Senior Analyst, Finance

The J.M. Smucker Co.; Orrville (OH); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The J.M. Smucker Co. is seeking a Senior Analyst in Finance to partner with teams across Marketing, Innovation, and Brands. You will lead budgeting, forecasting, and strategic analysis while delivering data-driven insights to influence business decisions and identify growth opportunities.

The role offers a hybrid work arrangement with some in-office days in Orrville, OH, and exposure to senior leaders to broaden your business understanding and finance career path.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, or related field.
• 3+ years of experience working in a corporate finance, accounting, audit, or similar function.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented.
• Ability to develop relationships, communicate effectively, and influence others.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office tools.

Responsibilities

• Prepare financial analysis and projections for various initiatives.
• Perform pre/post initiative analysis and recommendations.
• Provide fact-based decision support to business partners and leadership team(s).
• Present financial data at monthly business reviews and financial reviews as needed.
• Partner with cross functional teams to understand financial results and outlook; identify improvements.
• Lead analysis and processes to support the development of the Annual Financial Plan and Long-Range Plan.
• Support functional and cross-functional projects, including process improvement, standardization, simplification, and technological advancement.
• Analyze business scenarios and communicate implications/outlook.
• Maintain focus on business trends to deliver short and long-term objectives for a Strategic Business Area or the Company.
• Develop understanding of packaged food categories, retailers, consumers, and competition to drive decisions rooted in strategy.
• Provide cross-functional business support to constituents by sharing financial perspective to inform business decisions.
• Understand corporate, brand, customer and production planning/forecasting cycles interact to create financial outlook.
• Ensure accurate and timely completion of month-end actuals and forecast.
• Communicate actual and anticipated results through insightful dialogue and reporting.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Relationship building

Communication

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Hyperion

Spotfire

Oracle

Job description

Your Opportunity as the Senior Analyst, Finance

Become a trusted finance partner, using data, analytics, and business insight to help drive decisions across areas like Marketing, Innovation, and Brands. You'll lead financial planning, forecasting, and strategic analysis while working closely with cross-functional teams to influence business outcomes and identify growth opportunities. What makes this role especially exciting is the chance to build a broad understanding of the business, gain exposure to senior leaders, and develop skills that can open doors to a variety of future finance career paths.

Location:

Orrville, OH

Work Arrangements:

hybrid, 30% in office expectation

In This Role You Will

• Prepare financial analysis and projections for various initiatives
• Perform pre/post initiative analysis and recommendations
• Provide fact-based decision support to business partners and leadership team(s)
• Present financial data at monthly business reviews and financial reviews as needed
• Partner with cross functional teams to ensure complete and accurate understanding of financial results and outlook; identify improvement opportunities and solutions as appropriate
• Lead analysis and processes to support the development of the Annual Financial Plan and Long-Range Plan
• Support functional and cross-functional projects as needed. This may include process improvement, standardization, simplification, and technological advancement
• Analyze business scenarios and communicate implications/outlook
• Maintain focus on business trends to deliver short and long-term objectives for a Strategic Business Area or the Company.
• Develop understanding of packaged food categories, retailers, consumers, and competition to drive decisions rooted in strategy
• Provide cross-functional business support to constituents (e.g., Marketing, Innovation, Brand Commercialization, etc.) by sharing financial perspective to inform business decisions
• Understand corporate, brand, customer and production planning/forecasting cycles interact to create financial outlook
• Ensure accurate and timely completion of month-end actuals and forecast
• Communicate actual and anticipated results through insightful dialogue and reporting

Minimum Requirements

What we are looking for:

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, or related field
• 3+ years of experience working in a corporate finance, accounting, audit, or similar function
• Analytical and problem-solving skills
• Highly organized and detail-oriented
• Ability to develop relationships, communicate effectively, and influence others
• Proficient in Microsoft Office tools

Additional skills and experiences that we think would make someone successful in this role

• Experience with financial systems such as Hyperion, Spotfire, and Oracle
• MBA, CPA, CMA, or other advanced degree or certification

The Right Place for You

We are bold, kind, strive to do the right thing, we play to win, and we believe in a strong community that thrives together. Our culture is rooted in our Basic Beliefs, and we believe in supporting every employee by meeting their physical, emotional, and financial needs.

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We're an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, age, national origin, disability status or protected veteran status.