Hybrid Senior Analyst, Operations Finance - Drive Cost Strategy

Yerba Madre; Oakland (CA); Hybrid; USD 111,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vis

Paid time off

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

Yerba Madre, headquartered in Oakland and Los Angeles, is seeking a Sr Analyst, Operations Finance to lead financial planning, analysis, and reporting for Operations and Innovation. The role partners with Operations, Innovation, and Brand teams and reports to the Sr. Director, Finance.

The position is hybrid with three on-site days in Oakland, CA. You will develop robust financial models, drive cost management, and support strategic investments to improve profitability across the product

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance is required.
• Minimum 5 years in CPG/manufacturing with cost accounting understanding.
• Strong analytical skills to identify root causes and inform decisions.

Responsibilities

• Lead financial planning: forecasting, budgeting, variance analysis.
• Analyze product costs, supply chain, and distribution costs for cost savings.
• Develop financial models for contracts, capex, and investments.
• Lead P&L for new products and portfolio analyses.
• Perform cost analyses and scenario modeling for data-driven decisions.
• Identify and track efficiency-improvement projects.
• Develop KPI dashboards for cost, logistics, and COGS metrics.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to set financial benchmarks and metrics.
• Provide insights to senior leadership on cost drivers and trends.
• Support month-end closing with inventory cost accounting and GAAP reporting.

Skills

Financial planning

Cost accounting

Financial analysis

Excel Pivot Tables

NetSuite ERP

PowerBI

Data interpretation

Cross-functional collaboration

English fluency

AI capabilities

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance

Tools

NetSuite

PowerBI

Job description

Yerba Madre, headquartered in Oakland and Los Angeles, is seeking a Sr Analyst, Operations Finance to lead financial planning, analysis, and reporting for Operations and Innovation. The role partners with Operations, Innovation, and Brand teams and reports to the Sr. Director, Finance.

The position is hybrid with three on-site days in Oakland, CA. You will develop robust financial models, drive cost management, and support strategic investments to improve profitability across the product