Strategic Financial Analyst (Operations)

Job Description

Job Description

Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) AnalystHelp Turn Numbers Into Business DecisionsRole Overview

What if your analysis could do more than explain yesterday-it could help shape tomorrow?

Sterling Foods is looking for a Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Analyst who is curious, analytical, and energized by turning financial data into meaningful business insights. This is an opportunity to join a dynamic finance team and play a key role in helping leaders understand performance, identify opportunities, manage risk, and make smarter decisions.

You'll go beyond the numbers. You'll help us understand what happened, why it happened, what may happen next, and what we can do about it.

Working across revenue, costs, capital expenditures, and key business metrics, you'll develop analyses and financial models that give our leadership team the insight they need to move the business forward.

If you enjoy asking "Why?" , digging into the data, building the story behind the numbers, and translating complex information into clear business recommendations, we want to hear from you.

What You'll DoBudgeting & Forecasting

• Support the development of annual budgets and monthly rolling forecasts.
• Partner with leaders across the organization to understand business drivers and financial assumptions.
• Help identify emerging trends and opportunities that could impact future performance.

Performance & Business Analysis

• Analyze current and historical trends across key performance indicators (KPIs), including revenue, cost of sales, operating expenses, and capital expenditures.
• Investigate variances and identify the "why" behind the numbers .
• Translate financial data into actionable insights and recommendations for management.

Financial Modeling & Scenario Planning

• Build, maintain, and enhance sophisticated financial models to support strategic business initiatives.
• Develop "what-if" scenarios to help leadership evaluate opportunities, risks, and potential outcomes.
• Turn complex data into clear, decision-ready information.

Reporting & Executive Insights

• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting for management.
• Highlight significant variances between actual results, budgets, and forecasts.
• Develop presentations and analysis that clearly communicate financial performance and business trends to leadership.

Market & Industry Intelligence

• Monitor industry trends, market conditions, and relevant competitor performance.
• Provide external context that helps Sterling Foods better understand its financial performance and competitive position.
• Identify trends and opportunities that may influence future business results.

Process Improvement & Automation

• Identify opportunities to make financial reporting and analysis more efficient, accurate, and scalable.
• Help automate recurring reporting and analytical processes.
• Champion improvements that reduce manual effort and allow the finance team to spend more time on insight and strategy-not spreadsheets.

Why This Role Matters

At Sterling Foods, Finance isn't simply about reporting the numbers. It's about helping the business understand them-and knowing what to do next.

Your work will help connect financial performance to the decisions being made across the organization. You'll have the opportunity to work with leaders, influence business decisions, improve processes, and help build the financial insight that supports Sterling Foods' continued growth.

If you're ready to bring your analytical skills to a role where your work can make a visible impact, we'd love to meet you.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related field .
• 3+ years of experience in financial analysis, FP&A, corporate finance, or related analytical role.
• Strong experience with financial modeling, budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis .
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel , including financial modeling, formulas, pivot tables, data analysis, and reporting.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze large or complex datasets and translate findings into clear business insights and recommendations .
• Strong understanding of financial statements, key financial metrics, and the relationship between operational activity and financial performance.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to present financial information clearly to both finance and non-finance leaders.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines, and work effectively across departments.
• Experience in manufacturing

Preferred

• Experience with Power BI or other business intelligence/data visualization tools .
• Experience with ERP systems and financial planning/reporting systems .
• Experience developing what-if scenarios, forecasting models, and decision-support tools .
• Experience with process automation and improving financial reporting processes.
• Experience in manufacturing, food manufacturing, consumer products, or another operationally complex industry .
• Demonstrated ability to partner with cross-functional leaders, understand operational drivers, and connect financial results to business decisions.

Sterling Foods is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.