Reporting to the Supply Chain Finance Manager, this role serves as a financial analyst and technical resource within the Economic Research team, performing moderately complex research and analysis under limited supervision. The position supports economic and commodity research through data analysis, forecasting, reporting automation, dashboard development, and technical tool creation. Responsibilities include maintaining and enhancing economic data models, recurring reports, and analytical processes used to evaluate market trends, cost drivers, risks, and opportunities impacting the business. The role partners with Finance, Procurement, Supply Chain, IT, and other business stakeholders to translate complex data and economic indicators into accurate, scalable, and actionable insights. Additionally, the position supports business partnering, Annual Operating Plan (AOP) development, strategic planning, monthly forecasting, reporting, period close activities, and the identification and investigation of issues related to assigned projects, presenting analysis and recommendations to management as needed. Minimum 3 years of related financial, analytical, economic research, technical reporting, or business analysis experience required.
A Taste of Your Responsibilities- Monitor and analyze economic indicators, commodity markets, supplier cost drivers, and industry trends to support financial planning, forecasting, sourcing decisions, and strategic business recommendations.
- Serve as a technical resource for the Economic Research team by developing, maintaining, and improving data models, reporting tools, dashboards, templates, and automated processes.
- Compile, validate, transform, and reconcile data from internal systems and external market sources; ensure data is accurate, standardized, well-documented, and fit for recurring analysis.
- Build and maintain scalable reporting solutions using tools such as Excel, Power Query, Power BI, SAP extracts, Bloomberg, and other internal or external data platforms.
- Develop financial models, commodity trackers, dashboards, and recurring reports that explain current market conditions, historical trends, forecast assumptions, and potential business impacts.
- Support AOP, strategic plan, and monthly forecast processes by providing economic assumptions, commodity outlooks, inflation/deflation analysis, sensitivity analysis, and risk commentary.
- Partner with Finance, Procurement, Supply Chain, IT, and category teams to improve data flows, troubleshoot reporting issues, automate manual processes, and strengthen analytical capabilities.
- Prepare clear, concise analysis and presentations for leadership, including commentary on key market movements, cost pressures, forecast changes, data limitations, and recommended actions.
- Investigate unusual data movements, pricing discrepancies, source inconsistencies, or changes in market assumptions and provide fact-based explanations and recommendations.
- Establish and maintain documentation for data sources, calculations, methodologies, reporting logic, refresh processes, and recurring deliverables.
- Participate in cross-functional projects related to economic research, commodity reporting, budgeting, forecasting, sourcing analytics, system improvements, and business performance analysis.
- Provide ad hoc financial, commodity, technical reporting, and economic analysis as business needs evolve.
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, Business Analytics, Information Systems, Data Analytics, or related field required.
- 3+ years of professional experience in financial analysis, FP&A, economic research, commodity analysis, procurement finance, business intelligence, data analytics, or technical reporting.
- Strong analytical and technical skills with the ability to work with large data sets, identify trends, troubleshoot data issues, explain variances, and translate findings into business insights.
- Experience with forecasting, budgeting, market analysis, financial modeling, performance reporting, dashboard development, and recurring report automation.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including complex formulas, data modeling, Power Query, and structured reporting processes.
- Experience with Power BI, SAP, Bloomberg, SQL, Right Angle, or other data visualization, database, automation, or reporting tools preferred.
- Demonstrated ability to research external market data sources, evaluate data quality, document assumptions, and clearly communicate risks, limitations, and methodology.
- Ability to design repeatable, scalable reporting solutions and improve manual processes through automation, standardization, and strong data governance practices.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present complex economic, financial, and technical information in a clear, concise, and actionable manner.
- Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment, manage ambiguity, prioritize competing requests, and partner effectively with Finance, IT, Procurement, Supply Chain, and business stakeholders.
Number of Days in Office: 3
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Compensation
Pay Range:$64,000-$95,000The 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.
Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, Business Analytics, Information Systems, Data Analytics, or a related field
- 3+ years of professional experience in financial analysis, FP&A, economic research, commodity analysis, procurement finance, business intelligence, data analytics, technical reporting, or related work
- Strong analytical and technical skills, including working with large datasets, identifying trends, troubleshooting data issues, explaining variances, and translating findings into business insights
- Experience with forecasting, budgeting, market analysis, financial modeling, performance reporting, dashboard development, and recurring report automation
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including complex formulas, data modeling, Power Query, and structured reporting processes
- Experience with Power BI, SAP, Bloomberg, SQL, Right Angle, or other data visualization, database, automation, or reporting tools
- Ability to research external market data, evaluate data quality, document assumptions, and communicate risks, limitations, and methodology
- Ability to design scalable reporting solutions and improve manual processes through automation, standardization, and data governance
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including presenting complex economic, financial, and technical information clearly
- Ability to work independently, manage ambiguity, prioritize competing requests, and collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders
Conagra Brands Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Conagra Brands and has not been reviewed or approved by Conagra Brands.
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs are described as a standout, with a 401(k) that includes a company match and an additional company contribution, plus pension eligibility for certain groups. Company materials and filings emphasize this as a core strength across many roles.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Incentive pay and bonus opportunities are presented as a meaningful part of total rewards. Summaries characterize annual incentives as consistent and an important contributor to overall compensation.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Health, dental, and vision coverage, an Employee Assistance Program, and wellness resources are highlighted alongside perks like discounts and legal benefits. Day‑one eligibility for many corporate and non‑union roles is called out, supporting easy access to these programs.
Conagra Brands Insights
What We Do
Conagra has the most impactful, energized and inclusive culture in food. Our diverse team embraces debate to challenge marketplace/business conventions. We are respected for our great brands, great food, great margins and consistent results. We combine a rich heritage with a sharpened focus and entrepreneurial spirit. Conagra’s portfolio of iconic and emerging food brands continues to evolve to offer contemporary choices for every occasion. We are a 100 year-old company with a startup attitude - an imperative to transform how we do business. What’s not changing? Our timeless values: integrity, external focus, broad-mindedness, agility, leadership by all, and a focus on results.
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