Senior Financial Analyst, Supply Chain Finance

Institute of Management Accountants, Inc.; Evanston (IL); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive healthcare plans

Bonuses and incentive opportunities

401(k) with employer match and stock-p

Stock purchase plan

Career development opportunities

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off and parental leave

Job summary

Institute of Management Accountants, Inc. seeks a Senior Financial Analyst, Supply Chain Finance to support grocery supply chain performance through advanced financial analysis, costing, forecasting and reporting.

You will partner across Supply Chain, Operations, and Finance to drive insights that improve forecasting accuracy and financial performance. You will manage budgets, month-end closes, and variance analyses, translating manufacturing activity into brand P&L impacts, while shaping

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional finance, accounting, or related experience.
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint proficiency.
• Strong analytical and financial modeling capabilities.
• Experience with forecasting, planning, variance analysis, and reporting.
• Experience with SAP, BPC, and Power BI is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage and deliver the financial forecast with cross-functional partners.
• Coordinate variance reporting for Operations and Supply Chain leadership.
• Lead month-end close and forecast processes.
• Translate costs into Brand P&L impacts.
• Provide variance analysis and strategic recommendations.
• Collaborate with plant controllers on costs, capex, and balance sheet.
• Support annual planning and cost-tracking system improvements.
• Train business partners on financial processes.
• Provide ad hoc financial and statistical analysis.
• Lead cost estimates for new products and renovations with R&D and ops.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Financial modeling

Variance analysis

Forecasting

Cost accounting

SAP

Power BI

Communication

Cross-functional

Education

Bachelor in Accounting or Finance

MBA/CPA/CMA (preferred)

Tools

SAP

BPC

Power BI

Job description

Senior Financial Analyst, Supply Chain Finance

Overview

In this role you will support Grocery supply chain performance through advanced financial analysis, costing, forecasting, and reporting. You will partner across Supply Chain, Operations, and Finance to drive insights that improve forecasting accuracy and financial performance. You will manage budgets, month-end closes, and variance analyses, translating manufacturing activity into brand P&L impacts. This position offers opportunities to shape forecasting systems and collaborate on new product costing in a dynamic consumer-focused company.

Compensation / Benefits

• Comprehensive healthcare plans
• Bonuses and incentive opportunities
• 401(k) with employer match and stock purchase plan
• Career development opportunities
• Tuition reimbursement
• Paid time off and parental leave

Responsibilities

• Manage and deliver the financial forecast with cross-functional partners (Plant Finance, Enterprise Procurement Finance, Transportation and Warehousing Finance, contract manufacturing)
• Coordinate accurate variance-to-plan and variance-to-forecast reporting for Operations and Supply Chain leadership
• Lead month-end close and forecast processes, ensuring deadlines and issue resolution
• Translate manufacturing activity and costs into Brand profit and loss impacts for Brand Finance and Brand Management
• Ensure compliance with financial control requirements
• Provide variance analysis, recommendations, and strategies to improve financial performance
• Collaborate with plant controllers to analyze manufacturing costs, capex, and balance sheet performance
• Support annual planning and forecasting activities; implement and improve forecasting, planning, and cost-tracking systems
• Train business partners on financial processes and procedures
• Provide ad hoc financial and statistical analysis to Operations, Brand, and Finance teams
• Lead the cost estimate process and collaborate on new product and renovation costing with R&D, quality, and operations partners

Key requirements

• Bachelor in Accounting or Finance
• 5+ years of professional finance, accounting, or related experience
• Advanced Excel; proficiency in Word and PowerPoint
• Strong analytical and financial modeling capabilities
• Proven critical thinking with analytics, benchmarking, and insights to drive strategies
• Strong communication and relationship-building across organizational levels
• Experience supporting forecasting, planning, variance analysis, and reporting
• Knowledge of manufacturing finance, cost accounting, and supply chain operations (preferred)
• Experience with SAP, BPC (Business Planning & Consolidation), and Power BI (preferred)
• MBA, CPA, or CMA designation (preferred)