Whisps Looking for Sr. Financial Analyst at Hoboken, NJ Full Time

At Whisps we believe that we should nourish ourselves and our families with options that fulfill our body, mind, and soul; not just fill our gut with empty calorie junk food. We are on a mission to put real food substance into snacking. At Whisps we are Real, Passionate, Curious, Fun, and we collaborate as One. We’re looking for someone to join our team who is passionate about our brand, delighting customers, and making a positive impact in our food industry.

Sound interesting? If you’re an experienced and versatile financial analyst who’s eager to do this and more, this is the role for you. Our ideal candidate is someone looking to take the next step in their career and be immersed in a PE-owned business. This person is a go-getter and will have previous experience with monthly financial reporting, comfortable with excel modeling and grounded in processes and the continuous improvement mentality. Everyone can make a big impact at Whisps, and this position will closely work with all functional areas to help drive financial analysis and improve regular reporting.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Prepares month end close reports on actual financial results against targets, provides analysis of variances, assists in guidance on future trends, and presents findings to Finance leadership and the Executive team.
• Develops and maintains financial models for strategic plan, annual operating plan, and forecasts
• Own the ongoing development and maintenance of business analysis tools including PowerBI Dashboards and Analytics.
• Supports monthly close process through close partnership with the accounting team and works cross-functionally to provide close support for marketing, operations, and sales.
• Works proactively with cross-functional teams to handle all financial related deliverables.
• Ensures accurate trade spend forecasting and analysis while also supporting on-going margin analyses including, but not limited to, new and existing products, customers, etc.
• Prepares standard weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual reports while also preparing ad-hoc reporting and analysis for the Leadership Team and cross-functional teams that share impactful insights on sales trend, gaps, industry and market trends, trade spend, opportunities for improvement, potential areas of impact, etc.

All Employee Responsibilities:

• Participates in a productive and supportive work environment by cooperating with all team members throughout office and production departments.
• Addresses and/or escalates to appropriate parties of any failures to comply with financial controls. Works to continuously develop and improve performance of job duties and contributions to organization.
• Performs job duties and other related duties for the organization as assigned.

Experience and Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting required.
• A minimum of 2+ years’ experience in Finance required.
• Previous experience with PowerBI preferred.
• CPG experience preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Other Personal Characteristics:

• Sophisticated Excel user and strong aptitude for modeling, reporting & analytics as well as methods of systems analysis and the principles, design, and procedural methods used in big data analysis.
• Strong learning agility, consistently building and applying new skill sets as situations require.
• Possess a solid understanding of key analytical concepts and methodologies.
• Must be well-organized, detail-oriented, able to multi-task, and prioritize multiple projects/tasks.
• Ability to use various computer systems, including Microsoft Office, with high levels of proficiency.
• Ability to communicate clearly, professionally, and effectively in oral and written communication.
• Self-directed, resourceful, and ability to problem solve while making effective decisions in both a team environment and individually.
• Commitment to complete work within established time parameters and within budget while flexible enough to meet special project deadlines as required.
• Follows policies and procedures; Completes administrative tasks correctly and on time; Supports organization’s goals and values.
• Ability to handle sensitive employee information in a confidential manner.

This role is hybrid and will be expected to work from the Hoboken, NJ office at least three days per week.

Equal Opportunity Employer