Navis Food Partners, a leading foodservice company with annual revenues of $600 million, is currently seeking a highly qualified Senior Financial Analyst for a dynamic, cross-functional, hybrid role supporting our New England operation based either out of our Londonderry, NH or West Haven, CT office.
The Senior Financial Analyst is responsible for supporting the financial health and strategic planning efforts of the organization through budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis, and performance reporting. This role requires strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and the ability to translate financial data into actionable business insights. The analyst works closely with cross-functional teams, including Sales, Operations, and Supply Chain, to align financial plans with organizational objectives and help drive data-informed decision-making.
Key Responsibilities:
Analytics
- Develop, maintain, and enhance financial models to support annual budgets, rolling forecasts, and multi-year planning efforts.
- Analyze monthly and quarterly financial results, comparing actuals to budget and forecast, and identifying key variances and underlying business drivers.
- Perform sales and category mix analyses, recurring and ad hoc, to identify changes in profit trends and understand underlying causes.
- Support scenario planning and sensitivity analysis for operational and strategic decisions.
Business Partnership & Decision Support
- Partner with department leads to develop and manage operating budgets, monitor financial performance, and prepare variance explanations.
- Provide financial modeling and scenario analysis.
- Help to prioritize analytic requests that tie into the overall strategic direction of the organization.
Reporting & Data Insights
- Produce and distribute regular financial and operational reports, including monthly board presentations, dashboards, and ad hoc analyses for senior leadership.
- Ensure data integrity and consistency across reporting systems and collaborate with IT and Finance Systems teams on system enhancements or issue resolution.
- Develop and maintain dashboards, reports, and financial models to track key performance indicators (KPIs).
- Present findings and recommendations to senior leadership in a clear and actionable manner.
Process Improvement & Strategy
- Identify opportunities for process improvement within FP&A and implement tools or enhancements to improve reporting accuracy and efficiency.
- Support budgeting and forecasting processes by providing detailed projections.
- Coach teams internally to drive understanding of and demand for analytics that drive business performance.
- Participate in special projects, including strategic planning, M&A due diligence, and system implementations, as needed.
