Sr. FP&A Analyst - Remote

Job Overview :

The Senior FP&A Analyst is responsible for providing financial support for critical areas and time-bound processes such as the annual budget, periodic forecasts and the month-end close cycle. Assists in the preparation of various financial activities including data gathering, trending, modeling, forecasting, planning and reporting. Collects information from various areas across the company to assist in the building of models to provide insight to underlying business dynamics.

What does it mean to be part of our Finance / Accounting Team?

A role on our Finance and Accounting team involves helping UNFI maintain and grow its financial health as we continue to transform and scale. We need to ensure that our financial analysis and statements revolve around constant communication with our partners within the organization as well as outside to provide the most current statistics for our business health. By being attentive to details, trends, and inefficiencies, and communicating with our teams, you'll be key to our success and continued growth as North America's premier grocery wholesaler.

Job Responsibilities :

• Prepares and reviews accurate and timely financial and business-related analyses, research, and forecasts.
• Performs advanced trend and variance analyses - incorporates data from different areas and synthesizes. Findings incorporate cross functional impacts, trends, and industry news. Translates findings into process improvements.
• Responsible for weekly / monthly / quarterly reporting and updates to management team. Maintenance of KPIs for assigned area.
• Provides insights into the performance of the business and translates findings into potential action plans for area supported.
• Completes a variety of financial evaluation research and analysis activities requiring the compilation of data and information from a variety of sources both internally and externally.
• Presents results of research and analysis to management.
• Provides key support to the annual budgeting and periodic forecasting of the assigned business area including variance analysis and sensitivity testing.
• Plays leadership role in critical planning and analysis processes.
• Develops and provides ownership of complex short term (1 year) and provides support for long term (3 - 5 year) forecasting models. Predominantly driver based from multi-function business activity inputs.
• Leads process improvements and strategic initiatives within functional area under the direction of their supervisor. Proven ability to analyze business process and provide suggestions for improvement.
• Able to articulate impact of analysis, modeling, business decision support on key financial measures (i.e. Gross Profit, Operating Margin, DOH, DSO, etc.).
• Conceptualizes, develops and presents business cases to financial and business leadership.
• Acts as an internal consultant and interacts with management at all levels.
• Performs other relevant job duties as required.

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About UNFI : We are North America's premier grocery wholesaler, delivering the widest variety of fresh, branded, and owned brand products to community grocers and retail chains alike. A pioneer in natural and organic foods, we are growing and transforming to meet the needs of an evolving workplace. Our 29,000+ employees work across America in our 50 Distribution Centers and corporate offices. Learn more : Organic, Natural and Conventional Food | Wholesale Food Distributors | UNFI

Benefits : Competitive 401k, Flexible PTO plan, Remote, Health benefits - first of the month following 30 days of employment, mentorship program / developmental opportunities.