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Financial Analyst - Direct Sales

Dyson · Chicago, IL · $69,600–$87,000 a year · Full time

Posted Aug 20, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

Tell me about a time you helped a sales team make a decision with financial analysis.

What they are checking: Whether they act as a real business partner who changes outcomes, not just a report preparer.

Tell me about a time you found an error in your own month-end work. How did you handle it?

What they are checking: Whether they own mistakes quickly and openly, which matters a lot in close accuracy.

How do you explain a variance between forecast and actual to someone in sales who is not a finance person?

What they are checking: Whether they can explain numbers simply so sales teams understand and act on them.

What would you do

A retailer's promotion ran longer than planned and nobody told finance. How do you catch and fix that?

What they are checking: Whether they build checks with the sales team so surprises do not land after the books close.

A sales leader pushes back hard on your forecast and wants it higher. What do you do?

What they are checking: Whether they can defend a sound number respectfully while staying open to information they missed.

Month-end close is in two days and you are waiting on information from three account managers. How do you manage it?

What they are checking: Whether they can chase inputs and set fair estimates so deadlines are still met.

About the work

Walk me through how you calculate and confirm promotional expense accruals for month-end close by customer.

What they are checking: Whether they understand trade spend accruals and how errors here distort reported profit by account.

How do you build a forecast for a single retail account across several product categories?

What they are checking: Whether they can combine sell-in, promotions and seasonality into a forecast that sales leaders can trust.

How would you analyze whether a promotion at a big retailer was actually profitable?

What they are checking: Whether they look beyond sales lift to margin, cannibalization and trade cost to judge true profit.

What Excel or reporting tools do you use to keep monthly account reporting fast and accurate?

What they are checking: Whether they can make recurring work efficient instead of rebuilding it by hand every month.

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The full job description

As published by Dyson.

About Us: Dyson is a global technology enterprise. We’re growing fast and our ambition is huge – more categories, more locations and more people. Dyson launched in the US in 2002, and since then operations have grown exponentially. Our US headquarters is based in Chicago's Fulton Market neighborhood. We also have employees working in field sales, our service centers, and in our growing number of Dyson Demo Stores across the country. We're committed to our campus culture and want to have people collaborating, developing, and learning from each other. By having everyone on campus together, we have been able to nurture a fantastic social and dynamic environment. About the Role: Reporting to the Finance Manager – Direct Sales, this position is responsible for accurate and timely completion of sales account planning and month end close for the US consumer business. This position will work closely with the Sales Team providing dedicated support at an account/channel level to understand financial performance and drive decisions to maximize profit. • Month End Close, Forecasting and Reporting • Prepare, review and confirm accuracy of promotional expense accruals for month end by customer and category they support • Provide dedicated support to accounts/channels to ensure operational plans are properly accounted for and included in forecast/budget process • Support Finance Manager – Direct Sales during annual budgeting process by driving key insights on accounts/channels they support • Help drive process improvements/automation in order to free up capacity for additional business partnering initiatives • Serve as a business partner to the US Sales Team • Build strong relationships and provide value added advice to Sales Team to ensure financial results are well understood and business results optimized • Partner with Sales and Demand teams to ensure plans at an account/channel level have been vetted financially • Perform ad-hoc financial analysis and special projects as requested; i.e. ROI analysis to support promotional investment decisions About You: • 2+ years of experience in an analytical finance role, preferably with experience in a marketing or sales support function • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance • Prior experience in forecasting/ budgeting/planning processes and reporting / analytics • Strong analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills • Ability to independently research and resolve tasks with awareness and motivation to collaborate when necessary • Ability to clearly present and communicate complex data analysis • Advanced knowledge/ proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook required • SAP experience preferred • Strong attention to detail and accuracy • Empirical, disciplined and a problem solver • Emotionally smart, having positive intent • Ability to make sound decisions, long-term commercial thinking Compensation: $69,600 - $87,000 annually + bonus opportunity Benefits: At Dyson, how we reward you is linked to our high-performance culture. But it’s about more than salary and bonus. Through a package of financial, lifestyle and health benefits, we support whatever stage of life you’re in and the moments that matter. Financial benefits: • 401K with up to a 4% match • Company paid Life Insurance and AD&D • Flexible Savings Account (FSA) and Health Savings Account (HSA) Lifestyle benefits: • Competitive Paid Time Off Benefits including Separate Holiday, Sick, and Vacation Time • Pre-tax Commuter Benefits (applicable areas only) • Generous Child Care Leave Program • Wellness Program • Employee Assistance Program • Generous Dyson Product Discounts Health benefits: • Multi-Level Healthcare Coverage Options • Vision & Dental Coverage • Company paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability #LI-ONSITE D yson is an equal opportunity employer. We know that great minds don’t think alike, and it takes all kinds of minds to make our technology so unique. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and employment decisions are made without regard to race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other any other dimension of diversity.

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