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Conagra Brands

Financial Analyst, Foodservice

Posted 21 Days Ago
Hybrid
Chicago, IL, USA
64K-95K Annually
Mid level
Hybrid
Chicago, IL, USA
64K-95K Annually
Mid level
Lead trade spend planning, forecasting, and period-end close for customer investments. Provide monthly trade spend analyses, ensure SOX-compliant journal entries and reconciliations, support SAP S/4HANA upgrade and master data governance, partner with Sales and Marketing, support audits and tax requests, and drive automation, analytics, and process improvements to strengthen margins and financial controls.
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Reporting to the Manager Foodservice Finance; Business Development, you will help lead trade performance management and planning while partnering with Sales, Marketing, and Category Finance to drive growth, strengthen margins through customer investment return on investment analyses, and modernize how Finance operates through automation, analytics, and artificial intelligence‑enabled tools.

A Taste of Your Responsibilities

  • Support end‑to‑end planning, forecasting, and management of trade expenditures, including promotion‑level investment strategy and execution
  • Lead period‑end close activities for trade spend and customer investments, ensuring timely journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations, and full SOX compliance
  • Deliver actionable trade spend analyses each month while partnering with Sales and Category Marketing to drive smarter, data‑backed trade investment strategies
  • Deliver SG&A expense, product samples, and tax reporting to leadership; drive continuous process improvement initiatives for these expenditures,  to enhance visibility, control, and efficiency
  • Support the successful upgrade to SAP S/4HANA, including integration of Sales and Marketing systems to improve reporting capabilities while maintaining continuity of existing processes
  • Govern SAP Master Data to ensure accurate sales hierarchies and reliable reporting to support business decision making
  • Serve as a key finance partner for internal and external audits and tax requests, ensuring compliance and timely resolution
  • Support special projects and strategic initiatives that improve financial performance and support evolving business needs

Ingredients Required for Your Success

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting or related degree required
  • Minimum three years of professional general business and financial experience
  • Experience in P&L management, along with knowledge of financial systems and general accounting concepts.
  • Experience working across multiple departments to complete a project or resolve an organizational challenge.
  • Experience with SAP or other software tools preferred.

Number of Days in Office: 3
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Compensation 

Pay Range:$64,000-$95,000

The annual salary listed above is the expected offering for this position. An employee’s actual annual salary will be based on but not limited to: location, relevant experience/level and skillset, while balancing internal Conagra employees’ equity. Conagra Brands will comply with applicable law regarding minimum salaries for exempt employees.

Our Benefits

We care about your total well-being and will support you with the following, subject to your location and role:

  • Health: Comprehensive healthcare plans, wellness incentive program, mental wellbeing support and fitness reimbursement

  • Wealth: Great pay, bonus incentive opportunity, matching 401(k) and stock purchase plan

  • Growth: Career development opportunities, employee resource groups, on-demand learning and tuition reimbursement

  • Balance: Paid-time off, parental leave, flexible work-schedules (subject to your location and role) and volunteer opportunities

Our Company

At Conagra Brands, we have a rich heritage of making great food. We aspire to have the most impactful, energized and inclusive culture in food. As a member of our 18,000+ person team across 40+ locations, you are empowered to reach your potential, make an impact and own your career. We're in the business of building champions – within our people and our iconic brands like Birds Eye®, Slim Jim® and Reddi-Wip®.

Our focus on innovation extends beyond making great food, it also reflects our commitment to embracing new solutions that positively impact our team, the communities we serve and the health of our planet. Foodies Welcome.

Conagra Brands is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, pregnancy, leave status, disability, veteran status, genetic information and/or any other characteristic or status protected by national, federal, state or local law. Reasonable accommodation may be made upon request.

HQ

Conagra Brands Chicago, Illinois, USA Office

222 Merchandise Mart Plaza, Chicago, IL, United States, 60654

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