Senior Financial Analyst

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Your role at Clorox:

As a Senior Financial Analyst on the Demand Creation Trade Finance team, you will lead close, forecasting, and trade-spend management for multiple Business Units. You will partner with Finance, Sales, and cross-functional leaders to translate operating results into clear insights, identify risks and opportunities, and support sound business decisions. Through strong financial stewardship, actionable analysis, and continuous process improvement, you will help advance business strategies, strengthen performance, and support the growth of the company’s brands.

In this role, you will:

• Own the Trade Budget Status Report (BSR) for several Business Units, working closely with Sales teams and Sales Accounting to understand spending programs, accounting policies as well as opportunities and risks.  Provide training to new members of the Sales and Finance teams on the process, roles & responsibilities, and expectations.
• Complete close activities for several Trade spending accounts, which include ensuring the accounting performed is in accordance with corporate guidelines and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
• Perform forecasting activities for Trade spending for several Business Units, including the annual budget, subsequent plan updates, and gap management activities.  Analyze variances to the budget, prior updates, and year ago period and identify opportunities for creating value, utilizing AI integration and tools for analysis
• Utilize and implement new technologies to support improvements in processes, responsibilities, templates, and systems in order to drive overall efficiency and less manual work. Ensure effectiveness of the role with proactive insights to drive favorable outcomes, while continuing to maintain a strong control environment
• Drive category profitability by positively influencing key stakeholders to make sound financial decisions, and providing insights to leadership teams on the drivers of the SBUs business's financial performance.  Proactively identifying issues/obstacles affecting profitable growth and creating/recommending sound mitigation plans that contain an objective and balanced point of view.
• Lead special projects as needed, including implementation of new technology systems and tools
• Book journal entries as needed

What we look for:

• Minimum: Minimum of 4-5 years of finance, accounting or related experience
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in both English and Spanish (this role will support US)
• Critical thinking and decision making
• Ability to work collaboratively and effectively communicate and influence across functions and at all levels
• Innovative thinking, curiosity, and creative thinking
• Attention to detail and data integrity
• Analytical and problem solving
• Results oriented and proactive initiative
• Strong background knowledge in accounting and finance
• FP&A Experience preferred
• Bachelors degree in business, finance or accounting or related is highly preferred

Workplace type:

This role is Hybrid.
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Benefits we offer to help you be well and thrive:

• Competitive compensation

• Generous 401(k) program in the US and similar programs in international

• Health benefits and programs that support both your physical and mental well-being

• Flexible work environment, depending on your role

• Meaningful opportunities to keep learning and growing

• Half-day Fridays, depending on your location

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