Senior Demand & Financial Planning Analyst (Chicago)

We’re Hiring: Senior Demand & Financial Planning Analyst

Location: Chicago, IL (Hybrid: Mon–Wed Onsite)

Department: Finance

Reports To: Director, Finance & Business Planning

About Oil-Dri

Founded in 1941, Oil-Dri Corporation of America is a leading global, vertically integrated manufacturer of specialty sorbent products for consumer and B2B markets. Headquartered in Chicago, we are a publicly traded, family-controlled organization built on honesty, integrity, and accountability. Our mission is simple: Create Value From Sorbent Minerals .

About the Role

Are you a strategic finance professional who loves digging into data to uncover the why behind business performance?

We are looking for a Senior Demand & Financial Planning Analyst to partner with our business leaders and drive financial planning, forecasting, and commercial analytics.

Note: We are advertising this role externally based on its core focus to attract candidates with a blend of demand and operations experience; the internal corporate title for this position will be Senior Financial Analyst .

This isn't just a traditional corporate finance role—you will sit at the intersection of Finance, Sales, and Operations. You will blend core FP&A with commercial analytics across customers, products, pricing, demand, and revenue to directly improve profitability and enhance forecast accuracy.

What You’ll Do

• Drive FP&A Excellence: Lead divisional budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning while analyzing actual results versus budget/prior year to flag key risks and opportunities.
• Bridge Finance & Forecasting: Own the development of demand, revenue, and financial forecasts. You’ll partner with Sales and Demand Planning to monitor forecast accuracy, analyze seasonality, and evaluate SKU optimization.
• Deliver Commercial Insights: Analyze customer behavior, evaluate product performance, and support pricing strategies through elasticity and mix analysis.
• Tell the Story Behind the Numbers: Build revenue models and scenario analyses that translate complex data into actionable insights for cross-functional business leaders.

What We’re Looking For

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
• Experience: 5+ years of experience in FP&A, commercial finance, financial analytics, forecasting, or demand planning.
• Technical Skills: Advanced Excel wizardry. Experience with planning tools (e.g., OneStream, Hyperion) and BI tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau) is highly preferred.
• Mindset: A strong financial modeler with excellent cross-functional communication skills who can easily collaborate with non-finance stakeholders.

Core Competencies for Success

• Strategic thinking & deep financial acumen
• Cross-functional collaboration & data storytelling
• Initiative, problem-solving, and a focus on continuous improvement

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