Strategic Finance Analyst - Trade Spend & Growth

CONAGRA; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 64,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Bonus opportunity

401(k) matching

Stock purchase plan

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off

Job summary

Conagra Brands, a leading food company in the Chicago area, seeks a Finance role focusing on trade spend planning and management. You will partner with Sales, Marketing and Category Finance to drive growth, improve margins, and automate processes using analytics and SAP-based tools.

The role emphasizes SOX controls, period-end close, data governance, and collaboration across departments to optimize investment strategies and reporting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting required.
• Minimum three years of professional business/financial experience.
• Experience with P&L management and financial systems; SAP preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support end-to-end planning, forecasting, and management of trade expenditures.
• Lead period-end close activities for trade spend and customer investments with SOX compliance.
• Deliver monthly trade spend analyses with Sales and Category Marketing.
• Assist SG&A, samples, and tax reporting and drive process improvements.
• Support SAP S/4HANA upgrade and data governance for reporting.

Skills

P&L management

Cross-functional collaboration

Financial analysis

SOX compliance

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Finance or Accounting

Tools

SAP

Excel

Job description

Conagra Brands, a leading food company in the Chicago area, seeks a Finance role focusing on trade spend planning and management. You will partner with Sales, Marketing and Category Finance to drive growth, improve margins, and automate processes using analytics and SAP-based tools.

The role emphasizes SOX controls, period-end close, data governance, and collaboration across departments to optimize investment strategies and reporting.