Sr. Analyst, FP&A

Job Summary

Kiva Brands is seeking a Senior Analyst to support Kiva Brands, Kiva Manufacturing, and Kiva Sales & Service through reporting and analytics on the financial performance of existing and future business. The Senior Analyst, FP&A will develop a strong understanding of company operations and drivers of cash flow and provide insightful analyses and projections. More specifically this position will work in collaboration with the divisional finance leadership in providing direct hands-on support to the Director of FP&A in reporting, data analytics, analyzing trends and variances, implementing management dashboards, and analysis to support strategic business decisions relating to Kiva’s Operations. This job will also spearhead the implementation and execution of the AI roadmap for the finance and accounting function.

MUST reside in the Midwest!!

• Prepares and ensures the accuracy of monthly, quarterly, and annual working capital and cash flow reporting for internal and external partners
• Develop and lead investor relations routines
• Leverage accounting systems & business model to ensure accurate and proper presentation of consolidated (Business Unit level and consolidated)
• Develop modeling tools to support critical decision-making and guide strategic approach around working capital and cash flow
• Owns and implements the AI roadmap to drive efficiently
• Work in collaboration with the operations, sales, and finance teams in the various business divisions to understand the business structure, business model, pricing and cost/spend components of products to provide appropriate reporting and analytics
• Work collaboratively with functional business leaders by assisting through the re-forecasting process as well as assisting in building decks for presentation purposes - Kiva re-forecasts on a quarterly basis
• Craft monthly business unit reporting package(s) and participate in monthly business reviews
• Provide analytical support at monthly reviews focused on each business unit (i.e. California, Expansion Markets, Hemp, and Distribution)
• Build a collaborative working relationship and become one of the financial business partners with divisional and corporate leadership to support management and business unit reporting for Kiva’s operations
• Perform ad-hoc financial/quantitative analysis and various reporting, financial modeling, and business operations requests
• Provide effective, appropriate financial management support
• Provide performance reporting and variance analysis to budgets and forecasts
• Provide effective support to the Director of FP&A in all data collection and extraction to support strategic decisions
• Analyze efficient solutions based on weighing the advantages and disadvantages of alternative approaches
• Assist with preparation of quarterly board materials
• Use financial data in making recommendations or decisions

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, or a related quantitative field required
• 2+ years of FP&A, Accounting, Investment Banking or Private Equity, with experience of cash flow and working capital planning and analysis within a corporate FP&A department of a large company, preferably Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) background. Experience in manufacturing finance is strongly preferred.
• Strong financial competence including experience with management reporting, variance analysis and other analyst support functions in forecasting and budgeting
• Strong understanding of financial documents (emphasis on cash & working capital) for both review and modeling purposes
• Excellent written and verbal communications and presentation skills
• Ability to balance multiple, diverse priorities and produce high-quality results
• Functional knowledge of financial reporting systems and methodologies
• Sophisticated skills in MS Office applications (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook)
• Experience with Sage Intacct or other accounting / ERP / FP&A planning systems
• Communication skills in explaining sophisticated data topics to non-experts (i.e. sales, production, supply chain, manufacturing, and other non-finance business divisions)
• A questioning mind and willingness to learn more in a fast-paced environment