Financial Analyst

Trillium Foods; Oak Brook (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Trillium Foods is seeking a finance professional to lead FP&A, pricing, and profitability analyses for our manufacturing and commercial teams in Oak Brook, IL. You will build models, support cost-driven pricing, and partner across Operations, Procurement, and Sales to drive margin improvement and plan performance.

This role emphasizes data-driven decision making, cross-functional collaboration, and rigorous financial planning to support growth.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or related field.
• 3+ years of experience in FP&A, pricing, cost accounting, public accounting, or related finance role, preferably in food & beverage manufacturing, CPG, or QSR Industries.
• Strong financial modeling, budgeting, forecasting, pricing, cost analysis, and margin management capabilities, with a solid understanding of manufacturing cost drivers.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel, ERP systems, and financial planning/reporting tools; NetSuite and Planful experience preferred.
• Excellent analytical, communication, and business partnering skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and drive data-driven decisions.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain customer pricing models, quotes, and margin analyses to support profitability objectives.
• Analyze manufacturing cost structures, including materials, labor, overhead, freight, and conversion costs, to understand cost drivers and impact on pricing.
• Develop, maintain, and validate product cost builds and standard costs to support pricing decisions, forecasting, budgeting, and profitability analysis.
• Support customer pricing proposals, contract renewals, and cost-based pricing strategies for key national and QSR accounts.
• Analyze customer profitability, cost changes, and manufacturing variances to identify risks and margin improvement opportunities.
• Partner with Operations, Procurement, and Supply Chain to understand cost changes and support pricing decisions.
• Partner with Commercial, R&D, Product Development, Supply Chain, and Operations to support new product launches, commercialization, product reformulations, sourcing initiatives, and promotional activities.
• Develop financial analyses and business cases to support customer negotiations, product transitions, and strategic growth initiatives.
• Translate financial and pricing data into actionable insights and accurate, timely deliverables for cross-functional stakeholders.
• Support annual budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning processes.
• Develop and maintain financial models to evaluate business performance, profitability, and key financial drivers.
• Analyze financial results against plan, forecast, and prior year to identify trends, risks, and opportunities.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting packages and presentations for leadership.
• Drive continuous improvement through enhanced reporting, financial modeling, pricing processes, data integrity, and process standardization.

Skills

Financial modeling

Budgeting

Forecasting

Pricing

Cost analysis

Margin management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or related field

Tools

Excel

ERP systems

NetSuite

Planful

Job description

• Develop and maintain customer pricing models, quotes, and margin analyses to support profitability objectives.
• Analyze manufacturing cost structures, including raw materials, labor, overhead, freight, and conversion costs, to understand key cost drivers and their impact on product pricing and customer margins.
• Develop, maintain, and validate product cost builds and standard costs to support pricing decisions, forecasting, budgeting, and profitability analysis.
• Support customer pricing proposals, contract renewals, and cost-based pricing strategies for key national and QSR accounts.
• Analyze customer profitability, cost changes, and manufacturing variances to identify risks and margin improvement opportunities.
• Partner with Operations, Procurement, and Supply Chain to understand cost changes and support accurate pricing and profitability decisions.

Commercial and Cross-Functional Support

• Partner with Commercial, R&D, Product Development, Supply Chain, and Operations to support new product launches, commercialization, product reformulations, sourcing initiatives, and promotional activities.
• Develop financial analyses and business cases to support customer negotiations, product transitions, and strategic growth initiatives.
• Translate financial and pricing data into actionable insights and accurate, timely deliverables for cross-functional stakeholders.
• Support annual budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning processes.
• Develop and maintain financial models to evaluate business performance, profitability, and key financial drivers.
• Analyze financial results against plan, forecast, and prior year to identify trends, risks, and opportunities.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting packages and presentations for leadership.

Process Improvement and Reporting

• Drive continuous improvement through enhanced reporting, financial modeling, pricing processes, data integrity, and process standardization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or related field.
• 3+ years of experience in FP&A, pricing, cost accounting, public accounting, or a related finance role, preferably within food & beverage manufacturing, CPG, or QSR industries.
• Strong financial modeling, budgeting, forecasting, pricing, cost analysis, and margin management capabilities, with a solid understanding of manufacturing cost drivers.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel, ERP systems, and financial planning/reporting tools; NetSuite and Planful experience preferred.
• Excellent analytical, communication, and business partnering skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities, influence cross-functional teams, and drive data-driven decision-making in a fast-paced environment.

Trillium Foods provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind, in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws.