What are the responsibilities and job description for the Category Finance Analyst position at The Kraft Heinz Company?
About the Role
The Category Finance Analyst role owns the financial reporting through the Monthly Performance Review & Forecasting processes. The role is responsible for developing the annual operating plan and working with cross functional stakeholders (with Revenue Management, Category Development, Sales, Marketing and Operations) to deliver the year and plan the future.
Key Responsibilities:
Delivering the Year
- Preparing and analysing actual performance using variance analysis to arrive at root causes.
- Work cross-functionally with Sales, Trade Finance and Revenue management to vet financials of customer-facing opportunities and assess trade spend vs plan and trends overtime.
- Risks and Opportunity scoping for gap closure opportunities including driving the critical path with key stakeholders.
Corporate Reporting
- Central finance tasks to complete actual and forecast report preparation to the management.
- Own the Monthly Performance Reporting, ensuring that business drivers of performance vs plan and prior year are clearly understood and communicated to key stakeholders using Price Volume Mix analysis.
Planning the Future
- Preparing inputs for and analysing financial forecast, Strategic Plan and Annual Operating Plan including zero based budgeting
- Work cross-functionally with Marketing in development of innovation P&Ls
- Financial modelling. scenario planning & providing key insights and recommendations to the BU.
About You
- 2 year's work experience that compliments financial training/ Financial business partnering. Experience in FCMG is an added advantage.
- Bachelor's Degree - Accounting/Finance or related discipline is desirable.
- Advanced computer skills in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
- Attention to details and ability to engage with key stakeholders to provide insights and drive results for the BU.
Benefits Program
- Hybrid Working - Flexibility around when and where you work.
- Pay for Performance - industry leading variable compensation offerings tied to company and individual performance on top of a competitive base salary package.
- Parental Leave - paid parental leave for primary AND secondary caregivers.
- Leave Options - Purchased leave, volunteer leave and LiveWell leave programs to give you even more flexibility to plan your life and spend time on causes that matter.
- Great Place to Work certification in Australia.
- In House Training Programs
- Corporate Discount Programs & Novated Leasing - Utilize a range of discount programs (gym membership, health insurance, banking) depending on location.
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Location(s)FreshwaterKraft Heinz is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Underrepresented Ethnic Minority Groups/Women/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity and other protected classes.
It is the continuing policy of The Kraft Heinz Company to afford full equal employment opportunity to qualified employees and applicants, regardless of their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, physical or mental handicaps, military or veteran status, sexual preference, or any other protected condition or characteristic in conformity with all applicable federal, state, provincial and local laws and regulations.
Final candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without Company sponsorship. Exceptions requesting work visa sponsorship will be reviewed on a case to case basis.
