Hostess Brands Hiring for Finance Analyst – Category Finance Job at Lenexa, KS Full Time

This role will work closely with key stakeholders to provide financial support for the month end reporting and analytics, commercial support, planning.

Responsibilities

• Build a strategic partnership with the Brand Managers for your category, providing financial support for overall brand and category strategies
• Collaborate with revenue management, supply chain finance, brand, and other business teams to support overall P&L ownership, understanding of drivers and key financial insights.
• Consolidate all monthly and quarterly P&Ls across the commercial finance team and forward-look insights into profitability and all SIOP initiatives
• Prepare monthly margin variance analyses and reporting to corporate FP&A as well as brand and customer P&L and KPI reporting
• Align all financial metrics and outcomes to consumption model and overall planning process
• Be a steward and owner of relevant financial data/inputs for all master data related to commercialization efforts
• Provide consistent voice of finance and collaborate for consistent processes and deliverables across our brands and categories
• Leverage models to provide in depth analysis and support business strategy discussions
• Responsible for P&L modeling and financial analysis for the commercialization and enterprise activation process, ensuring all financial metrics are in line with company objectives

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience in finance or accounting roles
• Strong communication, organization, and interpersonal skills necessary to establish and maintain effective working relationships with a diverse group of stakeholders and business partners.
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects within deadlines in a fast-paced organization.
• Advanced Excel experience: comfort with complex spreadsheets and large data sets, building financial models.
• Self-directed individual who works well with teams.
• Detail-oriented focus to ensure accuracy.
• Experienced user of Microsoft Office suite of products

About Us:

Hostess Brands, LLC, is a large, packaged foods company focused on manufacturing, distributing, and selling iconic sweet baked goods in the United States such as Twinkies, Cupcakes, Ding Dongs, Ho Hos, Donettes and Coffee Cakes, in addition to Voortman’s Cookies and Wafers.

We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. We consider candidates regardless of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status, and encourage minorities, females, veterans, and individuals with disabilities to apply.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus pay

Experience:

• Analytics: 3 years (Preferred)

Work Location: One location