Financial Analyst - FP&A Team
Spindrift
The Business Analyst will be a pivotal member of the Finance team; providing analytical support to drive action and superior business performance in a fast-paced role. This position will integrate and analyze data from various sources to form a point of view and share insightful recommendations with leadership. The Business Analyst will also work with cross-functional teams to problem solve and identify solutions to business opportunities. This role spans three key areas: 1) Business partnering: serving as a liaison between key department clients and Finance to provide counsel and guidance on performance related issues/initiatives and to share information; 2) Project management: planning, executing, and deploying research projects, including defining the objective, building a comprehensive work plan, and coordinating vendor support as applicable; and 3) Business engagement: collaborating with all departments and improving business acumen. The ideal candidate has the ability to translate business data into digestible information, and can take charge on a project while continuing to deliver on day-to-day deliverables. Specific responsibilities include:
Integration and Communication
- Mine and synthesize multiple sources of data (macro, trends, competitor; category takeaway; internal forecasts across channels) and tell the story of what is happening in and around our Sparkling and Spiked business
- Present clear and compelling analyses and recommendations that drive problem or opportunity identification. Consistently delivering quality work on commitments
- Interpret, evaluate, and interrelate data, developing integrated business analyses and projections to incorporate into strategic decision-making
- Develop an expertise and understanding of the Sparkling Water and Hard Seltzer category
Analysis
- Deliver monthly reporting and insights across several business domains including consumer, customer, competitor, and market performance via database management and/or synthesizing multiple datasets
- Work across departments to analyze and understand the business and category performance drivers
- Conduct and coordinate financial, product, market, operational and related research to support strategic and long term business planning
- Complete ad hoc business analysis and reporting for senior management
- Understand and communicate the financial and operational impact of any changes
Problem Solving
- Collaborate with Finance and Sales leaders to analyze business performance metrics and identify opportunities and optimization
- Support marketing and innovation teams with ad hoc analysis and deep dives, forming clear, actionable data driven insights to help drive business decisions
- Determine solutions to business opportunities and put into motion the right course of action to win
- Demonstrate leadership and be a consulting partner to business unit directors
- Improve current workflow by studying current practices and designing modifications
Essential Functions
- Lead syndicated data analysis, including monthly reporting packages for Sparkling and Spiked business leaders
- Identify and schedule project deliverables, milestones, and required tasks
- Proactively communicate key learnings from data analysis and actions with internal stakeholders
- Manage small to medium-sized internal systems/application development projects within assigned areas from inception to successful implementation
- Update analysis summaries on a cadenced basis for business managers
- Responsibilities will fluctuate between regular, planned activities (60%) and ad hoc analysis (40%)