Pricing & Growth Finance Analyst

QualiTech; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Ellison is a food solutions partner helping brands achieve premium inclusions in their formulas, processes, and market strategy. We seek a Commercial Financial Analyst to evaluate pricing opportunities, support profitable growth, and deliver actionable commercial insights across Sales, Operations, and Cost Accounting.

You will analyze historical data, develop pricing models, and track KPIs to improve visibility and drive performance, partnering with Sales and Production to ensure pricing aligns

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, or related field.
• 3–5 years of experience in accounting, financial analysis, or cost accounting
• Experience in manufacturing or CPG environment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Analyze pricing requests from the Sales team for new and existing opportunities.
• Develop pricing models to support customer proposals and contract negotiations.
• Recommend target selling prices based on cost, margin expectations, and market dynamics.
• Partner with Sales to ensure pricing strategies align with company profitability goals.
• Work closely with Operations to understand production capabilities, efficiencies, and cost drivers.
• Collaborate with Cost Accounting to validate product costs, assumptions, and margin expectations.
• Evaluate raw material, labor, and overhead inputs to ensure accurate cost structure.
• Identify risks and opportunities in cost assumptions impacting pricing.
• Develop and maintain key commercial KPIs to monitor business performance.
• Analyze historical sales data to identify trends, margin performance, and growth opportunities.

Skills

Financial modeling

Pricing strategy

ERP & CRM data

Advanced Excel

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting/finance

Tools

ERP systems

CRM software

BI tools

Job description

Ellison is a food solutions partner helping brands achieve premium inclusions in their formulas, processes, and market strategy. We seek a Commercial Financial Analyst to evaluate pricing opportunities, support profitable growth, and deliver actionable commercial insights across Sales, Operations, and Cost Accounting.

You will analyze historical data, develop pricing models, and track KPIs to improve visibility and drive performance, partnering with Sales and Production to ensure pricing aligns