Senior Analyst, Commercial Finance Sales
Chicago, IL - USA
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Job Summary
Mark Anthony Group is an entrepreneurial drinks company built from the ground up by thinking differently innovating and doing the unexpected. Our company is rooted in family values a bold vision and relentless determination to continuously raise the bar and make a positive difference in consumers in 1972 weve grown organically from a one-person import wine business into an international drinks company whose hallmarks include a portfolio of luxury wineries and iconic beverage brands includingWhite Claw Hard Seltzer Mikes Hard Lemonade and Cayman Jack.
The Role
Our Commercial Finance team in Chicago is looking for a Senior Analyst Commercial Finance who will act as a highly visible finance partner in supporting our fastâmoving highâvolume regions with complex commercial dynamics. This role is designed for someone who can quickly take ownership operate with minimal rampâup and confidently influence decisions across sales commercial and executive stakeholders in a dynamic entrepreneurial environment. Success in this role means building trusted relationships early proactively identifying risks and opportunities and translating financial insights into clear actionable guidance that drives business outcomes.
Performance & Insights
- Operate with a strong ownership mindset taking accountability for endâtoâend regional performance insights.
- Navigate ambiguity by synthesizing inputs from multiple sources to deliver timely decisionâready analysis.
- Partner closely with commercial stakeholders to anticipate business challenges and proactively surface opportunities.
Planning & Forecasting
- Own regional inputs for planning forecasting and budgeting cycles ensuring alignment with business strategy.
- Improve forecast accuracy through advanced analytics and business partnership.
Revenue Growth & Pricing
- Support execution of revenue management strategies including pricing trade investment and promotional effectiveness.
- Analyze ROI of commercial investments and recommend actions to optimize spend and maximize profitability.
- Act as a financial steward to ensure disciplined pricing investment and decision-making aligned to company strategy.
Tools Systems & Analytical Capability
- Leverage advanced Excel and Power BI capabilities to build insights visualizations and scalable reporting solutions.
- Contribute to ongoing evolution of reporting analytics and financial systems including adoption of new tools and data sources.
- Support continuous improvement in forecasting accuracy data quality and analytical methodologies in partnership with Commercial Operations and IT.
Business Partnership & Influence
- Serve as a trusted advisor to Regional Commercial and Sales leadership influencing decisions through strong financial acumen and confident communication.
- Balance analytical depth with strong interpersonal skills engaging effectively with both officeâbased and field stakeholders.
- Support highâvisibility discussions with senior leadership by clearly articulating financial implications tradeâoffs and recommendations.
What Youll Bring
- Bachelors Degree in Finance Accounting Economics or related field.
- Technical Certifications: CPA CFA a plus
- Experience in beverage alcohol or CPG preferred ideally within a highâvolume multiâdistributor operating model
- Proven experience partnering with Sales Commercial or Revenue Management teams to influence business decisions in a fastâpaced environment
- Strong financial modeling forecasting and analytical capabilities with the ability to synthesize insights from multiple data sources
- Advanced Excel skills and strong proficiency in Power BI or similar analytics and visualization tools
- Ability to quickly take ownership of workstreams and operate independently with minimal rampâup
- Demonstrated comfort working in environments where systems processes and priorities continue to evolve
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills with the confidence to engage and influence nonâfinancial audiences
- Highly organized with the ability to manage competing priorities and deliver accurate timely insights under pressure
- Strategic commercially minded thinker with a bias toward action and continuous improvement
Why This Role
This is a highâimpact opportunity for a finance professional who wants to operate at the center of commercial decisionâmaking in a fastâmoving growthâoriented environment. The role partners closely with Regional Commercial and Sales leadership providing insights that directly influence pricing investment decisions and revenue performance across some of the businesss most dynamic and highâvolume markets.
The Senior Analyst will have strong visibility meaningful ownership and the chance to quickly build credibility by delivering insights that matter. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys translating complexity into clarity is comfortable influencing across functions and is motivated by continuous improvement and longâterm career growth within a commercial finance organization.
Compensation:
Compensation offered to prospective Team Members has taken internal equity into consideration and can vary depending on a positions location. The final agreed upon wage may vary based on the job-related knowledge skills and experience of the individual.
- Competitive annual salary $88000 - $110000
- Bonus plan designed to recognize company performance and individual contributions
- Comprehensive health and welfare benefits
- Company matching 401(k) contributions
- Paid time off including annual leave paid sick time and holidays
- Extensive opportunities for training development and career growth
At Mark Anthony we exist to Unearth the Extraordinary:
Our Purpose is not just a statement; it is a call to action that binds us together and ignites our passion for making a difference. It is the driving force behind why we do what we do every single day connecting our global organization across all business units roles and locations. We are:
Best in Our Craft
We set the standard with a pursuit of excellence that can be found in everything from our products and processes to our plants and people.â
Ambitiously Curious
We stay curious dreaming big and navigating the unknown with an enduring belief in better.ââ
Made With Humility
We bring humility authenticity fun and support to every collaboration and celebrate wins as a team.
Daringly Disruptive
We disrupt the status quo moving fast to seize opportunities and acting scrappyâto stay ahead of industry giants.â
Required Experience:
Senior IC
About Company
Canada's leading importer and distributor of exceptional wine, spirits & beer. Family run producer and importer.