Sr Financial Analyst - CoPacking

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JOB INFORMATION

Title:

Sr Fin Analyst - CoPacking

Title Description:

Sr Financial Analyst - CoPacking

FLSA Status:

Exempt

Reports To:

Sup In-Train, Plant FP&A

Supervises:

Approved Date:

5/21/2026 10:58:20 AM

Date Last Edited:

5/21/2026 12:31:25 PM

Locations:

CA Chico

Function:

Brewery

Business Entity:

Administrative/General

Cost Center:

Finance

Employee Type:

FT Exempt 1

Age Requirement:

21+

Employee Supervisory Classification:

POSITION SUMMARY

The Sr Financial Analyst - Co-Packing will be responsible for assisting in the preparation and analysis of all financial statements related to Co-Packing.  The role will report to the FP&A Supervisor and work closely with the Co-Packing Management and cross functional leads regarding Co-Packing operations.  This position plays an important role in the day-to-day operations of gathering and verifying data, preparing necessary journal entries, posting transactions and reconciling general ledger accounts to ensure the accuracy of financial information and practices.  They will also help the organization understand the Co-Packing P&L, identify anomalies & inefficiencies in processes, create supporting systems and reports to improve insights, productivity, and quality and provide meaningful and actionable analysis to guide the company's success from a financial perspective.

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Act as lead financial team member for all Co-Packing operations

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Analyze and lead Co-Packing related financial planning activities around quarterly forecast and annual budgeting process

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Develop, maintain, and optimize analytical reporting to support data-driven decision-making, enabling more effective management of key functional areas. Oversee financial analysis activities including P&L management, forecasting, budgeting, and other accounting functions, with a keen focus on Co-Packing Operations.

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Identify opportunities, operational concerns and make recommendations to streamline processes, and re-engineering in accounting and financial processes with an understanding of technical problems and solutions as they relate to the current and future business environment.

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Development and maintenance of forecasting, standard product costing, master routings, BOMs, and activity-based costing activities.

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Perform month-end closing procedures, including journal entries, account reconciliations, and management reporting.

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Act as an internal consultant addressing operational concerns, evaluates investment opportunities and makes recommendations.

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Oversee the accounting for the entire co-packing business inventory, revenue and expenses, cash reconciliation, and other balance sheet accounts. Reconcile balance sheet accounts to the general ledger and ensure accurate valuation.

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Create process documentation and high-level workflow for cross-departmental operations as well as assist the development of specific, more detailed SOPs for respective functional areas.

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Forms and effectively guide cross-functional teams across multiple business processes and financial projects and provides recommendations to management.

10%

Occasional Travel

QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor's Degree

in finance or accounting or any combination of education and/or experience from which comparable knowledge, skills, and abilities have been achieved

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7 years

of finance and accounting experience working in a manufacturing environment

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2 years

advanced analytical capabilities

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Experience within serial/high-volume production operations

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Deep expertise in manufacturing accounting including standard cost modeling, BOM/Routing integrity, WIP and valuation inventory flows, overhead absorption, and variance analysis across cost elements

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In-depth understanding of accounting cycles; procure to pay, order to cash, plan to manufacture

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Demonstrated strong analytical skills

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Must possess a continuous improvement mindset, with a results-oriented philosophy and take initiative on improving processes

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Desire and aptitude to be curious, learn, question the numbers and get to the root cause

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Self-motivated and capable of working independently and take ownership of role

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High attention to detail and accuracy in record-keeping and numbers driven data

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Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills required to perform and interact at senior management level and with cross functional internal parties

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Excellent problem solving, decision making and organizational skills

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Experience with Oracle Essbase and databases is preferred

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Proficiency with MS Office suite and Power BI with expert level experience using Outlook & Excel

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Experience with ERP systems

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Ability to meet deadlines and get results

Frequencies listed represent the percentage of time spent performing the task during a regularly scheduled shift

| Rarely 0-25% | Occasionally 26-50% | Frequently 51-75%  | Constantly 76-100% |

• Sitting - Constantly
• Walking - Occasionally
• Standing - Occasionally
• Bending (Waist) - Occasionally
• Bending (Neck) - Occasionally
• Twisting (Waist) - Occasionally
• Twisting (Neck) - Occasionally
• Grasping - Occasionally
• Talking - Constantly
• Hearing - Frequently
• Repetitive Motion - Constantly

Frequencies listed represent the percentage of time spent performing the task during a regularly scheduled shift

| Rarely 0-25% | Occasionally 26-50% | Frequently 51-75%  | Constantly 76-100% |

• Indoors - Constantly
• Outdoors - Occasionally

The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met and respectively encountered by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.