Senior Analyst, Commercial Finance

Company Description

Simple Mills is on a mission to transform the way food is made, creating nourishing products with astounding ingredients and amazing taste. Founded in 2012 by Katlin Smith, our brand has redefined center-aisle grocery by delivering better-for-you products made with unique, nutrient-dense ingredients. Today, we’re a category leader and the #1 natural brand in multiple segments, with distribution in over 30,000 stores nationwide.

Now, as part of Flowers Foods, we’re entering an exciting new phase of growth—expanding our reach, accelerating innovation, and amplifying brand awareness, all while preserving the integrity of what makes Simple Mills special. Our commitment to using simple, high-quality ingredients ensures that every bite is both delicious and nutritious. Whether it’s watermelon seed flour in our cookies or butternut squash in our crackers, we craft our products with innovative, wholesome ingredients that deliver extraordinary taste.

Our work has been recognized by Fast Company as a Brand That Matters and a Most Innovative Company, and has been featured in Vogue, Forbes, Women’s Health, and NPR’s How I Built This. In 2024, Inc. named us one of its Best Workplaces, reflecting our dedication to fostering an inspiring and inclusive environment where passionate individuals can make a difference.

Join us as we shape the future of food. Learn more at www.simplemills.com.

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, Analytics, or a related field required.
• 2–4 years of experience in Commercial Finance, FP&A, or analytics-focused finance roles.
• Experience in the Consumer-Packaged Goods (CPG) industry required, with preference for recent, hands-on commercial finance experience
• Experience supporting commercial teams through forecasting, trade or promotional analysis, and pricing work.
• Experience supporting AOP, reforecasting, and planning processes.
• Strong Excel skills, including financial modeling and scenario analysis; ability to build, audit, and explain models with a high degree of accuracy.
• Experience with Business Intelligence tools (e.g., Power BI) preferred.
• Familiarity with syndicated data sources (e.g., Circana, Nielsen, SPINS) preferred.
• Experience with Trade Promotion Management systems preferred.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to independently validate analytical outputs, data, and model results.
• Clear communicator who can summarize findings, explain key drivers, and raise questions when assumptions or outputs do not appear reasonable.
• Comfortable managing multiple recurring processes and priorities in a dynamic, evolving environment.
• Passion for Simple Mills’ mission and commitment to improving the food system.
• A personal connection to the Simple Mills mission and a fervent desire to improve the food system to help people and the planet thrive.

The Senior Analyst, Commercial Finance will play a key role in supporting profitable growth for Simple Mills by partnering closely with Sales, Marketing, and Operations to deliver high-quality financial insights and commercial analytics, including reviewing and challenging assumptions and identifying opportunities to improve analysis and decision support. This role will support revenue planning, trade and promotional analysis, pricing evaluation, and ongoing tracking of commercial performance across customers and channels.

Reporting to the Manager, Commercial Finance, this role will support the translation of commercial plans into financial analysis that informs planning, forecasting, and decision-making. The Senior Analyst will help maintain and improve tools, reporting, and processes while providing accurate and timely analysis to cross-functional partners.

This is a hands-on role that requires strong analytical capability, clear communication, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

• Support commercial forecasting for assigned accounts and/or channels, including volume, Net Sales, trade spend, and key revenue drivers, in partnership with Sales and Marketing.

• Challenge assumptions and inputs in commercial analyses, identifying when results or assumptions may require further review based on data or changing business context.

• Support consolidation and review of customer- and channel-level forecasts, helping identify key risks and opportunities.

• Partner cross-functionally to translate commercial plans into financial forecasts and performance insights.

• Support the Annual Operating Plan (AOP), Long-Range Plan (LRP), and reforecast cycles through development of assumptions, analyses, and scenario modeling.

• Support preparation of Net Sales and commercial performance reporting, including KPIs, variance analysis, and commentary.

• Analyze performance drivers, risks, and opportunities, and support development of insights and recommendations to inform decision-making.

• Communicate findings clearly to cross-functional partners, tailoring analysis to the audience and business context.

• Execute ad-hoc financial and strategic analyses to support customer strategies, pricing initiatives, and other commercial priorities.

• Ensure analytical outputs are accurate and internally consistent through independent validation of assumptions and results.

• Support trade and promotional analysis, including pre-event scenario modeling and post-event performance analysis.

• Provide financial analysis across pricing, promotion, mix, and trade investment to support decision-making.

• Support pricing and price-pack architecture analysis through scenario modeling and impact sizing.

• Analyze key tradeoffs across volume, Net Sales, and profitability and clearly summarize the financial implications.

• Support day-to-day tracking of trade and commercial budgets, monitoring spend versus plan and explaining variances.

• Support maintenance and improvement of Commercial Finance tools, systems, and reporting processes, including Trade Promotion Management systems.
• Performs other duties as assigned

At Simple Mills, we’re not just building a brand, we’re leading a movement that’s transforming how food is made and enjoyed. If you’re passionate about purpose-driven work and crave a role where you can have a meaningful impact, this is your chance to be part of something bigger.

Our work model is role-dependent and team focused. With remote, hybrid, or in-office positions, each role is classified by what best supports the needs of the team.

• This position will be hybrid: a balance of in-person and virtual work. Hybrid employees will work from our Chicago, IL office at least once per week. When working remotely, employees must work from a designated location in the United States (the new hire’s permanent residence, as documented in our HR System, Rippling) with sufficient internet access to support video conferencing. Safety protocols in accordance with CDC recommendations are followed.

At Simple Mills, we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect and inclusion. Equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, past or present military service, physical or mental disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. All aspects of employment are decided on the basis of business need, job requirements, and individual qualifications. #LI-DNI

Simple Mills is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Simple Mills will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact careers@simplemills.com.