UNFI · 16 hours ago
Senior Finance Operational Analyst
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
$90K/yr - $100K/yr
5+ years expUNFI is North America’s premier grocery wholesaler, delivering a wide variety of products to community grocers and retail chains. The Senior Finance Operational Analyst plays a critical role in supporting Supply Chain capital investment decisions by developing financial models and leading the preparation of monthly CapEx forecasts.
HospitalityFood and BeverageHealthcareHealth CareOrganic Food
Responsibilities
Develop complex financial analyses—including cash flow models, business cases, scenario analysis, incremental EBITDA impact, and ROI evaluations—to support CapEx investment decisions and future growth opportunities
Lead the preparation of monthly CapEx forecasts and reporting by business function, ensuring accuracy, transparency, and alignment with enterprise‑wide capital allocation priorities such as capital budget and long-term planning
Support annual budgeting, weekly and monthly forecasting, and month-end activities for National Operations teams Overhead and other strategic Operating budget initiatives for assigned business areas
Maintain and enhance weekly, monthly, and quarterly financial reporting, including Project KPI tracking and performance updates
Prepare and reviews accurate and timely financial and business-related analyses, research, and forecasts
Performs advanced trend and variance analyses - incorporates data from different areas and synthesizes. Findings incorporate cross functional impacts, trends, and industry news. Translates findings into process improvements
Provides insights into the performance of the business and translates findings into potential action plans for area supported
Completes a variety of financial evaluation research and analysis activities requiring the compilation of data and information from a variety of sources both internally and externally
Presents results of research and analysis to management
Provides key support to the annual budgeting and periodic forecasting of the assigned business area including variance analysis and sensitivity testing
Plays leadership role in critical planning and analysis processes
Develops and provides ownership of complex short term (1 year) and provides support for long term (3 – 5 year) forecasting models. Predominantly driver based on multi-function business activity inputs
Leads process improvements and strategic initiatives within functional areas under the direction of their supervisor
Proven ability to analyze business processes and provide suggestions for improvement
Able to articulate the impact of analysis, modeling, business decision support on key financial measures (i.e. Gross Profit, Operating Margin, Free Cash Flow etc.)
Conceptualizes, develops and presents business cases to financial and business leadership
Acts as an internal consultant and interacts with management at all levels
Performs other relevant job duties as required
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in finance, Accounting or related field
5+ years of FP&A experience required
Thorough knowledge of and experience in providing economic, market, consumer and business research and analysis for wholesale industries
Demonstrated success in multiple, difficult and complex financial analysis
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office applications including Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Access and related software applications
Ability to be a team member and demonstrate skills to contribute to team dynamics
Capability to work independently when needed
Outstanding analytical skills (numerical, verbal)
Strong business acumen
Must be self-driven and motivated
Demonstrated ability to work effectively with others within a complex, fast paced organization required
Leads and directs the work of others across the company, without direct organizational line of authority
Strong administrative, organizational and relationship skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required
Position also requires strong interpersonal skills, discretion, diplomacy, and judgment
Strong teamwork ethic, positive proactive flexible attitude ability to take complete ownership of responsibilities
Ability to work under pressure and time constraints as well as handling several tasks simultaneously required
Ability to manage confidential information
Possess excellent research and analysis skills
Good judgment is required for this position as there may be times when direct supervision may not be immediately available
Preferred
MBA or CPA preferred
Experience with data visualization tools i.e. Tableau, Power BI is a plus
Experience with Oracle and UFIN Financial Reporting & Planning tools is a plus
Budgeting and forecasting experience a plus
Statistical modeling skills a plus
Benefits
Competitive 401k
Flexible PTO plan
Remote
Health benefits – first of the month following 30 days of employment
Mentorship program/developmental opportunities
Company
UNFI
UNFI is North America’s Premier Food Wholesaler.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$507.1M2024-04-25Post Ipo Debt· $500M
2014-07-15Post Ipo Equity· $7.1M
1996-11-01IPO
Leadership Team
Sandy Douglas
Chief Executive Officer
Giorgio Matteo Tarditi
President and CFO
Recent News
2026-02-11
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