Financial Analyst

Chosen Foods; San Diego (CA); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Chosen Foods is seeking a highly analytical Financial Analyst to join our FP&A team, designed for an early-career finance professional seeking a broad foundation and growth into future leadership.

The Financial Analyst will deliver insights across Operations, Sales, Marketing, Supply Chain, and Product, including profitability analyses, financial modeling, and business case development, with a focus on automation and AI-enabled improvements.

Qualifications

• 0–2 years of experience (internships strongly preferred).
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel (formulas, exposure to financial models a plus).
• Basic understanding of financial statements (P&L, balance sheet, cash flow).
• Strong attention to detail and ability to work with large datasets.
• Good communication skills and willingness to learn in a team environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage revenue and trade processes, including monthly revenue estimates and actuals tracking, sales pricing and discount setup in ERP/FPS systems, and trade forecast submissions.
• Conduct customer, product, channel, and supply chain profitability analyses to identify opportunities for revenue growth, margin expansion, and cost optimization.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives focused on scalability, standardization, and best-in-class FP&A practices
• Develop financial models and business cases to support pricing, promotions, new product launches, capital investments, operational initiatives, and strategic decision-making.
• Support monthly close activities include freight (in/out), 3PL, duties, logistics and marketing accruals, trade accrual reviews, and journal entry preparation
• Partner cross-functionally with Supply Chain and Operations to provide financial insights, support standard cost updates, and drive variance analysis (including logistics, marketing spend, and inventory E&O)
• Support forecasting and planning cycles including the Latest Estimate (LE) process (data gathering, uploads in Planful) and annual budgeting
• Actively identify and implement opportunities to automate manual finance processes and apply AI-enabled tools to improve speed, accuracy, and quality of analysis and reporting.
• Contribute to financial reporting and analysis including management reporting, board materials, and ad hoc business insights

Skills

Excel

Analytical thinking

Attention to detail

Communication

Team player

Education

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

Tools

Planful

ERP systems

Financial modeling tools

Job description

Chosen Foods is seeking a highly analytical and intellectually curious Financial Analyst to join our FP&A team. This role is designed for an early-career finance professional who wants to build a broad foundation and grow into future finance leadership.

The Financial Analyst will go beyond traditional close support and reporting. This role delivers financial insights that drive real business decisions across Operations, Sales, Marketing, Supply Chain, and Product — including customer, product, and channel profitability analysis, financial modeling, and business case development. The ideal candidate brings strong analytical skills, genuine intellectual curiosity, and a willingness to challenge assumptions and ask hard questions.

This role also carries a responsibility for continuous improvement — identifying opportunities to automate, streamline, and improve finance processes using modern tools and AI-enabled capabilities. We are committed to developing talent from within, and this position is intentionally designed as a development pathway toward future Finance Manager opportunities at Chosen Foods.

Responsibilities

• Manage revenue and trade processes, including monthly revenue estimates and actuals tracking, sales pricing and discount setup in ERP/FPS systems, and trade forecast submissions.
• Conduct customer, product, channel, and supply chain profitability analyses to identify opportunities for revenue growth, margin expansion, and cost optimization.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives focused on scalability, standardization, and best-in-class FP&A practices
• Develop financial models and business cases to support pricing, promotions, new product launches, capital investments, operational initiatives, and strategic decision-making.
• Support monthly close activities include freight (in/out), 3PL, duties, logistics and marketing accruals, trade accrual reviews, and journal entry preparation
• Partner cross-functionally with Supply Chain and Operations to provide financial insights, support standard cost updates, and drive variance analysis (including logistics, marketing spend, and inventory E&O)
• Support forecasting and planning cycles including the Latest Estimate (LE) process (data gathering, uploads in Planful) and annual budgeting
• Actively identify and implement opportunities to automate manual finance processes and apply AI-enabled tools to improve speed, accuracy, and quality of analysis and reporting.
• Contribute to financial reporting and analysis including management reporting, board materials, and ad hoc business insights

Work Model

Hybrid – 3 Days in Office

Professional Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or related field
• 0–2 years of experience (internships strongly preferred)
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel (formulas, exposure to financial models a plus)
• Basic understanding of financial statements (P&L, balance sheet, cash flow)
• Strong attention to detail and ability to work with large datasets
• Good communication skills and willingness to learn in a team environment
• Experience with planning tools (e.g., Planful) or ERP systems is a plus but not required

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to handle or feel and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must be able to lift and/or move up to 15 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

Work is performed inside a temperature-controlled office building with open floor plan. This job operates in a professional office environment with a business casual dress code. This role will routinely use standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines. Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment.

Disclaimer

This job description indicates, in general terms, the type and level of work performed as well as the typical responsibilities of employees in this classification and it may be changed by management at any time. Other duties may also apply. Nothing in this job description changes the at-will employment relationship existing between the Company and its employees.

Dedication to DEI&B

Chosen Foods is working toward building a more diverse and inclusive environment that is representative of individuals of all backgrounds, experiences, and lifestyles, allowing all employees to feel comfortable being their true, authentic selves in a space that enables productivity and meaningful work.