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Nissin Foods · 9 hours ago

Sales & Trade Finance Analyst

LA Metro Area

Full-time

Onsite

Entry, Mid Level

$75K/yr - $95K/yr

2+ years exp

Nissin Foods is a company known for its innovative instant ramen products and its commitment to diversity and inclusion. The Sales & Trade Finance Analyst will support the US sales organization by providing financial insights and analytics to drive growth and improve trade spend effectiveness.

Food & Beverages

Responsibilities

Act as financial co-pilot to the US sales team, providing insights and financial analytics to drive growth for the function

Act as single point of contact on sales related KPIs and trade spend/accruals

Develop business models that support the assessment and underlying valuation of potential opportunities as relate to in-store opportunities

Proactive identification and analysis of business issues and opportunities, including recommendations for future actions

Partner with Sales, Customer Marketing and Category Management groups to support and roll out ROI models and best practices to evaluate the effectiveness of promotional activities to drive growth

Provide in-depth financial analysis related to key strategic initiatives as well as tactical initiatives as determined by the external market (benchmarking)

The role should expand the current boundaries of analytical thinking of the sales managers and continually challenge financial assumptions and business modeling to further enable growth

Serve as point of contact for Demand Planning on integrated business planning process

Financial Shaping and Decision making

Financial Analysis and Insights

Financial processes

Sales & Marketing strategy development

Qualification

Finance degreeFinance experienceFinancial analysisGAAP knowledgeERP systemsTrade Promotion ManagementProcess improvementCustomer serviceDiplomacy skillsBudgeting knowledgeForecasting knowledge

Required

Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting from four-year college or university

2+ years of finance or accounting experience in a CPG manufacturing environment with knowledge of trade

Basic understanding of finance, accounting, budgeting, and cost control principles including GAAP and IFRS

Ability to understand and manage multiple customer trade strategies

Comfortable with multiple automated financial and accounting reporting systems, Excel, Power point and database, complex ERP, preferably Microsoft Dynamics NAV

Knowledge of leveraging diplomacy skills to gain cross-functional alignment while working with internal and external business partners

Knowledge of process improvement, pricing, forecasting, best practice, and customer services

Ability to analyze financial data and prepare financial reports, statements and projections