business Objects, Nielsen, TMT, Pricing and Promotion Explorer and SAP reporting and analysis
**Requirements:**
* Bachelors Degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting or related field is required
* 3+ years business analytical skills required
* Consumer package goods industry experience preferred
* Advanced excel functionality experience; pivot tables, v-lookup, and logical formatting, is preferred
* SAP or other ERP Systems preferred
* PowerBI preferred
****Requisition ID****
143619
It is our business imperative to remain a very inclusive workplace.
To our veterans and separated service members, you're at the forefront of our minds as we recruit top talent to join Nestl. The skills you've gained while serving our country, such as flexibility, agility, and leadership, are much like the skills that will make you successful in this role. In addition, with our commitment to an inclusive work environment, we recognize the exceptional engagement and innovation displayed by individuals with disabilities. Nestl seeks such skilled and qualified individuals to share our mission where youll join a cohort of others who have chosen to call Nestl home.
The Nestl Companies are an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer seeking diversity in qualified applicants for employment. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, gender,