Financial Analyst, T&HS US/CAN Commercial Finance

About Ingredion

Ingredion harnesses the potential of natural ingredients to transform lives across more than 60 industries.

About the Role

• Location: Westchester, IL
• Workplace Type: Hybrid
• Reports to: Manager, Commercial Finance-Texture & Healthful Solutions

Key Responsibilities

• Lead preparation of financial analyses and presentations for monthly and quarterly executive business review meetings (e.g., net sales bridges, operating income bridges, customer analysis, material/product line analysis, micro and macro volume trends, channel analysis).
• Partner with Commercial and Supply Chain teams to lead development of volume and revenue forecasts for the USCAN Texture & Healthful Solutions, Pharma, and Beauty & Home businesses.
• Lead rebate and distributor credit forecast and monthly/quarterly accrual process.
• Partner with Commercial team to lead development of SG&A/OPEX budgets and forecasts for selling, marketing, business development, and product research and development expenses.
• Provide Commercial/Sales, Marketing, and Commercial Leadership teams detailed financial reporting pivots to track customer/material performance and optimize profit mix.
• Lead preparation of ad-hoc analyses to help the Commercial/Sales team prepare for customer discussions, meetings, and negotiations.
• Oversee Tulsa Financial Shared Service Center distributions of financial information to ensure completeness and accuracy.
• Lead development and calculation of USCAN Texture & Healthful Solutions Sales Incentive Plan.
• Serve as finance liaison for the development of the Sales Incentive Plan structure and methodology.
• Lead quarterly review meetings with Sales Directors/Leaders to ensure alignment on individual financial performance.
• Update Compensation Power BI Dashboards with results for Quarterly tracking.
• Lead preparation of monthly financial performance and present to Go-to-Market team.
• Collaborate and partner with Supply Chain, Marketing, Operations Finance, and Pricing COE teams to identify and summarize market and customer trends into actionable insights.
• Lead preparation of market intelligence, competitive intelligence, and business drivers for Commercial leadership team.
• Assist leadership team with ad hoc requests in support of Strategic and Operation planning initiatives.
• Partner with FP&A to complete the Texture & Healthful Solutions 5-year Strategic Plan.
• Serve as the main Finance team member in the development of business cases/discounted cash flow analyses for new investment and capital expenditure projects.
• Support efforts to get actionable insights out of data and increase Commercial Finance modeling capabilities.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Strong knowledge in and demonstrated experience with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and rest of Microsoft Office suite.
• Experience working within SAP planning systems a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting required.
• 0-3 years of experience in financial analysis, reporting, forecasting, accounting, or auditing.
• Demonstrated financial and business acumen, preferably in a manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze financial results and apply variance analysis effectively to explain volume, price, and mix drivers.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to interact effectively with various functions within the business.
• Demonstrated success working with internal customers to build rapport and effective relationships.
• Strong written, verbal communication, and presentation skills.
• Analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to deal effectively with dynamic change and support the team.
• Previous experience in commercial/financial planning preferred but not necessary.
• Proactively engages the right resources from across the organization to understand and explain financial and business results to management/leadership.
• Builds sustainable internal and external relationships that deliver value for the business through a commitment to drive a positive customer experience.
• Experience in planning, coordinating, and executing multiple projects simultaneously.
• Identifies opportunities for process improvements and constructively proposes new solutions that increase value and improve business performance.

Why Join Ingredion?

• Total Rewards Package – Competitive salary and performance-based pay.
• Comprehensive Benefits & Wellness Support – Health, long-term savings, and resources for well-being.
• Flexible Work Arrangements.
• Career Growth – Learning, training, and development opportunities, including tuition reimbursement.
• Employee Recognition Program.
• Employee Discount Program.

Pay Range

• $84,400.00 - $112,533.33 Annual
• This pay range is not a guarantee of compensation or salary.
• Final base salary will be determined based on several factors.
• This role may be eligible for the Ingredion Annual Incentive Plan or a role-specific commission/bonus.
• Full-time roles are eligible for our comprehensive benefits package which includes medical, dental and vision coverage as well as a 401(k) plan with an competitive company match.