Sr. Analyst

About Us

Since our founding in 2011, Nature’s Bakery has been baking better-for-you snacks to nourish families and enable them to thrive. We believe that the choice to snack healthier should be an easy and desirable one. Today, we are a top 10 granola and snack bar brand, with approximately 500 employees baking soft-baked snacks with real, recognizable, and wholesome ingredients, such as whole grains and sun-ripened fruits.

Our marketplace success led us to join forces with KIND to create a health and wellness platform within Mars, Inc. While continuing to operate as a standalone company, we are now part one of the most well-regarded consumer goods company in the world. That independence allows us to remain an agile, insurgent brand committed to our brand purpose and founding.

Nature’s Bakery is a fast-growing company with a bright future ahead. We have achieved great things, and there is more opportunity for growth both on the digital and retail shelves, through expanded distribution with existing and new retail customers. To achieve our aspirations, we are expanding our team of growth-minded, nimble, and entrepreneurial individuals who like to roll up their sleeves and get things done. We think like owners, act like operators.

So, come join us to create a world of snacking that is both good, and good for you.

About The Role

The position plays a key role and serves as a trusted business partner in the Finance organization and provides financial leadership as the co-pilot to site Manufacturing and supply chain team & providing financial leadership and analytical support relating to the annual plan, monthly and quarterly forecasts, and strategic plan. As a member of the factory leadership team this role leads the pursuit of operational excellence and cost efficiency through a variety of initiatives including cost & inventory management, Value Leadership/Productivity, asset utilization, governance and controls, and building financial acumen. This position provides transparency on operating results, clarifies key performance indicators for Manufacturing through variance analysis, cost structure analysis & period reporting. This position ensures systems and adjoining processes operate effectively in support of building effective business partnering.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Lead the operating plan, revised forecasts for the manufacturing site. Including manufacturing costs, NQC/waste, Value Leadership/productivity, and inventory.
• Conduct financial analysis to identify trends, variances, and areas for improvement.
• Supports the period close, inventory management, forecasting processes within established timelines.
• Actively participate in ERP deployment and analytic development project.
• Develops and maintains routings/standards for all items manufactured at the site.
• Ensure accuracy of inventory (raw, pack, and FG) across the supply systems in accordance with the policy guidelines
• Partner with Logistic team for operating plan, revised forecasts & tracking period performance, while ensuring adequacy of period accruals for reflecting the actual cost.
• Tracking periodic logistic cost KPI’s & presenting it in relevant forums
• Observes inventory cycle counts and reviews proposed inventory adjustments.
• Partners with the site teams, both management and floor associates, to identify cost improvement/efficiency opportunities.
• Leverages ERP to build reporting in support of understanding period results, inventory movement, and planning/forecasting process to drive financial insights & decision-making.
• Partners with site manager to foster an effective control environment.

· Completes ad-hoc analyses as required.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, or related field.
• 5 years relevant work experience in finance/accounting
• Reno/Carson City NV area, and able to commute on-site

COMMUNICATION:

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Internal & External stakeholder communication

[MAIN DEPARTMENTAL] KNOWLEDGE:

• Understanding of cost and management accounting systems and processes, capital project evaluation, and analytical techniques within a manufacturing environment
• Govern the standard financial processes to deliver efficient and effective financial operations with the right balance of cost, quality, control, and service.
• The knowledge and application of business processes, internal control concepts and practices to ensure protection of business assets.
• Proven experience in financial management.

Your Career Journey At Nature’s Bakery

As a young company, we have had the opportunity to shape, reinforce and live our five core company values daily:

• Growth Minded. You are incessantly curious, you believe career development is journey built on experiences, feedback and personal growth
• Solutions-Focused. You excel at both thinking and doing and have a track record of turning organizational objectives into actionable solutions
• Respect. You thrive in environments where team members treat each other with respect and support one another, in fact you believe the best solutions emerge when you can engage in fact-based, low-ego discussions
• Stronger Together. Working as a team towards a common goal, we thrive on collaboration because we believe each of us has a unique perspective to offer
• Integrity. “Doing the right thing” guides you, it is the compass that guides every decision and action you take

Our culture enables our success as individuals and as a company. From the start, you will have ownership over projects because we are a lean organization that tightly collaborates for faster decision-making. In doing so, you will deepen your skillsets while having exposure to broader experiences and senior leadership. Named by Fortune as one of the “World’s Best Workplaces,” Mars, Inc. is a purpose-driven organization that will also provide you access to advancement and career growth opportunities, either within Nature’s Bakery or the broader Mars family of companies.

Our brand purpose extends to our own employees—we know that when you thrive, so does the company. That is why we offer market competitive compensation. In addition to a competitive base salary, our annual incentive plan rewards achievement toward company and individual goals.

Our benefits package reflects our commitment to your health and wellness. Every team member is offered 100% employer paid health, dental, vision, life, AD&D (accidental death and dismemberment), and short-term disability insurance. Our 401(k) plan provides a safe harbor company match. Team members receive 11 paid holidays a year and paid time off. Finally, there is a suite of other benefits, such as a healthcare flexible spending account, a one-year subscription to Peloton Digital Membership (a $155 value), wellness activities and wellness awards (valued at up to $400), and an employee assistance program offering free confidential legal, financial, and counseling services.

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The duties and responsibilities of this role may be changed as directed by the Company at any time to promote and support our business and meet strategic objectives.

Nature’s Bakery is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability