FHCS Financial Analyst

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Key Responsibilities

Trade Spend Management

• Partner with the sales and accounts receivable teams to review and clear customer deductions.
• Identify invalid deductions and collaborate with brokers and external auditors to resolve disputes.
• Maintain trade spend reports, models, and perform monthly trade spend (TBM) ledger reconciliations.

KPI Reporting and Analysis

• Maintain and analyze monthly customer penalties reports.
• Prepare monthly headcount reports, including analysis of month-over-month and budget variances.
• Calculate and process quarterly customer sales rebates.

Financial Planning and Support

• Validate sales team price change requests to ensure alignment with master data.
• Lead monthly cost center reviews and provide insights on financial performance.
• Participate in month-end close activities and support the annual budgeting process.
• Provide ad hoc financial analysis and support to the Finance Director and Sales Controller

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, or a related discipline.
• 1 – 3 years of experience in financial analysis, preferably within a sales or commercial finance function.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel; experience with SAP is strongly preferred.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to partner effectively across teams.
• Strong analytical and critical-thinking skills with exceptional attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting sales, marketing, or commercial finance teams.
• Familiarity with trade spend processes within the consumer-packaged goods (CPG) industry.

The Freudenberg Group is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion. Employment opportunities are available to all applicants and associates without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, protected military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.