Sr. Financial Analyst

The ideal candidate will be responsible for managing multiple financial analysis projects at the same time. At month end, you will be responsible for budget, projection, and actual variance commentary.ResponsibilitiesSupports the month-end close process working with management and accounting to ensure timely and complete financial closing.Prepares detailed monthly forecasts of each locations complete P&L through independent analysis and partnership with OpCo leadership; includes template generation, data upload, and variance analysis.Identifies opportunities for business growth and prepares new business profitability models, communicating efficiently on risk areas.Evaluates financial and operational results to provide monthly reporting and financial insights to various stakeholders on profitability, risks and opportunities.Develops comprehensive financial models using advanced Excel skills to synthesize data from multiple sources/systems.Partners with accounting to standardize review practices and research trends.Liaison to corporate FP&A team.Works cross-functionally with operations, procurement and production to identify business challenges and problem-solve.Performs other related duties as assignedQualificationsBachelors degree in finance, Accounting, related field, or equivalent relevant experience4+ years of financial analysis experience which must include budgeting, forecasting, and modeling of both revenue and expenses.Must have extensive Microsoft Excel experience to include pivot tables, v lookups, and working with large data sets.Preferred Qualifications6+ years of experience financial analysis experience which must include budgeting, forecasting, and modeling of both revenue and expenses.Experience doing financial analysis at a public company strongly preferredDistribution or food service industry knowledge.