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Senior Financial Analyst, Supply Chain Finance

Conagra Brands · Chicago, IL · $82,000–$120,000 a year · Full time

Posted Sep 15, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

Tell me about a month-end close you led. What went wrong and how did you fix it?

What they are checking: Whether they can manage close deadlines and resolve issues quickly.

Tell me about a time you made a recommendation that improved financial performance.

What they are checking: Whether their analysis leads to actions with measurable results.

What would you do

You'd partner with Plant Finance, Procurement Finance, Transportation and Warehousing, and co-manufacturers. How would you build a forecast across all of them?

What they are checking: Whether they can coordinate inputs from many partners and challenge assumptions consistently.

Freight costs come in well over forecast this month. How do you investigate?

What they are checking: Whether they look at rates, volumes, lanes and mode mix and partner with transportation to find causes.

An operations leader doesn't understand why their plant's numbers look bad. How do you explain it?

What they are checking: Whether they can communicate finance clearly to operations and offer next steps.

About the work

Walk me through how you'd explain a cost of goods sold variance to a brand finance team.

What they are checking: Whether they can break a variance into drivers like volume, mix, rates and usage and link it to brand profit and loss.

How does standard costing work in a food manufacturing plant?

What they are checking: Whether they understand standards for materials, labor and overhead and how variances arise.

How do you make sure your forecasts get more accurate over time?

What they are checking: Whether they track forecast error and learn from misses rather than restarting each cycle.

What financial controls matter most in supply chain finance?

What they are checking: Awareness of inventory valuation, accrual accuracy and reconciliation controls.

How would you analyze whether a co-manufacturer is cheaper than producing in-house?

What they are checking: Whether they compare full costs including freight, quality, capacity and capital, not just unit price.

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The full job description

As published by Conagra Brands.

Reporting to Supply Chain Finance Manager , you will perform advanced financial analysis supporting Grocery supply chain performance, including product costing, cost of goods sold variances, forecasting, and financial reporting. You will partner with Supply Chain, Operations, and Finance teams to provide insights and recommendations that support sound business decisions, improve forecasting accuracy, and drive financial performance across the organization. A Taste of Your Responsibilities • Manage and deliver the financial forecast in collaboration with Supply Chain business partners, including Plant Finance, Enterprise Procurement Finance, Transportation and Warehousing Finance, and contract manufacturing partners. • Coordinate accurate and timely variance-to-plan and variance-to-forecast reporting and communicate results to Operations and Supply Chain leadership. • Lead month-end close and forecast processes, including monitoring progress, resolving issues, and ensuring deadlines are achieved. • Translate manufacturing activity and costs into Brand profit and loss impacts and communicate results to Brand Finance and Brand Management teams. • Ensure compliance with established financial control requirements. • Provide variance analysis, recommendations, and strategies to improve financial performance. • Partner with plant controllers and finance teams to analyze manufacturing costs, capital expenditures, and balance sheet performance. • Support annual planning and forecasting activities. • Implement and improve systems and processes that support forecasting, planning, and tracking manufacturing activity and costs. • Train business partners on financial processes and procedures. • Provide ad hoc financial and statistical analysis to Operations, Brand, and Finance teams. • Lead the cost estimate process and collaborate with research, quality, innovation, manufacturing, and operations partners on new product and product renovation costing. Ingredients Required for Your Success • Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or related degree required. • 5+ years of professional finance, accounting, or related business experience. • Advanced Microsoft Excel skills with proficiency in Microsoft Word and Microsoft PowerPoint. • Strong analytical and financial modeling capabilities. • Demonstrated critical thinking skills, including leveraging analytics, benchmarking, and insights to develop meaningful strategies and solutions. • Strong communication and relationship-building skills with the capacity to work effectively across multiple levels of the organization. • Experience supporting forecasting, financial planning, variance analysis, and reporting. • Knowledge of manufacturing finance, cost accounting, and supply chain operations preferred. • Experience with SAP, Business Planning and Consolidation, and Microsoft Power BI preferred. • Master of Business Administration, Certified Public Accountant, or Certified Management Accountant designation preferred. Number of Days in Office: 3 #LI-Hybrid #LI-GS1 #LI-MSL Compensation Pay Range:$82,000-$120,000 The annual salary listed above is the expected offering for this position. An employee’s actual annual salary will be based on but not limited to: location, relevant experience/level and skillset, while balancing internal Conagra employees’ equity. Conagra Brands will comply with applicable law regarding minimum salaries for exempt employees. Our Benefits We care about your total well-being and will support you with the following, subject to your location and role: • Health: Comprehensive healthcare plans, wellness incentive program, mental wellbeing support and fitness reimbursement • Wealth: Great pay, bonus incentive opportunity, matching 401(k) and stock purchase plan • Growth: Career development opportunities, employee resource groups, on-demand learning and tuition reimbursement • Balance: Paid-time off, parental leave, flexible work-schedules (subject to your location and role) and volunteer opportunities Our Company At Conagra Brands, we have a rich heritage of making great food. We aspire to have the most impactful, energized and inclusive culture in food. As a member of our 18,000+ person team across 40+ locations, you are empowered to reach your potential, make an impact and own your career. We're in the business of building champions – within our people and our iconic brands like Birds Eye®, Slim Jim® and Reddi-Wip®. Our focus on innovation extends beyond making great food, it also reflects our commitment to embracing new solutions that positively impact our team, the communities we serve and the health of our planet. Foodies Welcome. Conagra Brands is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, pregnancy, leave status, disability, veteran status, genetic information and/or any other characteristic or status protected by national, federal, state or local law. Reasonable accommodation may be made upon request.

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