Sr. Financial Analyst

Senior Financial Analyst

At Community Coffee, every cup tells a story. As America's #1 family-owned and operated retail coffee brand, we blend cherished traditions with innovative thinking to create a dynamic, fast-paced environment that's as energizing as our coffee. Here, you'll thrive in a setting that challenges you to grow professionally while making a meaningful impact every day. Join our family and transform your passion for coffee into a rewarding careerwhere every day is an opportunity to craft exceptional experiences and build lasting connections.

The Senior Financial Analyst coordinates and manages budget and strategic planning processes across multiple business units. This role works closely with leaders at all levels to gather, analyze, and interpret data, providing actionable recommendations to drive cost savings, revenue growth, and alignment with the organization's financial strategies. Serving as a trusted business partner, the Senior Financial Analyst ensures financial insights support operational and strategic decision-making.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze current and projected performance against internal targets, competitor results, and industry trends; recommend cost-saving and profit-generating opportunities.
• Develop, interpret, and apply advanced financial concepts, models, and techniques for planning, forecasting, and control.
• Propose accounting adjustments based on financial statement reviews, with Accounting's review and approval.
• Build and maintain accurate management reporting tools and dashboards to track performance versus budget, forecast, and prior years.
• Lead the preparation of the annual budget, consolidating data from multiple sources and ensuring timely communication of key deadlines and deliverables.
• Provide regular reporting to senior leadership comparing actual results to budget, forecast, and strategic growth goals.
• Facilitate the Five-Year Strategic Plan process, including forecast modeling, data analysis, and presentation development for senior management and the Board of Directors.
• Prepare and update "downhill" projections by applying insights from business reviews to year-end performance targets.
• Serve as a liaison between assigned business units and Finance/Accounting, ensuring alignment on initiatives, financial impacts, and reporting needs.
• Partner with leaders to assess business opportunities and risks, including acquisitions, new product launches, trade and advertising investments, market expansion, and supply chain initiatives.
• Recommend operational or system enhancements in collaboration with Accounting and Information Services to meet evolving business needs.
• Educate business managers on financial principles, budgeting, and return-on-investment considerations.
• Mentor and provide feedback to Financial Analyst I and II team members, supporting the development of technical and business acumen.
• Review and provide guidance on financial analyses, projections, and recommendations prepared by junior analysts.
• Champion process improvements to enhance efficiency, data accuracy, and decision-making quality.
• Manage multiple concurrent projects while meeting tight deadlines.
• May be asked to perform additional duties as necessary.

Position Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Accounting, or Finance from a four-year college or university required.
• 4 years of experience in strategic analysis or a related role.
• CPA, CMA, or similar certification preferred
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Knowledge of SAP S/4HANA is a plus.
• Experience with Community Coffee, even if unrelated, may fulfill this requirement at the discretion of the hiring manager with approval from Human Resources.

Foundational Competencies

• Builds Trust
• Continuous Learner
• Customer Centric
• Effective Communication
• Integrity
• Results Oriented

Additional Competencies

• Accountability
• Resourcefulness
• Takes Action
• Collaborates
• Interpersonal Agility

Physical Demands/Work Environment

• Frequently required to sit
• Occasionally required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls and reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus
• Office Environment: Most of the duties of this position will be performed inside an office environment. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet

Our Values

Champion People

Inspire Creativity

Wow Our Customers

Serve Our Communities

Win Together

Community Coffee Company offers a competitive salary and benefits package including health, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k), short- and long-term disability, paid time off and employee assistance program.

Community Coffee Company and its subsidiary companies will provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to an applicant's or employee's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, gender, genetic information, uniformed service, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, pregnancy, or any other status protected by federal or state law. Community Coffee Company will provide reasonable accommodations to allow an applicant to participate in the hiring process (e.g., accommodations for a test or job interview) if so requested. When completing this application, you may exclude information that would disclose or otherwise reference your race, religion, age, sex, genetic, veteran status, disability or any other status protected by federal or state law. Community Coffee Company will also provide reasonable accommodations to allow an employee to perform the essential functions of a position, as required by applicable law. This application is considered current for sixty (60) days only. At the end of this period, if you are still interested in employment, it will be necessary for you to reapply by completing a new application.