Analyst, Commercial Finance
CircanaAbout the role
Analyst, Commercial Finance
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What will you be doing?
Circana is evolving its Commercial Finance function and seeking a driven Financial Analyst to support our Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) business. Commercial Finance is responsible for streamlining processes, leveraging new technologies, and delivering greater value to the Commercial teams that drive the business.
The Financial Analyst will play a key role in standardizing and enhancing financial reporting and analysis across multiple CPG practices. Leveraging process automation, advanced analytical tools, and strong financial acumen, this individual will help improve reporting efficiency, uncover key business insights, and support the organization's shift from historical reporting to more forward-looking analytics.
This role will support revenue reporting, headcount planning and analysis, month-end financial reporting, variance analysis, and ad hoc business requests while partnering closely with Commercial Finance leaders to support business growth and decision-making.
Job Responsibilities
- Prepare and maintain standardized reporting packages across multiple CPG practices, leveraging automation to improve efficiency, reduce manual effort, and ensure data accuracy.
- Support the standardization of financial reporting, revenue reviews, and analytical processes across the CPG organization.
- Perform variance analysis and root cause investigations across revenue, expenses, and headcount to identify key business drivers and support business decision-making.
- Partner with Commercial Finance leaders to analyze business performance, identify trends, and deliver meaningful financial insights.
- Serve as a pilot user for new reporting, AI, and automation tools, identifying opportunities to streamline recurring analysis and reporting activities.
- Partner with Accounting to identify, track, and resolve variances between reporting systems, ensuring alignment between financial and management reporting.
- Support headcount planning, revenue reporting, month-end financial packages, and ad hoc analyses aligned to business priorities.
- Assist in the development of business cases and support strategic reporting initiatives, including Complete Food and Complete Beauty programs.
- Support the rollout and adoption of new reporting tools, templates, and standardized processes across CPG practices, including documentation and user training.
- Assist with account transfer validation activities to ensure completeness, accuracy, and proper financial alignment.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Analytics, or a related field.
- 2–4 years of experience in finance, FP&A, commercial finance, revenue analytics, or reporting.
- Advanced Excel proficiency required, including experience with complex formulas, Power Query, large datasets, reporting automation, and financial analysis.
- Experience developing or automating recurring reporting using tools such as Power Query, Power BI, Excel add-ins, or similar workflow automation solutions.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to investigate variances, identify underlying business drivers, and translate findings into actionable business insights.
- Experience working with large datasets to analyze trends, support decision-making, and improve reporting processes.
- Ability to create, document, and standardize reporting processes that improve efficiency, accuracy, and consistency ac
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