Supply Chain Finance Analyst

Shearer's Foods; Massillon (OH); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Shearer's Foods, founded in 1974 and headquartered in Massillon, OH, is seeking a Supply Chain Finance Analyst for their Corporate Service Center. The role focuses on improving supply chain financial performance through data collection, analysis, and reporting, reporting to the Senior Manager of Supply Chain Finance.

Responsibilities include weekly and monthly reporting, assisting with close activities, variance explanations, and building financial models to optimize costs and margins.

Qualifications

• Analytical mindset and strong numerical ability.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• Exposure to systems and coding coursework is advantageous.
• Knowledge of Excel functions and formulas is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Prepare weekly and monthly Supply Chain reporting, accurately and timely.
• Support monthly financial close activities including preparation of general journal entries.
• Prepare variance explanations for current period actuals versus budget, forecast and prior year.
• Work with site Supply Chain Finance owners to ensure forecasts and budgets are entered timely and accurately.
• Maintain and/or prepare financial models that support decision making and margin improvements.
• Identify and support process improvements; create standard and ad-hoc Excel-based reports.
• Collaborate with the Finance team on personal and peer development.

Skills

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or Mathematics

Strong performance in Accounting/Finance/Economics/Mathematics coursework

Systems/Coding coursework is a plus

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Overview

Shearer's Foods, founded in 1974 and headquartered in Massillon, OH, is a leading manufacturer of salty snacks, cookies, and crackers. Specializing in private label and co-manufacturing, Shearer's is the largest supplier of private brand salty snacks and second-largest supplier of private brand cookies and crackers.

With a strong focus on innovation, service, quality, and sustainability, Shearer's has been awarded the food industry's highest award for environmental sustainability, as well as multiple Supplier of the Year awards.

Operating 16 locations across North America and employing more than 5000 team members, Shearer's is driven by its core values of People, Grow, Impact and Win. The company mission is to deliver exceptional products and services that make snacking a time to celebrate for our customers, colleagues, and community.

At Shearer's Foods, we believe in a skills-first approach to recruitment and employment. This means focusing on what you can do and how you can grow, rather than traditional metrics alone. We are committed to adhering to anti-exclusion practices, removing barriers to access, and enhancing opportunities for all individuals based on merit and potential. Your skills, experience, and perspective are valuable-and we want to empower you to make your mark here with us.

Responsibilities

Supply Chain Financial Analyst

Massillon, OH (hybrid)

As an integral part of our Corporate Service Center team, the Supply Chain Finance Analyst will improve the efficiency of the Supply Chain through data collection and analysis. This position will have excellent attention to detail, exceptional analytical skills, and act with a sense of urgency. They will use interpersonal and problem-solving skills to gather information from different departments (on and off site) to recommend ways of improving Supply Chain financial performance and forecasting.

This position will report directly to the Senior Manager of Supply Chain Finance.

Your seat at the table

• Prepare weekly and monthly Supply Chain reporting, accurately and timely.
• Support monthly financial close activities including preparation of general journal entries.
• Prepare variance explanations for current period actuals versus budget, forecast and prior year.
• Work closely with site Supply Chain Finance owners to ensure forecasts and budgets are entered timely and accurately into the system.
• Maintain and/or prepare financial models that support decision making, cost structure optimization and margin improvement.
• Identify and support process improvements, including the creation of standard as well as ad-hoc reports using primarily Excel.
• Contributing to a high-performing Finance team; you and your manager will also focus on your own personal development and the development of your peers.

Qualifications

What you bring to the table

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or Mathematics.
• Demonstrated high performance in Accounting Finance/Economics or Mathematics course work.
• Demonstrated high performance in Systems and/or Coding courses are a plus.
• Exposure to Microsoft Excel functions and formulas are a plus

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.