Senior Financial Analyst (Remote)

ABOUT ANTELOPE:

Antelope is an omnichannel pet consumer platform that was founded in August 2021 with the mission to elevate the lives of pets by delivering the highest quality products across all pet products and services via a buy-and-build strategy. “Ante” means to increase the stakes or consideration of, and “lope” means to leap with bounding steps together. Antelope is elevating the standards of pet care by buying, building, and growing high-quality, natural pet brands. The company is backed by Alpine Investors and have made five acquisitions so far (Bocce’s Bakery, Diggin’ Your Dog / Super Snouts, Doggo, My Perfect Pet and Ark Naturals), and they’re just getting started! Antelope has plans to acquire additional all-natural, high-quality brands to become the one-stop shop for pet parents.

OVERVIEW: 

Antelope is seeking a highly analytical and driven Senior Financial Analyst to support forecasting, reporting, and financial insights across our growing multi-brand CPG portfolio. This role is ideal for someone early in their career who brings 2–4 years of CPG finance experience, advanced Excel expertise, and a passion for building strong financial tools and models. You’ll play a key role in supporting our Director of FP&A, supporting critical pieces of forecasting, dashboarding, and performance analysis while partnering closely with Sales, Marketing, Supply Chain, and Leadership in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Financial Planning & Forecasting

• Support monthly, quarterly, and annual revenue and expense forecasting across brands, customers, and channels

• Maintain and enhance financial models including volume, pricing, GTN, trade spend, and promotional assumptions

• Conduct variance analysis vs. forecast, budget, and prior year; clearly identify drivers, risks, and opportunities

• Assist in annual planning, long-range modeling, and scenario analysis

Reporting & Data Insights

• Prepare recurring financial reports, dashboards, and KPI summaries in Excel or Tableau

• Consolidate and validate data from ERP/BI systems to ensure accuracy and consistency

• Monitor business performance and synthesize trends into clear, actionable insights

• Produce clean, executive-ready presentations in PowerPoint for leadership

• Provide ad hoc analysis to support decision-making across the organization

CPG Profitability & Commercial Analysis

• Analyze SKU, customer, and channel-level profitability and margin drivers

• Support pricing decisions, promotional analysis, retailer programs, and mix impact

• Evaluate trade spend effectiveness and assist with GTN modeling

• Partner with Sales and Marketing to understand category dynamics, business performance, and commercial levers

Cross-Functional Partnership

• Collaborate with Sales, Marketing, Operations, Supply Chain, and Accounting to gather inputs and validate assumptions

• Support new product launches, channel initiatives, and marketing programs with financial insights

• Translate complex data into simple narratives for both finance and non-finance partners

• Communicate findings and recommendations clearly and effectively across teams

Process & System Improvement

• Automate recurring reports and streamline manual workflows

• Enhance forecasting tools, dashboards, templates, and models for scalability and accuracy

• Support ERP/BI utilization (NetSuite, Tableau, etc.) and ongoing system improvements

• Identify and implement process improvements that enhance efficiency and data quality