Commodity Risk & Financial Analyst Job Chicago area,Illinois USA,Finance & Banking

Job Description:

Key Responsibilities Commodity Risk Management, Valuation & Reporting

Execute daily commodity risk management processes, including trade validation, trade reconciliation, exposure monitoring, and risk reporting across multiple commodities and regions.
Generate and maintain commodity exposure, hedge coverage, net open position, and market risk reports for business and leadership stakeholders.
Maintain and validate commodity forecast, pricing, position, and market data to ensure integrity and consistency across systems and reports.
Partner with Commodity Price Risk Managers to evaluate hedge structures, coverage strategies, and potential financial impacts of commodity market movements.
Support liquidity forecasting and reporting related to commodity hedging activities, including cash settlement requirements, margin obligations, and derivative-related cash flows.

Financial Analysis, P&L Attribution & Business Insights

Develop and maintain financial models, dashboards, and reporting tools to quantify commodity exposures, hedging performance, market risks, and business impacts across the global Mars Snacking portfolio.
Deliver P&L attribution and cause-of-change analysis, identifying key drivers of financial performance including commodity price movements, basis changes, hedge impacts, timing effects, and market structure shifts.
Conduct scenario analysis, sensitivity modeling, and risk and opportunity assessments to evaluate financial impacts and support strategic decision-making.
Support budgeting, forecasting, and business performance reviews by translating commodity market dynamics and hedging activities into clear financial outcomes.
Prepare executive-ready reporting and insights that communicate commodity exposures, financial impacts, risks, opportunities, and mitigation strategies.

Hedge Accounting, Financial Controls & Governance

Support hedge accounting programs through documentation, monitoring, and testing of designated hedging relationships in partnership with Treasury and Technical Accounting teams.
Perform prospective and retrospective hedge effectiveness testing to ensure compliance with applicable accounting standards and maximize hedge accounting effectiveness.
Maintain a strong control environment around commodity transactions, trade validation, market data governance, curve management, and financial reporting processes.
Support internal and external audits by providing valuation support, reconciliation documentation, control evidence, and commodity risk reporting.
Ensure compliance with commodity risk management policies, financial controls, and governance requirements.

Systems, Data Management & Process Improvement

Serve as a key user and business owner for commodity risk management and CTRM systems, supporting system integrity, process controls, master data governance, and end-user adoption.
Reconcile data across CTRM platforms, broker statements, ERP systems, market data providers, and financial reporting systems.
Develop and enhance reporting and analytical solutions using Excel, VBA, SQL, Python, Power BI, Tableau, and other technology platforms.
Identify automation opportunities and drive continuous improvement initiatives that enhance efficiency, reporting accuracy, transparency, and controls.
Support implementation, testing, and ongoing enhancement of commodity risk management systems and technology platforms.

Planning & Cross-Functional Collaboration

Partner closely with Treasury, Technical Accounting, Finance, Procurement, S&OP, Commercial Finance, and Commodity Price Risk Managers to support commodity risk management objectives.
Support demand forecast validation and volume planning processes that underpin commodity exposure and hedge management activities.
Support budgeting, forecast updates, cause-of-change reporting, and business performance reviews in collaboration with Finance Business Partners.
Provide analytical support for business planning, sourcing decisions, commodity strategy development, and financial performance management.
Build strong relationships across Treasury, Procurement, Planning, Manufacturing, Commercial, and Finance teams, providing insights and executive-ready reporting to support business decisions.

Required Experience & Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Financial Engineering, Supply Chain, Business, Mathematics, Engineering, or a related analytical field.
Strong understanding of global commodity markets, trading, hedging, valuation…