Sr. Finance Analyst

Company Overview

Why Choose Us?

Novolex is a leading manufacturer of food, beverage, and specialty packaging that supports multiple industries including foodservice, restaurant delivery and carryout, food processing, grocery and retail, and industrial sectors. Novolex manufacturing and sourcing expertise spans a diverse range of substrates including resin, paper, molded fiber, aluminum and more. We provide customers a broad array of stock and customized solutions with 120 product categories, 250 brands and over 39,000 SKUs.

Our Sustainability Commitment

The Novolex sustainability vision is built upon three pillars: our products, our operations and our people. Each is critically important to our growth and future as a business. These pillars form the foundation of our company-wide commitment to sustainability, helping us achieve our ambitious goals through our wide-ranging initiatives.

Job Description

Job Description:

• This role serves as a key financial resource between the Commercial Sales team, Finance organization and Business unit management in the Distribution channel
• Participate in the commercial planning and financial forecasting/budgeting process. Develops channel-level forecasts by brand, customer and product type to project volume, revenue and margin for the next 18 months
• Works closely with procurement, manufacturing and logistics teams to gather key inputs for the forecasting process
• Responsible for monthly volume and gross margin analysis and bridges
• Uses strong analytical skills to analyze and report on sales channel/customer-level P&Ls against forecasted expectations and prior historical results
• Understands impact of pricing and procurement measures on customer/product margins
• Aggregates channel-level P&Ls into a consolidated EBITDA view for the various Distribution brands
• Completes ad hoc financial modeling and analysis as required
• Continuously improves and maintains transparency of activities across the Business unit
• Regularly analyzes third-party information (i.e. industry reports, earnings releases, analyst reports) to understand developing market trends that may impact the Business Unit
• Contribute to various key integration and process improvement commercial projects

Qualifications:

• BA/BS required with emphasis in Finance or Accounting (MBA/CPA/CFA preferred)
• 5+ years of experience in a financial analytical role.
• Must have strong analytical skills and direct experience with financial modeling
• In-depth understanding of income statement geography
• Excellent problem-solving and decision-making skills
• Experience collaborating with multiple teams, with ability to manage competing priorities
• Strong communication skills and ability to effectively interact with other departments and possibly senior management
• Experience with database development and reporting tools, expertise in Microsoft Office (Excel); ERP & HFM/Essbase/OneStream experience preferred

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Company Benefits

What You'll Get From Us

Benefits

With safety as our top priority and a commitment to employee well-being an important focus, we offer comprehensive and competitive benefits that include medical, dental and vision insurance as well as a variety of other well-being resources focused on mental, physical and financial health. Specific benefits and well-being programs may vary depending on where you work.

Community Engagement

At Novolex, giving back to the local communities that support us is important. Our Focused Giving Program prioritizes support for organizations whose missions promote sustainability initiatives or address food and hunger needs. We also encourage facility level support of activities in the communities where our employees live and work.

Training and Development

We offer constant opportunities for advancement. From skills development to advanced education programs, training and development programs and courses are available through MyLearning. Programs include company and industry training curricula, support for formal education through the Tuition Reimbursement Program (Non-Union), and a Learning Management System that supports and enhances employee skills at all levels of the organization.

Novolex is committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all employment practices, including but not limited to selection, hiring, promotion, transfer, and compensation to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to age, race, color, national origin, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, handicap or disability, genetics, citizenship status, service member or veteran status, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local law. Any individual who, because of his or her disability, needs an accommodation in connection with an aspect of the Company's application process should contact myHRservices@novolex.com.

Formerly Pactiv Evergreen

Responsibilities

Job Description:
- This role serves as a key financial resource between the Commercial Sales team, Finance organization and Business unit management in the Distribution channel
- Participate in the commercial planning and financial forecasting/budgeting process. Develops channel-level forecasts by brand, customer and product type to project volume, revenue and margin for the next 18 months
- Works closely with procurement, manufacturing and logistics teams to gather key inputs for the forecasting process
- Responsible for monthly volume and gross margin analysis and bridges
- Uses strong analytical skills to analyze and report on sales channel/customer-level P&Ls against forecasted expectations and prior historical results
- Understands impact of pricing and procurement measures on customer/product margins
- Aggregates channel-level P&Ls into a consolidated EBITDA view for the various Distribution brands
- Completes ad hoc financial modeling and analysis as required
- Continuously improves and maintains transparency of activities across the Business unit
- Regularly analyzes third-party information (i.e. industry reports, earnings releases, analyst reports) to understand developing market trends that may impact the Business Unit
- Contribute to various key integration and process improvement commercial projects
Qualifications:
- BA/BS required with emphasis in Finance or Accounting (MBA/CPA/CFA preferred)
- 5+ years of experience in a financial analytical role.
- Must have strong analytical skills and direct experience with financial modeling
- In-depth understanding of income statement geography
- Excellent problem-solving and decision-making skills
- Experience collaborating with multiple teams, with ability to manage competing priorities
- Strong communication skills and ability to effectively interact with other departments and possibly senior management
- Experience with database development and reporting tools, expertise in Microsoft Office (Excel); ERP & HFM/Essbase/OneStream experience preferred
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