Financial Analyst- Supply Chain Finance

THE VALUE YOU'LL BRING:

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Are you a detail-savvy professional with a passion for financial strategy and precision? We're looking for dynamic analysts to help drive our company's exceptional financial health using the principles of GAAP. As a key player on our Supply Chain Finance team, you'll transform data into insights, providing critical analysis on costing accuracy, performance trends, and strategic opportunities.

In this role, you'll conduct in-depth financial analysis across transportation, warehouse operations, and inventory planning. Your keen eye for performance metrics will help uncover drivers and pinpoint opportunities for optimization. You'll collaborate across functions to guide decision-making with data-driven insights.

This is your chance to make a measurable impact in a high-performance environment where finance meets the pulse of the supply chain!

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

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• Financial Reporting and Analysis: You will prepare, review, and distribute monthly financial reports for Smithfield Foods' transportation and warehousing division, while continuously assessing financial status by comparing actual results against planned forecasts. Using insights from this analysis, you'll recommend strategic actions, support special project teams, and develop ad-hoc reports to help guide key business decisions.

• Cost Management and Strategy: You will determine the cost of operations by setting standard costs and gathering key operational data across the supply chain. Leveraging this information, you'll lead the cost analysis process by upholding financial policies, decoding performance trends, and proposing strategic solutions to drive efficiency and value.

• Accounting and Compliance: You will oversee the month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes for designated functional areas, ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting. In this role, you'll also uphold Sarbanes-Oxley compliance standards and safeguard confidential financial information with the utmost discretion

• Systems and Tools Expertise: You will assist in crafting insightful management reports by leveraging your deep expertise in ERP systems, including SAP BI, SAP BPC, SAP General Ledger, and the company's transportation system. Your technical fluency will be key in translating complex data into clear, actionable financial intelligence.

WHAT WE'RE SEEKING:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions.

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year college or university in Accounting, Finance or Economics and 2+ years of relevant experience in reporting, consolidation and financial analysis; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Prior accounting/GAAP knowledge.

• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office (emphasis on Excel & Access).

• Strong initiative and ability to manage multiple projects.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Strong initiative and ability to manage multiple projects as well as strong follow through skills.

• Ability to complete projects timely and accurately critical.

• Must be detail oriented with strong organizational and analytical skills.

• Ability to work well with others in fast paced, dynamic environment.

• Ability to be respectful, approachable and team oriented while building strong working relationships and a positive work environment

OTHER SKILLS THAT MAKE YOU STAND OUT:

• Experience in CPG industry is a plus.

• Knowledge of data analytics systems and reporting functionality is a plus.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS & WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The physical demands described here are representative of those an employee should possess to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee may encounter while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Capable of sitting for extended periods of time.

• Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times.

• Frequently required to sit; stand; walk; reach with hands and arms.

• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision and depth perception.

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.