Marketing Finance Analyst (NYC / Saratoga, NY)

Our client, a consumer products firm is seeking a Marketing Finance analyst for their growing financial planning and analysis team to analyze and help support profitable growth through the organization. Position will be in office 4 days per week in NYC or Saratoga, NY. This company has a stellar work environment that provides excellent benefits and great perks such as half day Fridays and catered lunch.

Responsibilities:

  • Conduct in-depth analyses and research focused on areas such as sales/ marketing promotions, annual business reviews, volume, distribution, velocity, competitor analysis, etc.
  • Prepare detail of work plans and schedule, complete detailed analysis and research, identify options for new business ventures
  • Develop and prepare reports for brand marketers and the functional leaders; recommends action or change for assigned projects
  • Analyze general market and specific business conditions trends and prepares forecasts to support current and future business decisions
  • Deliver foundational trade analytics through performing ongoing promo analysis (ROI, volume, lift, etc.) on assigned accounts, and deliver compelling summaries for activation
  • Maintain and disseminate promotional scorecards on ongoing basis
  • Coordinate analysis of invoice pricing discrepancies amongst analyst in accounting and sales
  • Determine root cause of pricing discrepancies and drive resolution and future corrective actions
  • Understand the wider differences across items/retailers/support mechanisms and help aggregate learnings for annual planning process into specific guardrails and guidelines
  • Perform monthly variance analysis of actual financial performance vs. budget / forecast with marketing spend

Requirements:

  • Marketing Degree or similar in Finance or Accounting.
  • 3+ years of experience in planning, analysis, or financial management; with at least one year in a CPG or consumer goods company
  • Proven leadership ability and strength is building internal relationships
  • Excellent quantitative and analytics skills
  • Strong attention to detail and accuracy
  • Advanced Excel skills associates with large volume data sets
  • Ability to identify key business drivers to align finance department resources against the most important needs of the business

 

Location: NYC or Saratoga, NY

Salary: $70K-$100K range plus individual bonus and company performance bonus

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