Senior Financial Analyst for Outdoor Brands

2 weeks ago


Chicago, Illinois, United States Newell Brands Full time

Position Overview:
Newell Brands is in search of a Senior Financial Analyst to provide essential support for our Outdoor Recreation brands, which include renowned names such as Coleman, Contigo, and Marmot. This role encompasses a global perspective while also assisting the domestic go-to-market teams.

Key Responsibilities:
The Financial Analyst will engage in cross-functional collaboration with Brand Management, Customer Strategy and Planning, and Sales teams to facilitate innovation, activation, and commercialization efforts aimed at driving profitable growth.

Primary Duties Include:

  • Analyzing global performance by elucidating key P&L drivers for the reporting period against forecasts, budgets, and previous years, focusing on customer and product volume/mix, trade expenditures, and promotional activities.
  • Assisting in the preparation of monthly forecasts and annual budgets in close cooperation with Brand Management, Customer Planning and Strategy, and Sales teams.
  • Evaluating proposed advertising and promotional expenditures along with other activation investments through pre- and post-activity ROI analytics to guide current and future strategic decisions.
  • Supporting commercialization and go-to-market assessments.
  • Collaborating with cross-functional teams to monitor brand/category marketplace dynamics, including Newell POS performance, market share, and category growth trends.
  • Contributing to the New Product Development process by developing forecasts, preparing financial analyses, calculating project return metrics, and assessing changes against prior updates.
  • Optimizing gross margin through effective pricing strategies, mix management, cost improvements, and innovative solutions.
  • Coordinating with Operations Finance to summarize the impacts of standard costs and manufacturing variances on key material costs.
  • Managing and optimizing working capital, including inventory levels.

Qualifications:
The ideal candidate will possess an undergraduate degree in finance, accounting, or a related field, along with 2-5 years of relevant experience, preferably within the consumer-packaged goods (CPG) sector. Key skills include:

  • Strong analytical capabilities and a solid understanding of project valuation and volume/price/mix analysis.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills, with proficiency in both written and verbal communication.
  • A consumer-focused mindset that fosters collaboration with cross-functional business partners.
  • A results-driven approach, demonstrating urgency and the ability to make swift, informed decisions.
  • Experience with financial systems such as Hyperion (HFM), SAP (ECC), and Power BI.
  • Comfort with ambiguity and a willingness to operate with a high degree of autonomy.
  • Advanced Excel skills, with a keen analytical mindset and attention to detail.

Newell Brands is a leading global consumer goods company, boasting a strong portfolio of well-known brands. We are dedicated to enhancing consumer experiences by illuminating everyday moments.



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