Minneapolis, MN
It’s a Perfect Day to change the world! At Perfect Day, we’re doing just that.
Perfect Day was founded in 2014 to create delicious, nutritious dairy products that everyone can love. We’re using fermentation (not animals) to make dairy proteins that are the foundation for foods like ice cream, cheese and yogurt – all with the distinctive taste and textures that consumers demand, but without lactose or environmental downsides. Through partnerships with respected brands, we’re working to launch a whole range of dairy products that will help shape a humane, sustainable food system for future generations.
This person will be critical in supporting commercial and ops business partners to understand key P&L drivers and develop systems to support those teams. In addition, the analyst will help improve our forecasting accuracy, accountability, and transparency across the B2B business. This position is expected to play a key role in leading the B2B ingredients business to success while working cross functionally with other groups within the organization.
Essential functions:
Responsible for working with key business partners on building and reporting weekly sales files and forecasts/budgets for our B2B business
Contribute with the development and execution of strategy across the B2B business
Building of customer profitability matrices and support the commercial teams as we introduce products to market
Collaborate with the commercial and ops teams to gain better understandings on key drivers of the business
Other functions:
Responsible for maintaining customer pricing and setting of benchmarks for commercial teams
Development of cost pricing and end customer pricing for new product developments
Leverage technology platforms and data to develop better tools that provide an accurate and timely view of the business
Create financial models & provide ad-hoc financial analysis
Build alongside the commercial and R&D teams a rolling 5-year strategic plan for the B2B business
Contribute with the development and execution of strategy across the B2B business
Cultivate strong cross-functional relationships with business partners (Operations, Sales, Marketing, Corporate and Supply Chain)
Partner with B2B teams on understanding and driving/leading efforts that can be improved
Month end accounts review preparation and presentation to business leaders and P&L owners
Capex tracking for all teams in the B2B business
Collaborate with the R&D and Strategy & Development teams on profitability of key product lines
Projects as requested by management
Competencies
Ability to understand complex business drivers, produce high-quality analytics and communicate results effectively
Highest standards of accuracy and precision and are highly organized
Strong work ethic and a can-do positive attitude is a must
Seamlessly manage competing priorities in a fast and high-pressured entrepreneurial environment
Strong experience supporting operations teams from a finance perspective, and ability to set up systems and processes to ensure robust financial controls
Proven track record of advanced analytical skills; must be able to define and execute key analysis and identify specific business drivers
Proven communication skills to ensure we communicate effectively across all levels of the organization
Required Education and Experience
Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, or Economics preferred
3-7+ years financial analysis experience, ideally in dairy ingredients or in related industry
Advanced Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills
Power Query, Power BI (Preferred)
Oracle based ERP, including Smartview (Preferred)
It’s a Perfect Day to change the world. The day when delicious dairy goodness is something everyone can love. The day we say goodbye to the downsides of factory farming. The day we throw a big party with luscious, animal-free milk, cheese, yogurt, and ice cream, all made with Perfect Day! We hope you join us!
