Position Summary:

Clif Bar and Company has a newly created Financial Analyst position which is part of a growing and dynamic Corporate Finance team. We have experienced tremendous growth over the past 5 years and need to expand the team. You’ll be joining Clif Bar, a group of smart and passionate people who work hard, play hard and create great tasting products that we are proud to share with our equally passionate consumers.

The role of the Corporate Financial analyst is to get deep into the numbers, crunch data, perform analysis, make recommendations and provide the key information that the senior team needs to make important decisions. This includes bringing together and analyzing corporate and brand level financial statements and key management reporting, the development and maintenance of budgets and long term forecasts. You will act as a strong business partner across all levels of the business.

We are seeking an individual with strong communication and financial analysis skills who can synthesize the story behind the numbers and work closely with partners in different groups across the company.  We need a team member who can not only tell us “what” happened but also understand and be able to clearly explain the “why”.

A successful candidate will be a self-starter, inquisitive, good communicator and have ninja like excel skills.

Principal Responsibilities:

1. Manage complex financial models for consolidation of financial reporting, as well as management reporting of forecasted financial statements (Income Statement, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow)

2. Consolidate and prepare key performance indicators for Operating Team Leaders on a monthly and quarterly basis

3. Manage, consolidate and prepare reporting for the total company budgeting process, including working closely with budget owners on developing, maintaining, and analyzing actual vs. budget results

4. Maintain daily cash reporting, including assisting with cash management and investment opportunities. Work closely with our banking partners to maximize yields on short term assets.

5. Support month end close and audit.  Analyze variances monthly, report findings during close meeting

6. Perform ad hoc analysis of business scenarios and new business opportunities

Job Difficulty:

The Corporate Financial Analyst manages a large array of financial reporting and analysis using multiple models, reports and tools.  The position requires strong organizational skills and the ability to handle multiple tasks under tight deadlines.  The individual will deal with high volume detailed information and must have knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles and strong finance fundamentals.  The ability to work in a team environment and cross functionally across the entire organization is very important.

Education and Experience:

• Undergraduate degree in Finance /Accounting/Business
• 5-7 years applicable experience.
• Advanced degree or professional certification in Finance (CFA or starting program), Accounting (CPA) a plus.
• Corporate treasuries experience a plus.
• Must have very strong excel financial statement modeling experience, knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles, detail orientation, strong quantitative analysis and analytical problem solving skills.