Analyst, Finance & Strategy

Ready; Wexford (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Ready is looking for an Analyst, Finance & Strategy to shape growth by partnering with the CFO and leadership across commercial finance, accounting, cash management, and strategic projects. You will work on profitability analysis, pricing and promotions, month-end close support, and high‑impact financial planning.

The role emphasizes building a modern finance data platform, using AI tools to speed analysis and reporting, and delivering clear, data-driven recommendations to cross-functional

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics, or related field.
• 2–4 years of experience in corporate finance, public accounting, banking or a finance rotational program.
• Advanced Excel skills; clear, concise writing and presentation skills.
• Curiosity, ownership and comfort moving between detail and the big picture.
• Confidence using AI tools in your day-to-day work and learning new systems quickly.

Responsibilities

• Build retailer and SKU margin views, and check new items and programs against our margin floors.
• Support business cases for new items, pricing and promotions, including ROI reads after launch.
• Help prepare the weekly sales review and the monthly results.
• Prepare bank and balance sheet reconciliations, accruals and month-end close tasks with the Controller.
• Support cash reporting and forecasting, and explain changes in cash; assist working capital analysis.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Written communication & presentation

AI tools proficiency

Self-motivation / initiative

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics, or related field

Tools

NetSuite

Power BI

SQL

Job description

Position Overview

The Analyst, Finance & Strategy is a high-impact role that will help shape Ready®’s next stage of growth. Reporting to the Senior Manager, FP&A & Commercial Strategy, the Finance & Strategy Analyst will work across commercial finance, accounting, cash and company-wide projects, with direct exposure to the CFO and the leadership team.

This role will help the business make better decisions with numbers: retailer and product profitability, business cases for new items, pricing and promotions, month-end close support, cash and working capital reporting, and strategic topics with the CFO such as innovation, S&OP and the annual plan. The mix of work flexes to what the business needs most.

This work will also be done the modern way. Ready® is building a modern finance data platform and uses AI tools every day, so this position will spend the time on analysis, judgment, and recommendations rather than building spreadsheets.

Responsibilities

Commercial Finance & FP&A

• Build retailer and SKU margin views, and check new items and programs against our margin floors.
• Support business cases for new items, pricing and promotions, including return on investment reads after launch.
• Help prepare the weekly sales review and the monthly results.

Accounting Support

• Prepare bank and balance sheet reconciliations, accruals and agreed month-end close tasks with the Controller.

Cash & Working Capital

• Support cash reporting and forecasting, and help explain what is driving changes in cash.
• Support working capital analysis, including receivables, payables and inventory.
• Help prepare reporting for our lenders.

Strategic Topics with the CFO

• Innovation. Support new product and customer launches with cost, margin and return on investment analysis.
• S&OP. Bring the financial view into the Sales & Operations Planning process, linking the demand plan to inventory and cash.
• Planning. Support the annual budget and planning process and other ad hoc strategic priorities with the CFO.
• Partner with Sales, Category, Marketing and Operations to turn numbers into clear recommendations.

Technology, Data & AI

• Use NetSuite as the system of record and help roll out our finance data platform, including data quality checks.
• Use AI tools (for example, Claude or Copilot) and automation every day to speed up analysis, reporting and forecasting.
• Build new reports, dashboards and AI-enabled workflows, and document processes and controls.

Qualifications

Must Have

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics, or a related field.
• Experience: 2 – 4 years of experience in corporate finance, public accounting, banking or a finance rotational program.
• Advanced Excel skills; clear, concise writing and presentation skills.
• Curiosity, ownership and comfort moving between detail and the big picture.
• Confidence using AI tools in your day-to‑day work and learning new systems quickly.
• A self-starter who stays organized in a fast-paced environment and follows through.

Nice to Have

• Experience in consumer packaged goods, food, beverage or retail.
• NetSuite, Power BI, SQL or similar.
• Exposure to cash forecasting or working capital analysis.
• Progress toward a CPA or CFA.