Sr. Financial Analyst, US Retail

Position Title: Sr. Financial Analyst, US Retail
Position Type: Regular - Full-Time
Requisition ID: 43583
About the Role
McCain Foods is seeking a highly motivated and analytical Senior Financial Analyst to join our North America Sales Finance team. Reporting to the Senior Manager - US Retail Finance, in this role you will be a key finance partner to the US Retail business, helping drive profitable growth through insightful financial analysis, strategic pricing support, and disciplined trade investment management.
Working closely with Sales, Revenue Growth Management (RGM), Marketing, and other cross-functional teams, you will provide financial leadership on customer profitability, pricing decisions, promotions, contract negotiations, and business development opportunities. You will play an integral role in evaluating commercial strategies, identifying risks and opportunities, and ensuring investments deliver sustainable returns.
The ideal candidate combines strong financial acumen with exceptional analytical and communication skills, enabling them to translate complex financial data into actionable business insights.
Key Responsibilities
Commercial Finance, Business Partnership & Strategic Insights

• Partner with the Sales organization to provide financial analysis and recommendations related to customer profitability, pricing strategies, trade investments, and promotional activities.
• Evaluate the financial impact of pricing actions, customer investments, and promotional programs to ensure alignment with profitability and margin objectives.
• Develop and maintain financial models to support customer bids, contract negotiations, annual planning, and new business opportunities.
• Provide financial insights and scenario analysis to support customer negotiations and strategic decision-making.
• Collaborate with Revenue Growth Management (RGM) teams to monitor market pricing, competitive activity, and category trends to support commercial strategy development.
• Analyze monthly, quarterly, and annual financial performance against plans, forecasts, and prior-year results.
• Identify key business drivers, emerging risks, and opportunities, providing clear recommendations to stakeholders.
• Deliver meaningful reporting and insights that enable data-driven decision-making across the business.

Trade Investment Management

• Monitor and analyze trade spending and customer deductions to ensure effective control, compliance, and accurate financial reporting.
• Identify trends, risks, and opportunities within trade investments and recommend corrective actions where appropriate.
• Support forecasting and planning activities related to trade spending and customer investments.

Process Improvement & Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives related to financial reporting, pricing governance, forecasting accuracy, and business processes.
• Participate in North America finance initiatives and cross-functional projects aimed at enhancing business performance.
• Build strong partnerships across cross functional teams to achieve business objectives and deliver results.

Skills & Competencies

• Strong analytical, financial modeling, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Excellent communication, presentation and storytelling skills, with the ability to translate complex information into clear, compelling narratives that drive stakeholder engagement and influence decision-making.
• Strong business acumen and the ability to translate financial data into actionable business insights and recommendations.
• Customer-focused mindset with a proactive and collaborative approach to business partnership.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented, with a proven ability to manage complex tasks, ensure accuracy, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong critical-thinking skills and the ability to make sound recommendations based on data.
• Adaptable and resilient, with the ability to navigate ambiguity and evolving business priorities.
• Self-motivated and results-driven, with the ability to work independently while building and maintaining strong collaborative relationships across teams.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of progressive experience in financial analysis, sales finance, or trade investment management, preferably within the consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry.
• Bachelor's Degree in the field of Accounting or Finance
• CPA designation and/or MBA preferred.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel
• Experience with ERP and financial planning systems; SAP and OneStream experience preferred.
• Experience using Power BI or other business intelligence and analytics tools is considered an asset.
• Strong understanding of accounting and finance principles, including profitability analysis, margin management, forecasting, and ROI evaluation.

About McCain.
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Compensation Package : $81,600.00 - $108,900.00 . USD annually + Bonus eligibility
The above reflects the target compensation range for the position at the time of posting. Hiring compensation will be determined based on experience, skill set, education and training, and other organizational needs. This posting is for an existing vacancy.
Benefits: At McCain, we're on a mission to create a winning culture that puts employee safety and well-being at the heart of what we do, every day. We understand and appreciate that each person's needs are unique and ensure our benefits & well-being programs reflect that. Employees are eligible for the following benefits: health coverage (medical, dental, vision, prescription drug), retirement savings benefits, and leave support including medical, family and bereavement. Well-being programs include vacation and holidays, company-supported volunteering time, and mental health resources. Coverages are aligned with applicable law and can vary by work level, location, and nature of the role. Additional benefit detail available during the application process.
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McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. As a global family-owned company, we strive to be the employer of choice in the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that inclusion drives our creativity, resilience, and success and makes our business stronger. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.
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Job Family: Finance
Location(s): US - United States of America : Illinois : Oakbrook Terrace
Company: McCain Foods USA, Inc.