Finance Operational Analyst - Remote

United Natural Foods; Providence (RI); Remote; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive 401k

Flexible PTO plan

Health benefits after 30 days of employment

Mentorship program

Job summary

United Natural Foods is seeking a Finance Operational Analyst who will provide essential financial support, focusing on budgeting, forecasting, and reporting.

Your role will facilitate large customer deal discussions, validate proposals, and support annual budgeting processes. You will develop significant reports aiding business decisions and have opportunities to work remotely from your primary residence.

This position requires a Bachelor's degree in finance or accounting and offers various benefits including a competitive 401k and health coverage.

Qualifications

• 0-2 years FP&A experience required.
• Ability to work independently and collaborate as a team member.
• Strong strategic planning and financial operations background.

Responsibilities

• Facilitates review of large customer deals and communicates outcomes.
• Validates customer proposals for accuracy and completeness.
• Supports annual budgeting and periodic forecasting.
• Develops various analytical and statistical reports.

Skills

Solid oral and written communication skills

Active listening

Novice to Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Office applications

Outstanding analytical skills

Strong business acumen

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance, Accounting or related field

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Access

Job description

Finance Operational Analyst

The Finance Operational Analyst is responsible for providing financial support for critical areas and time‑bound processes such as the annual budget, periodic forecasts, and the month‑end close cycle. Duties include data gathering, trending, modelling, forecasting, planning and reporting, as well as collecting information across the company to build models that provide insight into underlying business dynamics.

Job Responsibilities

• Facilitates review of large customer deals; leads discussions with senior‑level leaders and provides clear and timely communication of outcomes.
• Validates customer proposals for accuracy and completeness.
• Coordinates and secures all necessary executive level approvals in accordance with organizational governance standards.
• Compiles and prepares accurate and timely reports and business‑related analyses.
• Conveys information in a meaningful way utilizing tables, graphs and charts.
• Develops and prepares various analytical and statistical reports in support of the business activities.
• Supports the annual budgeting and periodic forecasting of the assigned business area including variance analysis and sensitivity testing.
• Partners with other departments in the preparation of analyses and identifies improvement opportunities that can provide positive results to the bottom line.
• Supports functional and cross‑functional projects and implements process improvements within the functional area.
• Articulates the impact of analysis, modelling, business decision support on key financial measures (e.g. Gross Profit, Operating Margin, DSO).
• Acts as an informed team member providing analysis of information and some project direction input.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements

Education and Certifications

• Bachelor's degree in finance, Accounting or related field.

Experience

• 0-2 years FP&A experience required.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Solid oral and written communication skills with ability to express ideas and ask relevant questions.
• Active listening.
• Novice to Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Office applications including Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Access.
• Ability to work independently when needed and to collaborate as a team member.
• Outstanding analytical skills (numerical, verbal).
• Strong strategic planning, financial and operations/business background.
• Strong business acumen.
• Good judgment and capability to work with minimal supervision.

Work Environment

Remote role – associate will perform remote work from their primary residence. Remote associates are welcome to work from the office but are not required to do so. They may be required to come to the office or other UNFI locations for necessary business reasons or if directed by their manager.

Travel, if needed, is minor and may require visits to company offices, distribution centers, or other locations for meetings.

Physical demands include working in an office setting with frequent use of computer, calculators, keyboards, and occasional standing or reaching activities.

Benefits

• Competitive 401k.
• Flexible PTO plan.
• Remote work.
• Health benefits beginning the month following 30 days of employment.
• Mentorship program and developmental opportunities.
• Other benefits applicable to specific role.