Financial Analyst - Commercial

QualiTech; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Ellison is a food solutions partner helping brands achieve premium inclusions in their formulas, processes, and market strategy. We seek a Commercial Financial Analyst to evaluate pricing opportunities, support profitable growth, and deliver actionable commercial insights across Sales, Operations, and Cost Accounting.

You will analyze historical data, develop pricing models, and track KPIs to improve visibility and drive performance, partnering with Sales and Production to ensure pricing aligns

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, or related field.
• 3–5 years of experience in accounting, financial analysis, or cost accounting
• Experience in manufacturing or CPG environment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Analyze pricing requests from the Sales team for new and existing opportunities.
• Develop pricing models to support customer proposals and contract negotiations.
• Recommend target selling prices based on cost, margin expectations, and market dynamics.
• Partner with Sales to ensure pricing strategies align with company profitability goals.
• Work closely with Operations to understand production capabilities, efficiencies, and cost drivers.
• Collaborate with Cost Accounting to validate product costs, assumptions, and margin expectations.
• Evaluate raw material, labor, and overhead inputs to ensure accurate cost structure.
• Identify risks and opportunities in cost assumptions impacting pricing.
• Develop and maintain key commercial KPIs to monitor business performance.
• Analyze historical sales data to identify trends, margin performance, and growth opportunities.

Skills

Financial modeling

Pricing strategy

ERP & CRM data

Advanced Excel

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting/finance

Tools

ERP systems

CRM software

BI tools

Job description

Ellison is a food solutions partner for brands demanding premium inclusions specific to their formula, process, consumer, and path to commercialization.

Combining culinary creativity, food-science expertise, responsive collaboration, and scalable manufacturing, we create solutions that perform in the product, in production, and in the market.

We need you to join us on our journey if you experience and passion to evaluate pricing opportunities, support profitable growth, and deliver actionable commercial insights across the business. Commercial Financial Analyst partners closely with Sales, Operations, and Cost Accounting to analyze new business opportunities, assess cost structures, and recommend market-competitive pricing strategies. Additionally, this position owns the tracking and reporting of key commercial KPIs using historical sales data, pipeline activity, and CRM insights to improve visibility and drive performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze pricing requests from the Sales team for new and existing opportunities.


• Develop pricing models to support customer proposals and contract negotiations.


• Recommend target selling prices based on cost, margin expectations, and market dynamics.


• Partner with Sales to ensure pricing strategies align with company profitability goals.


• Work closely with Operations to understand production capabilities, efficiencies, and cost drivers.


• Collaborate with Cost Accounting to validate product costs, assumptions, and margin expectations.


• Evaluate raw material, labor, and overhead inputs to ensure accurate cost structure.


• Identify risks and opportunities in cost assumptions impacting pricing.


• Develop and maintain key commercial KPIs to monitor business performance.


• Analyze historical sales data to identify trends, margin performance, and growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, or related field.


• 3–5 years of experience in accounting, financial analysis, or cost accounting


• Experience in manufacturing or CPG environment preferred.

Skills & Competencies

• Strong financial modeling and analytical capabilities.


• Solid understanding of cost structures, margins, and pricing strategies.


• Experience working with ERP systems and CRM data.


• Advanced Excel skills; experience with BI tools a plus.