Future Opportunity Senior Analyst US Finance

Job Title:  Senior Finance Analyst

Job Location:  Hershey, PA 

This position is open for 100% remote

Summary:

This role acts as a business partner to cross-functional stakeholder across the Hershey (i.e., Sales, Marketing, Supply Chain, HR, IS, Strategy, etc.) throughout the annual planning process, and on a day-to-day basis. Strong analytical skills, insights generation and the ability to influence are fundamental skills needed to drive the best business & investment choices.  This role will also assist in the preparation of standard reporting of actual results, forecast / outlook updates, and Annual Plan / Quarterly Business Updates. Strong leadership skills and solid understanding of the P&L are required. This role will influence across various teams and functions to appropriately challenge assumptions, build strong business cases and ensure financial viability in decision making.

Major Duties/Responsibilities: 

• The individual will have responsibility for Finance business partnership across the multifunctional organization, which includes short and long-term P/(L) management, investment optimization, enabling delivery of financial commitments.
• Develop financial modeling and conduct necessary analytics and insights creation to support decision making and operational objectives.
• Support special projects and initiatives as needed, acting as the Finance representative on larger teams.  

Minimum knowledge, skills and abilities required to successfully perform major duties/responsibilities: 

• Strong financial reporting and analysis experience
• Advanced in Microsoft Excel, incl. pivot tables and large data manipulation
• Experience with Alteryx, Tableau, or other data visualization tool(s)
• Ability to work and manage deadlines (weekly and monthly) in a fast-paced environment
• BA/BS Degree in Finance / Economics / Accounting / Business. Master’s degree not required (but can be useful/favorable)
• 3 years of experience in a related field. 

Preferred knowledge, skills:

• Prior CPG experience
• Prior M&A experience
• SAP experience
• Advanced analytics / predictive analytics

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