Summary

The Associate Financial Analyst will deliver timely and accurate reports and analytics for the Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) department. Tasks can include: providing detailed financial reconciliations, preparing forecast/budget entries, conducting analytics from disparate sources, producing multiple financial reports and performing ad hoc research requests. This position is part of the FP&A Analyst Rotation program, which spans across Foods, Agribusiness and Corporate. The Associate Financial Analyst will report to an FP&A Director for each of their rotations, and interact with other business partners as needed.

Principal and Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Prepare supporting documentation for reporting packages that summarize weekly/monthly/quarter/year-end performance. Learn P&L details/drivers and how to explain key variances.
• Provide timely and accurate support to the FP&A team for forecast, budget and 5 Year Planning activities. Learn the process for building our budgets and how to report against them.
• Support the tracking of financial performance for key strategic initiatives and projects, utilizing existing tools and learning to develop new tools.
• Complete ad hoc report generation and special projects as requested.
• Develop skills and attributes necessary for future career development.

Minimum Education

Experience Requirements

Bachelor’s degree with demonstrated superior college performance (preferably in an analytical field). Our ideal candidate will have:

• 0-2 years of experience within a financial planning and analysis group.
• Working knowledge of financial and accounting principles.
• Display strong analytical aptitude, desire to deal with ambiguity, synthesize complex data and draw business insights.
• Ability to identify patterns from disparate sources and deliver comprehensive analyses.
• Strong communication and organizational skills, with the ability to work on multiple projects.
• A detail oriented approach- must pay close attention to details and error check own work.
• Ability to work independently. Trustworthy with confidential information. Reliability (attendance and timeliness) important to ensure execution of deliverables.

Experience Preferred

Customer service mindset and ability to work with internal “clients” around the company. Ability to cope with pressure and changing priorities with a focus on delivering results. Strong Microsoft Office skills as well as the ability to learn software applications (i.e. SAP and Hyperion Essbase).

Environmental Factors and Physical Requirements