Global Catering Finance Analyst — Pricing & Controls (Hybrid)

United Airlines; Chicago (IL); Ibrido; USD 82.000 - 107.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

United Airlines seeks a Senior Analyst - Catering Financial Controls in Chicago, a hybrid role combining in-office and remote work. You’ll audit pricing submissions, manage price lists, and support contract and bid processes to influence pricing strategies and budgeting for global catering operations.

You will build financial models, analyze variances, and collaborate with internal stakeholders and external suppliers to ensure pricing integrity and contract compliance across regions.

Competenze

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 2+ years of relevant experience in business, finance, financial controls, or a related functional area.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including experience analyzing and manipulating large data sets.
• Strong financial acumen, negotiation skills, attention to detail, and written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with internal stakeholders, external suppliers, caterers, and vendors.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer without sponsorship.
• Successful completion of interview required to meet job qualification.
• Reliable, punctual attendance is an essential function of the position.

Mansioni

• Audit and analyze monthly and annual pricing submissions from catering partners and vendors, confirming that new and updated pricing aligns with contracts, agreed-upon food costs, ingredient yields, provisioning requirements, and product specifications.
• Establish price lists for new catering locations and vendors, process required pricing updates and maintain accurate scheduled item and service pricing in the company’s catering management system.
• Collaborate with caterers and suppliers to resolve exception requests, missing prices, pricing discrepancies, and other issues identified during the pricing review and approval process.
• Support contract and pricing-methodology negotiations with catering vendors and provide financial analysis for menu-planning and other key catering initiatives.
• Analyze year-over-year pricing changes to verify that contractual requirements and approved adjustments have been applied accurately.
• Implement and support the global catering bid, financial analysis, and contract-award process.
• Partner with Finance to support monthly accruals, company forecasts, out-of-period payment reporting, and development of the annual operating budget.
• Build financial models, perform variance and ad-hoc cost analyses, communicate findings to stakeholders, and provide training on established pricing procedures.

Conoscenze

Advanced Excel

Financial analysis

Negotiation

Communication

Stakeholder collaboration

Attention to detail

Formazione

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

Strumenti

Oracle

CAE

Coupa

SAP

Descrizione del lavoro

United Airlines seeks a Senior Analyst - Catering Financial Controls in Chicago, a hybrid role combining in-office and remote work. You’ll audit pricing submissions, manage price lists, and support contract and bid processes to influence pricing strategies and budgeting for global catering operations.

You will build financial models, analyze variances, and collaborate with internal stakeholders and external suppliers to ensure pricing integrity and contract compliance across regions.