Sr. Finance Operational Analyst - Remote

Job Overview

The Finance Operational Analyst Senior is responsible for providing financial support for critical areas and time-bound processes such as the annual budget, periodic forecasts and the month-end closing cycle. Assists in the preparation of various financial activities including data gathering, trending, modeling, forecasting, planning and reporting. Collects information from various areas across the company to assist in the building of models to provide insight to underlying business dynamics.

What does it mean to be part of our Finance/Accounting Team?

A role on our Finance and Accounting team involves helping UNFI maintain and grow its financial health as we continue to transform and scale. We need to ensure that our financial analysis and statements revolve around constant communication with our partners within the organization as well as outside to provide the most current statistics for our business health. By being attentive to details, trends, and inefficiencies, and communicating with our teams, you’ll be key to our success and continued growth as North America’s premier grocery wholesaler.

Job Responsibilities

• Prepare and reviews accurate and timely financial and business-related analyses, research, and forecasts.
• Performs advanced trend and variance analyses - incorporates data from different areas and synthesizes. Findings incorporate cross functional impacts, trends, and industry news. Translates findings into process improvements.
• Responsible for weekly/monthly/quarterly reporting and updates to management team. Maintenance of KPIs for assigned area.
• Provides insights into the performance of the business and translates findings into potential action plans for area supported.
• Completes a variety of financial evaluation research and analysis activities requiring the compilation of data and information from a variety of sources both internally and externally.
• Presents results of research and analysis to manag...