Sales Analyst, Entry Level
Spectrum Brands, Inc
Madison, WIFresher42m agovia LinkedIn
About the Role
An entry-level commercial finance position supporting customer forecasting, profitability analysis, pricing, accrual management, and business reporting within the Home and Personal Care division. This role impacts upper sales and marketing management decision-making through timely and accurate customer and product sales reporting and profitability analysis.
Key Responsibilities
Analytical (50%)
- Prepare and analyze monthly customer-level variance reporting, explaining variances for leadership review.
- Reconcile relevant accruals within the assigned customer base, ensuring accuracy of setup and quarter-end balances.
- Resolve customer deductions, including review and approval of cases and cross-functional collaboration.
- Build and update daily sales reports and month-end close reporting for the commercial organization.
- Perform assigned controls and maintain documentation for SOX and GAAP requirements.
Marketing/Sales/Relationship (40%)
- Collaborate with Sales and Marketing teams to build P&Ls for new pitches, gathering information and providing pricing recommendations to achieve profitability benchmarks.
- Conduct monthly forecasting for the assigned customer base, communicating with sales team partners and ensuring forecast accuracy.
- Assist in analysis and problem-solving for excess and obsolete inventory with sales, marketing, and supply chain teams.
- Support new product development through P&L analysis.
- Act as the key financial point of contact for the assigned customer base.
Other (10%)
- Perform ad-hoc reporting as requested by finance leadership or the retail sales team.
Requirements & Tech Stack
- Strong proficiency in MS Excel
- Experience with PowerPoint and Word
- SAP experience preferred, but not required
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree required. Accounting or Finance degree preferred.
- Highly refined organizational and time management skills.
- Ability to multi-task effectively in a deadline-driven role.
- Creativity in problem-solving.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.