Financial Analyst, FP&A | Food & Bev Manufacturing

Connect Search, LLC; Hickory Hills (IL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Connect Search, LLC is seeking a Financial Analyst in Illinois to drive budgeting, forecasting, and performance reporting as our food and beverage manufacturing client scales. You will partner with Operations, Supply Chain, Sales and Accounting to translate financial data into actionable business recommendations.

You will support annual budgets, build models, analyze variances, and prepare executive packages while driving automation and improved analytics to inform leadership decisions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
• 1-3+ years in FP&A, corporate finance, or financial analysis.
• Strong financial modeling, budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis skills.
• Advanced Excel and ERP experience.
• Ability to communicate findings clearly to financial and non-financial stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Support the annual budget, rolling forecasts, and long-range planning
• Build financial models and analyze forecast-to-actual variances and key drivers
• Prepare monthly reporting packages, management presentations, and parent-company submissions
• Analyze customer, product, and business unit profitability, margins, and operating costs
• Evaluate labor efficiency, yield, waste, freight, and standard cost variances with plant leaders
• Automate recurring reports and enhance planning, BI, and analytics tools

Skills

Financial analysis

Budgeting

Forecasting

Variance analysis

Excel

ERP experience

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics

Tools

Power BI

ERP system

Job description

Financial Analyst, FP&A | Food & Bev Manufacturing

An established, high-volume food manufacturer hiring Financial Analyst to drive budgeting, forecasting, and performance reporting as the business grows in scale and complexity. Reporting to the FP&A Manager, you will partner with Operations, Supply Chain, Sales, and Accounting to turn financial and operational data into clear business recommendations.

What You Will Do

• Support the annual budget, rolling forecasts, and long-range planning
• Build financial models and analyze forecast-to-actual variances and key drivers
• Prepare monthly reporting packages, management presentations, and parent-company submissions
• Analyze customer, product, and business unit profitability, margins, and operating costs
• Evaluate labor efficiency, yield, waste, freight, and standard cost variances with plant leaders
• Automate recurring reports and enhance planning, BI, and analytics tools

What You Bring

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field
• 1-3+ years in FP&A, corporate finance, or financial analysis
• Strong financial modeling, budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis skills
• Advanced Excel and ERP experience
• Ability to communicate findings clearly to financial and non-financial stakeholders

Preferred

• Manufacturing, food production, CPG, or supply chain experience
• Customer and product profitability analysis
• Power BI or similar

Why This Role

• High visibility with operations and executive leadership
• Shape forecasting, reporting automation, and AI/analytics initiatives