Commercial Finance Analyst-Metro

Locations

Whitestone Warehouse
7-02 154th Street
Whitestone, NY 11357, USA

Tropicana Brands Group is a $3B startup aiming to revolutionize the beverage category. Formed in 2022 as a joint venture between PAI Partners and Pepsi Co, our portfolio includes iconic brands like Tropicana, Naked, KeVita, Izze, Copella, and Punica. With over 76 years of global leadership in the orange juice category, we’re committed to preserving this legacy while driving innovation in other areas.

From reimagining orange juice to creating functional smoothies and driving afternoon refreshments, we are striving to become the undisputed global leader in fresh and chilled beverages.

The Finance team plays a critical role in Tropicana Brands Group’s overall success by providing financial insights, strategic guidance, and operational support. Through budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis, the team ensures that resources are allocated efficiently to drive profitability and growth. Additionally, the team supports decision-making by identifying risks and opportunities, optimizing costs, and ensuring compliance with internal controls and financial regulations.

By partnering with other departments, Finance helps align financial goals with business strategies, ultimately contributing to the company’s stability and long-term success.

Tropicana Brands Group is looking for a highly qualified Finance Analyst to support the Senior Finance Manager, Metro New York to ensure the company’s goals and initiatives are met.

This role will be responsible for overall financial support and partnership by producing weekly and periodic reporting & tracking and understanding variances to Plan and Forecast, support periodic forecasting and annual planning, assist with sales performance reviews, and other ad‑hoc financial analysis. In addition, this role will help manage pricing and trade spending for the market and ensure our Independent Operator network is compliant and paid in a timely manner.

Tropicana is looking for a critical thinker with exceptional communication, influencing and relationship management skills who thrives in a fast‑paced environment.

Additional responsibilities include:

• Weekly and Periodic reporting using SAC & Power BI platforms to support cross functional teams in operating the business
• Provide insight and analysis into drivers of change vs. AOP and Forecast for key metrics: volume, price, margin and profitability by product
• Support Periodic Forecast process using new TPM and SAC platforms
• Execute trade management and support analysis for pricing events and promotions
• Manage the payable process for Independent Operator network
• Provide insightful analysis of new business opportunities and perform ad‑hoc analyses that lead to problem solving and business improving recommendations
• Work with cross‑functional teams, including Commercial Finance, Accounting, Accounts Receivable and Business Unit finance organizations to manage P&L expectations & Accuracy.
• Tackle ambiguous problems to determine and prioritize business strategies.
• Support Change management for new Customer payment platform.
• Ability to structure and prioritize tasks, and focus efforts in an ambiguous work environment
• Demonstrated ability to implement short‑ and long‑term strategies to support organizational operation and transformation

• 3 - 5 years of experience and practical exposure in some of the following areas:
  Financial Planning and Analysis, evaluating business performance, Financial Accounting and Control. Commercial/Sales finance experience is a plus
• Experience with forecasting and budgeting, financial modeling
• Experience with financial close processes
• Experience with Master Data management
• Excellent analytical skills and the ability to translate analytical findings into actionable solutions and processes
• Experience with SAC & Power BI
• Results‑oriented with ability to initiate and lead projects to completion
• Innovative thinker with a focus on continuous process improvement
• Strong verbal and written communication skills to effectively interact with all levels of management
• Ability to function effectively in a team…