Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. UNFI is North America’s premier grocery wholesaler, delivering a wide variety of products to community grocers and retail chains. The Finance Operational Analyst II is responsible for providing financial support for critical areas, assisting in budget preparation, forecasting, and month-end close cycles while collaborating across the company to build financial models and reports.
Responsibilities
- Prepares and reviews accurate and timely financial and business-related analyses, research, and forecasts
- Compiles and prepares accurate and timely reports. Able to convey information in a meaningful way utilizing tables, graphs and charts
- Collects and synthesizes information from various areas across the company, builds models to provide insight to underlying business dynamics, creates written presentations and participates in business reviews
- Develops and prepares various analytical and statistical reports in support of the business activities
- Develops, interprets, analyzes and implements complex business strategies
- Provides support to the annual budgeting and periodic forecasting of the assigned business area including variance analysis and sensitivity testing
- Leads special financial and business-related studies as needed to support project objectives
- Conducts analysis of alternatives, recommendations and research from multiple sources
- Supports functional and cross functional projects and is able to implement process improvements within functional area
- Able to articulate impact of analysis, modeling, business decision support on key financial measures (ie Gross Profit, Operating Margin, DOH, DSO, etc.)
- Conceptualizes, completes and presents analysis in support of management decisions, forecasts and initiatives within the department
- Acts as an internal consultant and interacts with appropriate levels of management
- Performs other duties as assigned
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting or related field
- 3-5 years FP&A experience required
- Expresses ideas and information in a clear and concise manner; tailors message to fit the interests and needs of the audience. Able to listen closely to identify important facts, assumptions and relevant information
- Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Office applications including Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Access and related software applications
- Ability to be a team member and demonstrate skills to contribute to team dynamics
- Capability to work independently when needed
- Outstanding analytical skills (numerical, verbal)
- Strong business acumen
- Financial modeling experience
- Must be self-driven and very motivated
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively with others within a complex, fast paced organization required
- Ability to adapt quickly to changing priorities
- Strong administrative, organizational and relationship skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required
- Position also requires strong interpersonal skills, discretion, diplomacy, and judgment
- Strong teamwork ethic, positive proactive flexible attitude ability to take complete ownership of responsibilities
- Ability to work under pressure and time constraints as well as handle several tasks simultaneously required
- Ability to manage confidential information
- Demonstrated success in multiple, difficult and complex financial analysis
- Possess excellent research and analysis skills
- Strong Strategic Planning, Financial and Operations / Business background is preferred, but not required
- Budgeting and forecasting experience a plus
- Statistical modeling skills a plus
- Experience with data visualization tools ie. Tableau, Power BI is a plus
- Experience with TM1 Financial Reporting & Planning tools is a plus
Benefits
- Competitive 401k
- Flexible PTO plan
- Remote
- Health benefits – first of the month following 30 days of employment
- Mentorship program/developmental opportunities
- Paid Time Off
- Sick Time
- Paid holidays and parental leave
- 401K Program
- Medical, dental, vision, life, and accidental death/dismemberment insurance
- Short-term and long-term disability insurance program
- Flexible Spending Account and/or Health Savings Account, subject to meeting the eligibility requirements and the terms and conditions of these programs, and subject to any requirements under applicable collective bargaining agreements
Company Overview
UNFI is a food wholesaler that transforms the world of food for associates, customers, suppliers, and the families served every day. It was founded in 1978, and is headquartered in Risoul, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, FRA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is https://www.unfi.com.