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Hours Full-time, Part-time
Location chicago, Illinois

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The Finance Senior Analyst will be the key Sales Finance contact on the Tropicana and Naked Emerging Brands (NEB) businesses for the Kroger team, which is part of CCO National Grocery Sales Finance. Responsibilities:

Work with Field Sales and Business Unit Sales Strategy to develop the annual plan (and division business reviews) for sales and trade.

Provide financial expertise and recommendations to enable effective sales/promotional event decisions for sales. Provide sales with adequate decision making capability to manage trade calendars, investment decisions and overall customer performance.

Calculate trade accruals for each period close. Monitor period accruals for accuracy as cash spending is processed and update balance sheet (liability balances) as necessary. Ensure accrual process is compliant with all SOX requirements.

Partner with Customer Financial Services (CFS) to analyze deduction/payment processes and timing and the Trade Promotions team to maintain accurate trade accruals.

Work with Field Sales to develop accurate sales and trade forecasts. Analyze sales and trade variances to AOP, forecast and LY, providing insight to Sales and Business Unit.

Provide insightful analysis of business results to Senior Management and perform ad hoc analyses that lead to problem solving and business improving recommendations.

Provide "pre" & "post" promotional event analysis.

Partner with Field Sales and the Business Unit to work through IFR (Investment Funding Requests).

Provide periodic reporting to Sales management for tracking business results and identifying potential risks and opportunities.

Analyze potential trade investment opportunities and provide guidance and financial perspective to Sales.

Provide coaching to sales to enhance their financial skill sets and build partnering relationships that ensure both functions are working together to enhance team performance.

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in business, finance, or accounting (MBA a plus)

5+ years of budget/financial analysis experience

Previous consumer products related industry experience preferred

Excellent organization, presentation, and communication skills

Strong analytical skills and the ability to translate analytical findings into actionable solutions/processes

Good people skills to manage information-gathering requests and have a positive influence on team members

Results-oriented, able to complete assignments in a timely and accurate manner, and the ability to juggle multiple priorities

Proficient at Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint and able to quickly learn various in-house software applications. Working knowledge of SAP (especially CRM) a plus but not necessarily a requirement

Able to work on own with minimal day to day supervision

Ability to build relationships, manage conflict and embrace change

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin,

protected veteran status, or disability status.

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