Financial Analyst

Requisition ID: 34423 

The Headlines:

In the role of Financial Analyst supporting our Marketing and Partner Brands, you will work closely with the Molson Coors Brand Commercial Team to include VP’s Brand Directors and Managers in all-encompassing brand financial analysis. This role helps enable the Marketing team to effectively and wisely invest in our brands to drive top line and bottom line growth. You will support the financial feasibility analysis for all brand specific projects and promotional packages. Financial analysis can include, but not limited to, spend variance analysis, business cases evaluating ROI, after the fact evaluations, and sku profitability assessments. This position is in Chicago and reports directly to the Director – Finance Marketing.

The Responsibilities:

Support the MFOB [Miller Family of brand team] to include Miller Lite and MGD, M64.In the following:

· Participate in the elaboration and analysis of the annual budget (AOP) lead the build, jointly with brand personnel, to generate an annual brand budget ensuring the proper categorization, accounting designation and phase of spend for both our Brand Marketing and promotional marketing budgets

· Generate a monthly LE: Latest estimate of brand spend estimating where current month and quarter financial performance is expected to be requiring constant communication with brand personnel to fine tune monthly estimated expenses and key program commitments to arrive at a monthly LE

· Deliver actionable brands insights that help our Marketing partners build and execute the best brands plans to win in the market and achieve our top and bottom-line targets.

· Produce accurate, complete, and timely financial analysis and reporting of the actual marketing spend and analyze and explain variances vs the AOP, LE and Prior Year results

· Oversee and track the financial spend vs budget for all Brand Promotional pack investment.

· Produce Business feasibility analysis for all key promotional pack projects. And perform after the fact financial analysis to ascertain if ROI was achieved or not

· Review and interpret commercial metrics such as share, velocity, distribution and provide concise synopsis of brands performance at national and regional level.

· Work cross functionally with other teams ie: ISC, Materials planning, FP&A, Analytics, Commercial COE and others to execute on common ground to deliver integrated goals ie: START projects, Promotional package management, etc

· Design most optimal procedural solutions to deliver on key imperatives ie; AOP, BUBS [Bottoms up build] MBR [Monthly Brand performance reviews]. Implement sustainable delivery leveraging automation while simplifying front end process for marketing customers

The Qualifications:

· Bachelor’s Degree with an Accounting Designation and/or two plus years of experience. Working in the beverage or consumer industry is preferred.

· CPA, preferred but not required

· P&L: Profit and Loss working knowledge

· SAP experience is an asset

· Solid excel skills

· Hana Analysis is desired but not required

· Strong analytical skills, attention to details, and critical thinking capabilities, and you can effectively work in a team environment and also work independently

· High thirst for learning and inquisitive passion to learn, grow and make a difference to your customers

· Able to work in a fast pace and very dynamic environment

Molson Coors is committed to an inclusive workplace.  We’re an equal opportunity employer and invite applications from candidates of all backgrounds, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, gender identity, age, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic. If you have a disability and believe you need a reasonable accommodation during the application or recruitment processes, please e-mail jobs@molsoncoors.com.