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Sr. Trade Financial Analyst

GT'S Living Foods · Los Angeles, CA, United States

Corporate Finance / InvestmentImported listingfull-timeabout 1 month ago

About The Role

<p style="line-height: 1;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Company & Culture:                                                     <br></strong>At GT’s Living Foods, we’re more than just a company – we’re a community passionate about creating a healthier, happier world. Over the last 30 years we’ve built a culture of inclusivity and authenticity, where our shared values create an environment that inspires you to do your best while achieving meaningful results. Our mission to transform health and happiness through potent, living foods has established us as the #1 Kombucha brand and a leader in the Health & Wellness space.</span></p>
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<p style="line-height: 1;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Requirements:</strong></span></p>
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<li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">3–5+ years of relevant experience in Trade Finance, Commercial Finance, Sales Finance, FP&A, RGM, or CPG analytics.</span></li>
<li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Experience supporting Sales or other customer-facing commercial organizations, preferably within CPG, food & beverage, or consumer products.</span></li>
<li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Demonstrated understanding of trade spend, accruals, deductions, Gross-to-Net, and promotional economics.</span></li>
<li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Experience with monthly close, variance analysis, financial or trade reporting, and large data sets.</span></li>
<li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Experience with trade promotion management systems and customer deduction processes strongly preferred.</span></li>
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<p style="line-height: 1;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Job Description:</strong></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 1;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">We are seeking a Senior Trade Finance Analyst who is responsible for the day-to-day management, reporting, and analysis of GTLF’s trade investment. The role partners closely with Sales, Revenue Growth Management (RGM), Commercial Finance, Accounting, Insights, and IT to ensure customer trade programs are accurately planned, approved, captured, reconciled, and evaluated.</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 1;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">This position plays a key role in the monthly close process, trade promotion system administration, deduction and accrual support, and promotional performance analysis. The Senior Trade Finance Analyst also serves as the business super-user for Promo Planner, supporting strong controls, data quality, user adoption, and process improvement.</span></p>
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<p style="line-height: 1;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Key Responsibilities:</strong></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 1;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><u>Trade Management & Monthly Close</u></span></p>
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<li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Own trade-related activities within the monthly close calendar, including trade and deduction analysis, variance investigation, and supporting schedules.</span></li>
<li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Track trade investment against plan, customer commitments, and established trade targets, identifying material risks, opportunities, and timing items.</span></li>
<li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Partner with Accounting and Commercial Finance to align promotional activity, accruals, deductions, and actual spend and resolve discrepancies.</span></li>
<li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Prepare clear monthly trade reporting and communicate key drivers and required actions to RGM, Sales, and Finance partners.</span></li>
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<p style="line-height: 1;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><u>Promo Planner & Sales Partnership</u></span></p>
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<li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Serve as the business super-user and administrator for Promo Planner, including program review, approval rights, user support, and process governance.</span></li>
<li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Partner with Sales to ensure promotional programs and customer investments are entered accurately, completely, and on time.</span></li>
<li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Maintain controls and compliance with established trade guidelines, approval processes, and documentation requirements.</span></li>
<li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Partner with IT on system enhancements, testing, data integrity, issue resolution, and continuous improvement of Promo Planner.</span></li>
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<p style="line-height: 1;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><u>Deductions, Reconciliation & Trade Controls</u></span></p>
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<li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Partner with Accounting to reconcile customer deductions to approved programs, trade commitments, and accruals.</span></li>
<li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Research discrepancies and coordinate with Sales and Accounting to resolve outstanding deductions, disputes, and documentation gaps.</span></li>
<li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Maintain visibility into unresolved and aging items, drive timely follow-up, and identify recurring process issues or root causes.</span></li>
<li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Support accurate trade accruals and maintain a clear audit trail from approved customer program through deduction and settlement.</span></li>
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<p style="line-height: 1;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><u>Trade & Promotion Analytics</u></span></p>
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<li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Analyze trade investment across customers, brands, SKUs, programs, and investment types, including trade rate and spend efficiency.</span></li>
<li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Conduct recurring promotional performance analysis, incorporating volume lift, investment, trade rate, and other measures of effectiveness.</span></li>
<li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Support monthly trade reviews and annual customer trade planning with clear historical performance and investment insights.</span></li>
<li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Partner with RGM and Insights to identify opportunities to improve promotional effectiveness and trade investment allocation.</span></li>
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<p style="line-height: 1;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><u>Key Competencies</u></span></p>
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<li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Commercial acumen: Understands how customer programs, promotions, volume, and trade investment translate into financial performance.</span></li>
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<p style="line-height: 1;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Qualifications & Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:</strong></span></p>
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<li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Ownership and follow-through: Drives recurring processes and open issues to resolution with strong attention to accuracy and deadlines.</span></li>
<li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Business partnership: Builds strong working relationships across Sales, Accounting, Commercial Finance, RGM, Insights, and IT.</span></li>
<li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Analytical rigor: Able to identify drivers, discrepancies, trends, and exceptions within detailed trade and customer data.</span></li>
<li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Process discipline: Establishes clear controls, documentation, and repeatable processes while continuously improving efficiency.</span></li>
<li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Communication: Translates detailed trade information into concise insights, issues, and actions for business partners.</span></li>
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<p style="line-height: 1;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><u>Functional/Technical Skills</u></span></p>
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<li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Advanced Excel and strong analytical skills.</span></li>
<li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Strong understanding of trade spend, Gross-to-Net, accruals, deductions, and promotional investment mechanics.</span></li>
<li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Experience with trade promotion management or promotional planning systems; system administration experience preferred.</span></li>
<li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Experience with Power BI, Tableau, or similar business intelligence tools preferred.</span></li>
<li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Experience with ERP systems such as Microsoft Dynamics 365 preferred.</span></li>
<li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Strong data management, reconciliation, and reporting capabilities.</span></li>
<li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Familiarity with syndicated data such as SPINS or Nielsen is beneficial but not required.</span></li>
<li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Bachelor’s Degree (or equivalent experience) in Finance, Business, Economics, Accounting, Analytics, or a related field required.</span></li>
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<p style="line-height: 1;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>GT’s Employee Experience (Benefits/Perks):</strong></span></p>
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<li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Health Insurance: Medical, Dental, Vision</span></li>
<li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">401K with Matching</span></li>
<li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Discounts on the amazing GT’s product line</span></li>
<li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Corporate Discounts with our partners through LifeMart (concert & sporting event tickets, cell phone service, gifts, restaurants, hotels, childcare, and more!)</span></li>
<li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Others: food trucks every weekday, and quarterly employee appreciation events</span></li>
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<p style="line-height: 1;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Job Details:</strong></span></p>
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<li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Work Schedule: Hybrid, Monday-Friday – Standard Business Hours (Based out of LA)</span></li>
<li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Work Attire: Smart/Business Casual</span></li>
<li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Pay Range: $105,000 to $120,000 salary + bonus eligible</span></li>
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<p style="line-height: 1;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><em>GT's Living Foods, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to hiring a diverse workforce and maintaining an inclusive culture. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other basis protected under federal, state or local laws.</em></span></p>

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