Finance Analyst

Simply Good; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Simply Good in Denver, CO, is seeking a finance professional to support Month Close activities and conduct ad-hoc analyses. The role requires a Bachelor’s Degree and 2-4 years of experience in Finance or Accounting. Responsibilities include budgeting, cost evaluation, and supporting logistics.

This position offers a base salary range of $70,000 - $85,000, with a 5% annual short-term incentive. Our comprehensive benefits package includes medical, dental, vision insurance, life coverage, and a 401(k) plan.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required.
• Minimum 2-4 years’ professional experience in Finance and/or Accounting.
• Experience with financial reporting and internal controls within Ops or Supply Chain preferred.
• 2 years’ in a cross-functional Finance capacity partnering with internal teams.

Responsibilities

• Support Month Close activity and prepare journal entries.
• Conduct ad-hoc analyses and financial modeling as needed.
• Evaluate cost cards and maintain product costing data.
• Analyze freight costs and understand implications of budget changes.

Job description

Key Responsibilities

General Reporting

• Support Month Close activity (i.e., prepare journal entries, explain P&L impacts, etc.)
• Conduct ad-hoc analyses and financial modeling, as needed
• Identify and initiate process improvements with data management, forecasting, and reporting
• Participate in special projects and assignments, as required
• Participate in all other miscellaneous SMPL and departmental tasks, as required
• Attend departmental/cross-functional meetings

Cost Of Goods

• Evaluate cost cards, raw materials, and RFP analyses against current / future formulas and manufacturers
• Maintain detailed information and data on product costing / purchase price variance (PPV)
• Model impacts of procurement inflation on forecast
• Support the consolidation of product cost changes driven by procurement, co-manufacturing, logistics and marketing
• Evaluate impacts of savings initiatives identified across the partner teams

Logistics

• Analyze freight costs and incremental impacts to budget; understand implications of changes to future assumptions (i.e., delivered vs pickup freight, DC network configuration, etc.)
• Partner with Logistics teams to explain variances to budget

Knowledge / Abilities

• Highly proficient with Microsoft Excel
• General knowledge of Cost Accounting
• Advanced knowledge of Power BI, a plus
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with a keen attention to detail
• Ability to manage monthly cadence and multiple projects with tight deadlines
• Ability to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced work environment

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree, required
• Minimum 2-4 years’ professional experience in Finance and/or Accounting
• Experience with financial reporting and internal controls within Ops or Supply Chain, preferred
• 2 years’ in a cross-functional Finance capacity partnering with internal teams (i.e. Accounting, Business Partners, etc.); CPG experience, preferred

Work is performed in a fast-paced office environment and may be stressful at times. Work may require sitting for long periods of time; requires manual dexterity sufficient to operate a keyboard, calculator, telephone, copier and fax machine and scanner.

Compensation and Benefits

The health, satisfaction and well-being of our employees are important to us and an integral part of our organization’s goals. In this spirit, we are excited to share the available compensation for this role, which includes a base salary range and an annual short-term incentive.

We provide the base salary range, exclusive of benefits or additional incentives (link). Additionally, this position is eligible for a 5% annual short-term incentive. The final base salary compensation will be determined based upon factors such as geographic location, skills, training, education and/or experience. Hiring at the compensation range maximum would not be typical to allow for future and continued salary growth.

HQ (Office-Based)

CO salary range is: $70,000 - $85,000

We provide a comprehensive total rewards package featuring competitive compensation alongside top-tier health and wellness options. Our goal is to offer a benefits package that can be personalized to meet the diverse needs of each employee and their families. Full-time employees and their eligible dependents have access to medical, dental, vision insurance, a company-paid health reimbursement arrangement, life and disability coverage, and a 401(k)-retirement plan, among other benefits. Additionally, we prioritize time off benefits, offering vacation time, sick leave, flexible time off (for exempt positions), and paid parental leave.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Simply Good Foods is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local laws.