Senior Finance Analyst

Leading to better encompasses all we do at Kerry, it's how we've become the worlds leading taste and nutrition company. Whether it's building and manufacturing sustainable solutions for food, beverage or pharmaceutical consumers, our commitment to lead the world to better nutrition drives us forward. With 24,000+ colleagues across the globe and 15,000+ Kerry products, your opportunities are limitless.

About Kerry

A career with Kerry Taste & Nutrition offers you an opportunity to shape how people across the globe view food and beverage while providing you opportunities to explore and grow as your interests do. With our commitment to a sustainable future, a career with Kerry is something you can feel good about.

Where you'll work

Our Beloit, WI location is home to our Corporate Headquarters for the North American Region. This location has approximately 700 employees at this location that in roles such as regulatory, RD&A, finance, procurement, supply chain and customer care. It is easily commutable from the Rockford, Madison, and Milwaukee areas. You'll enjoy your time inside and outside of the office as we offer a full cafeteria, fitness center, and beautiful walking paths around the campus. This location is involved and committed to giving back to the community multiple times throughout the year through our Kerry Employee Engagement Program volunteering with various organizations.

What you'll do

• Coordinate pricing process and provide price negotiations support and manage price approval process
• Monitor, protect and improve Gross Margin we well as analyze regularly gross margin and identify product cost issues
• Manage annual price review and adjustments for significant cost changes or margin improvement on existing products
• Accurately interpret and properly implement Pricing Policies and Guidelines to ensure data maintenance and quality in all pricing processes and systems
• Participate in pricing projects and process improvement initiatives
• Ensure service levels on turnaround for quotes, invoicing and pricing discrepancies along with other relevant role KPI’s are performing to target
• Support Customer service excellence on pricing/order issues
• Support the business finance manager with providing performance and forward focused insights on a structured and ad hoc cadence to support business decisions
• Support the coordinating of quarterly forecasts and the annual budget process, working with the business finance partners to ensure deliverables are met within required timelines
• Support preparation of monthly performance decks in advance of meetings providing supporting commentary and detail as required.
• Co-ordinate non-standard requests for information including budgets, forecasts, analysis managing communication to key stakeholders and adherence to timelines & deliverables
• Support the execution and continued improvement of key business processes i.e. performance reporting, forecasting & budgeting

What you'll need to be successful

• Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in accounting/finance or related area
• 3+ Years’ Experience within a commercial environment preferred
• Strong attention to detail is critical
• Ability to effectively communicate and build relationships
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Proficiency working with ERP systems, business intelligence systems, CRM systems and pricing systems

Kerry is an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. Kerry will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditional upon the successful completion of a background investigation and drug screen. EEO is the Law poster can be found here. Additional information can also be here .

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