Growth-Focused Senior Analyst, Commercial Finance

Simple Mills; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Simple Mills is seeking a Senior Analyst, Commercial Finance to partner with Sales, Marketing, and Operations to deliver high-quality financial insights and commercial analytics. You will support revenue planning, trade analysis, pricing evaluation, and ongoing performance tracking across customers and channels.

Reporting to the Manager, Commercial Finance, you’ll translate commercial plans into robust financial analyses and help maintain tools, reporting, and processes while delivering timely

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, Analytics, or a related field.
• 2–4 years of experience in Commercial Finance, FP&A, or analytics-focused finance roles.
• Experience in the Consumer-Packaged Goods (CPG) industry preferred, with hands-on commercial finance experience.
• Strong Excel skills with financial modeling and scenario analysis; BI experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support commercial forecasting for assigned accounts and channels, including volume, Net Sales, trade spend, and key revenue drivers.
• Challenge assumptions and inputs in commercial analyses based on data and business context.
• Support consolidation and review of forecast at customer- and channel-levels; identify risks/opportunities.
• Translate commercial plans into financial forecasts and performance insights; partner cross-functionally.
• Assist AOP, LRP, and reforecast cycles with assumptions, analyses, and scenario modeling.

Skills

Excel

Financial Modeling

Forecasting

Analytical thinking

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance/Accounting/Business

Tools

Power BI

Circana

Nielsen

SPINS

Trade Promotion Management

Job description

Simple Mills is seeking a Senior Analyst, Commercial Finance to partner with Sales, Marketing, and Operations to deliver high-quality financial insights and commercial analytics. You will support revenue planning, trade analysis, pricing evaluation, and ongoing performance tracking across customers and channels.

Reporting to the Manager, Commercial Finance, you’ll translate commercial plans into robust financial analyses and help maintain tools, reporting, and processes while delivering timely