Junior Financial Analyst

Americana Foods; Jeddah; On-site; SAR 60,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Americana Foods is seeking a Junior Financial Analyst to analyze pricing structures and sales data to support profitable growth in a dynamic FMCG environment. The role focuses on monitoring price positioning, evaluating promotions, and maintaining master price lists across channels.

You will collaborate with Sales, Key Account Management, and Supply Chain teams while building financial models to assess volume-price trade-offs and margin improvements. Fluency in English and Arabic is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, economics, accounting, or a related field.
• 3–5 years of experience in financial analysis, commercial control, or revenue management.
• Advanced Excel skills (VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, Pivot Tables) and familiarity with ERP systems (SAP, Oracle) and BI tools (Power BI, Tableau).
• Fluent in English and Arabic with strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Monitor price and margin across product categories and distribution channels.
• Evaluate promotional effectiveness and margin impact.
• Maintain price books and ERP master data.
• Build routine financial and scenario models in Excel.
• Collaborate with Sales, KAM, and Supply Chain on quotes and product launches.

Skills

Analytical mindset

Strong communication

English & Arabic fluency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in finance/economics/accounting/related field

Tools

SAP

Oracle

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

Job Purpose:

The Junior Financial Analyst plays a key role in analyzing pricing structures and sales data to support profitable growth. This position is responsible for monitoring price positioning, evaluating promotional effectiveness, maintaining master price lists, and identifying opportunities to optimize margins across various product lines and channels.

Key Responsibilities:

• Price & Margin Monitoring: Track baseline product pricing, discount structures, and gross margins across categories and distribution channels to ensure alignment with commercial guidelines.


• Promotional Effectiveness: Support post-promotional reviews by evaluating volume lift, trade spend efficiency, and incremental margin impact.


• Data & System Maintenance: Maintain price books, promotional discount tables, and ERP commercial master data.


• Financial Modeling & Analytics: Build routine financial and scenario models (e.g., volume-price trade-offs, cost-pass-through impacts, margin bridge analyses) using Excel or reporting tools.


• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Sales, Key Account Management, and Supply Chain teams to review non-standard quote requests, promotional approvals, and product launches.

Qualifications & Skills:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in finance, Economics, Accounting, Business Analytics, or a related field.


• Experience: 3–5 years of experience in financial analysis, commercial control, or revenue management (internships or FMCG/retail experience preferred).


• Technical Skills: Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel (VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, Pivot Tables, logical formulas); familiarity with ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle) and BI tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau) is a strong plus.


• Analytical Mindset: Strong quantitative skills with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail when working with complex datasets.


• Communication: Ability to distill data insights into clear business summaries for commercial and leadership teams.


• Language Skills: Need to be able to communicate fluently in both English and Arabic.