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Senior Financial Analyst, Trade Finance

Conagra Brands

Chicago, IL · HybridJob$82–120K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today

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Compensation
$82–120K/yr
Location
Chicago, ILHybrid
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree, required

Job overview

Reporting to the Trade Finance Manager, the Senior Financial Analyst owns forecasting and analytics for Retail Domestic Trade and other Gross-to-Net Sales spend. The role supports planning, forecasting, close activities, performance analysis, and financial reviews, while partnering with Brand Finance and Business Development on Gross-to-Net Sales P&L accounts. It also champions best practices, process improvements, and technology enablement.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

P&L Management, nice to haveFinancial Systems, nice to haveGeneral Accounting, nice to haveCritical Thinking, nice to haveAnalytics, nice to haveBenchmarking, nice to haveBusiness Strategy Development, nice to haveCross-Department Collaboration, nice to haveSAP, nice to haveAI Enablement, nice to have

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Accounting, Finance or Related Field, required5+ Years Professional Experience, required

Benefits

Medical Insurance
401(k) Match
Tuition Assistance
Paid Time Off
Parental Leave

Full job description

Job Summary

Reporting to the Trade Finance Manager, you will own forecasting and analytics for approximately $1B in Retail Domestic Trade and other Gross-to-Net Sales spend. You will take part in planning, forecasting, close activities, performance analysis and financial reviews. In this role, you will partner with Brand Finance and Business Development to manage Gross-to-Net Sales P&L accounts such as trade, slotting, and other sales costs. You will be asked to champion best practices, process improvements, and technology enablement. Minimum 5 years related experience.

A Taste of Your Responsibilities

  • Participate in the preparation and compilation of the annual operating plan (AOP) and strategic plan for assigned components of the P&L and related balance sheet accounts

  • Contribute to month-end and quarter-end close activities to ensure completion of assigned tasks, including prompt identification and resolution of unusual items and issues

  • Lead quarterly forecasting for your assigned business unit, partnering with cross-functional teams to help translate Sales’ forecasts into the internal P&L

  • Serve as a business partner for, and work collaboratively with, Business Development and Brand Finance on forecasting, variance analysis, accounting and finance-related questions

  • Communicate forecast changes, risks, or opportunities to business partners by providing specific, actionable and forward-looking analyses

  • Evaluate and deliver periodic metrics, scorecards and reports

  • Contribute to the team’s continuous process improvement efforts, inclusive of technology enablement

  • Participate in and/or lead various finance wide-projects, depending on business needs

Ingredients Required for Your Success

  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or related field required

  • 5+ years of professional general business and financial experience

  • Experience in P&L management, along with knowledge of financial systems and general accounting concepts

  • Strong critical thinking skills with experience leveraging analytics, benchmarking, insights and technology to develop business strategies and solutions

  • Experience working across multiple departments to complete a project or resolve an organizational challenge

  • Experience with SAP or other software tools preferred

  • Experience with AI enablement preferred

Number of Days in Office: 3

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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.

How this job compares

Set against the 6,133 open Financial Analyst jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 12, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$82–120K/yr
  • Illinois median$82–120K/yr149 salary ranges
  • US median$85–131K/yr4,104 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $101K, is close to the Illinois median midpoint ($102K) — in the middle half of Financial Analyst salary ranges in Illinois.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 191 open Financial Analyst jobs in Illinois and 6,133 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Illinois
Experience
This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Financial Analyst postings that state a minimum ask for 4 years at the median (4,800 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 2,969 of the 6,133 open Financial Analyst jobs (48%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 12, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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