Lactalis Heritage Dairy
Senior Analyst, Sales Finance
Lactalis Heritage Dairy, Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60290
Senior Analyst, Sales Finance
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Senior Analyst, Sales Finance
role at
Lactalis Heritage Dairy .
Lactalis Heritage Dairy
Pay range:
$90,000.00/yr - $110,000.00/yr .
Ready for more than just a job? Build a career with purpose. At Lactalis in the USA, we’re committed to providing meaningful opportunities for our people to learn, grow, and thrive—whether you’re just starting your journey with us or looking to take the next step in your career. From day one, we offer the tools and support to help you succeed.
As the world leader in dairy, Lactalis is a family‑owned company with over 85,000 professionals worldwide. Each day, we’re proud to produce award‑winning dairy products that bring people together. We live by our core values—Ambition, Engagement, and Simplicity—and foster a workplace where innovation thrives, diverse perspectives are celebrated, and everyone’s unique background and ideas are valued.
Responsibilities
Partner & collaborate cross‑functionally with Sales, Sales Ops & Planning, Category Leadership, and Shopper Marketing teams.
Drive automation of existing reporting in Power BI.
Facilitate the collection of routine commentary from the Sales organization monthly.
Evaluate financial viability, profitability, ramifications, and effectiveness of incremental funding requests, new product launches, pricing actions, promotional execution, optimization opportunities, customer‑specific analysis, and other ad hoc reporting and analysis.
Support preparation of joint business plan investment proposals or strategic investments and subsequent customer negotiations.
Create customer & SKU level P&L statements to ensure ongoing profitability of SKUs within customers.
Support Head of Sales Finance with annual planning and monthly P&L forecasting and reporting.
Develop and maintain financial controls to ensure visibility to and accuracy of the monthly trade spend forecast relative to budget targets and actual spend.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field required.
3+ years of experience in FP&A, Sales Finance, Revenue Management, Consulting, or Investment Banking; consumer packaged goods industry experience preferred.
Strong finance, sales, category planning and/or analytical background.
Comfortable working with large sets of data and dealing with ambiguity/murky data.
Experience with budgeting, planning, forecasting, analysis, and reporting.
Ability to effectively summarize complex information.
Excellent communication and leadership skills.
High emotional intelligence.
Critical thinker and problem solver who can turn insights into actions & results.
Ability to drive continuous process improvement.
Proven ability to meet deadlines in a dynamic environment.
Self‑motivated, proactive, and responsive; able to handle multiple priorities.
Proficiency in all Microsoft Office products with advanced Excel skills.
Knowledge of business intelligence tools and trade management systems (e.g., Business Warehouse, Circana/IRI, Power BI, SAP, Vistex) preferred.
Lactalis offers a comprehensive Total Rewards Program with a variety of benefits and coverage options. We support insurance costs significantly, contribute generously to retirement plans, and offer Paid Time Off from day one. We are committed to your professional growth, providing training and development opportunities, including Education Reimbursement.
Lactalis is an equal employment opportunity employer. We will not discriminate against applicants with regard to any legally‑recognized basis including, but not limited to: veteran status, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, and physical or mental disabilities. Any division of the Company that is an affirmative action employer will comply with all related legal obligations.
Seniority level Associate
Employment type Full‑time
Job function Finance
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Senior Analyst, Sales Finance
role at
Lactalis Heritage Dairy .
Lactalis Heritage Dairy
Pay range:
$90,000.00/yr - $110,000.00/yr .
Ready for more than just a job? Build a career with purpose. At Lactalis in the USA, we’re committed to providing meaningful opportunities for our people to learn, grow, and thrive—whether you’re just starting your journey with us or looking to take the next step in your career. From day one, we offer the tools and support to help you succeed.
As the world leader in dairy, Lactalis is a family‑owned company with over 85,000 professionals worldwide. Each day, we’re proud to produce award‑winning dairy products that bring people together. We live by our core values—Ambition, Engagement, and Simplicity—and foster a workplace where innovation thrives, diverse perspectives are celebrated, and everyone’s unique background and ideas are valued.
Responsibilities
Partner & collaborate cross‑functionally with Sales, Sales Ops & Planning, Category Leadership, and Shopper Marketing teams.
Drive automation of existing reporting in Power BI.
Facilitate the collection of routine commentary from the Sales organization monthly.
Evaluate financial viability, profitability, ramifications, and effectiveness of incremental funding requests, new product launches, pricing actions, promotional execution, optimization opportunities, customer‑specific analysis, and other ad hoc reporting and analysis.
Support preparation of joint business plan investment proposals or strategic investments and subsequent customer negotiations.
Create customer & SKU level P&L statements to ensure ongoing profitability of SKUs within customers.
Support Head of Sales Finance with annual planning and monthly P&L forecasting and reporting.
Develop and maintain financial controls to ensure visibility to and accuracy of the monthly trade spend forecast relative to budget targets and actual spend.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field required.
3+ years of experience in FP&A, Sales Finance, Revenue Management, Consulting, or Investment Banking; consumer packaged goods industry experience preferred.
Strong finance, sales, category planning and/or analytical background.
Comfortable working with large sets of data and dealing with ambiguity/murky data.
Experience with budgeting, planning, forecasting, analysis, and reporting.
Ability to effectively summarize complex information.
Excellent communication and leadership skills.
High emotional intelligence.
Critical thinker and problem solver who can turn insights into actions & results.
Ability to drive continuous process improvement.
Proven ability to meet deadlines in a dynamic environment.
Self‑motivated, proactive, and responsive; able to handle multiple priorities.
Proficiency in all Microsoft Office products with advanced Excel skills.
Knowledge of business intelligence tools and trade management systems (e.g., Business Warehouse, Circana/IRI, Power BI, SAP, Vistex) preferred.
Lactalis offers a comprehensive Total Rewards Program with a variety of benefits and coverage options. We support insurance costs significantly, contribute generously to retirement plans, and offer Paid Time Off from day one. We are committed to your professional growth, providing training and development opportunities, including Education Reimbursement.
Lactalis is an equal employment opportunity employer. We will not discriminate against applicants with regard to any legally‑recognized basis including, but not limited to: veteran status, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, and physical or mental disabilities. Any division of the Company that is an affirmative action employer will comply with all related legal obligations.
Seniority level Associate
Employment type Full‑time
Job function Finance
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