Senior Associate, Financial Planning and Analysis

Lifestyle Brands (the LSB) is a growing house of like-minded brands under the SC Johnson umbrella including Method, Mrs. Meyer's Clean Day, Babyganics and Ecover. Headquartered in San Francisco with additional operations in Chicago and throughout Europe, the LSB is home to 650 employees. Together we act as a force for bold, transformative growth with a focus on delivering positive impact for people and the planet. If you're into pioneering the future and doing good while doing business, come join us.

The LSB is part of SC Johnson, a family-owned company and leading manufacturer of household cleaning, home storage, air care, pest control and shoe care products, as well as professional products. Originally founded in 1886 and headquartered in Wisconsin, U.S.A., SC Johnson and the Lifestyle Brands division are at work for a better world.

ABOUT THE ROLE

As Senior Analyst, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) - Sales Finance at SC Johnson Lifestyle Brands in San Francisco, you will serve as a key finance partner to the North America sales team. In this role, you will deliver financial, strategic, and operational insights that support goal achievement and drive profitable growth.

You will play an important role in planning, forecasting, and reporting while providing perspective on trade investment effectiveness, financial performance, and growth opportunities. As a core finance contributor on cross-functional teams, you will help inform strategic decisions, strengthen financial processes and controls, and support long-term sales growth objectives for the Lifestyle Brands organization.

This role offers the opportunity to see the direct impact of your work while leveraging your financial foundation and expanding your business acumen through close collaboration with sales leaders and cross-functional partners. Success will be measured by your ability to deliver accurate financial plans and reporting, translate data into meaningful insights, and support the sales team in executing business strategy.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support sales teams in trade forecasts, assessing risk and opportunities to our objectives, and developing contingencies to deliver on commitments.

• Prepare analysis of trade spending, as part of trade ROI improvement, and provide recommendations to optimize effectiveness.

• Provide financial modeling and recommendations to cross-functional teams to support customer meetings and solutions to business issues.

• Collaborate with sales planning and supply chain teams on trade spend management and forecasting, including supply chain discounts, returns and terms.

• Generate timely and accurate reports for month end process, commentary, forecasts, and monthly trade reviews with leadership.

• Deliver clear verbal and written explanations of your findings that translate into strategic recommendations and build relationships with key business partners.

• Participate in special projects with cross-functional project teams supporting ad hoc reviews for expansion of channel and/or item distribution and ad hoc analysis.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE YOU'LL BRING

• Bachelor's degree in finance or accounting and 2+ years of experience in accounting or finance with at least 1+ year experience with reporting tools OR ERP systems (SAP/Tellus/Power BI)

• Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future sponsorship for full-time employment.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCES AND SKILLS

• Experience with owning a financial forecast and other financial processes, including financial modeling, budgeting, and variance tracking, with experience presenting this in a succinct and fact-based manner to enable decision making with cross-functional business partners.

• Experience in managing multiple priorities with time-critical deadlines.

• Understanding of basic accounting concepts (accruals and account reconciliations).

• Proven ability to make recommendations, collaborate, and influence cross-functional partners.

• Ability to condense disparate data streams into meaningful insights while continuously finding ways to work more efficiently.

• Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint, and knowledge of SAP, BPC, or other ERP systems and reporting tools.

• Strong oral and written communication skills and ability to interact with all organizational levels.

• Sense of curiosity, with an appetite to learn about our business and underlying drivers.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• This position will work from our San Francisco, CA office

• Full-time Monday through Friday during business hours

• Remote work is available once a week, following a 90-day onboarding period

• This role is not eligible for relocation

Other duties, responsibilities, and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice as assigned by the Manager. The job description does not constitute a contract of employment, and the position remains at-will.

BENEFITS AND PERKS

At Lifestyle Brands, we handle our team members with careand provide a variety of benefit offerings to build a supportive environment at work and beyond.

• Subsidized health insurance benefits package

• Competitive vacation + holiday bundle

• Generous retirement match + pre-tax savings options

• Dedicated volunteer time, to be a force for good

• Pioneering events + experiences that build team connection (...ask us about the Packaging Olympics, Bubble Bash, Ping Pong Tournament + more!)

• Access to discounted/free company products

Inclusion & Diversity

We believe that being a team of diverse people with different ideas, views and cultures will help us and our business thrive. We are committed to ensuring everyone who works at the LSB feels that they have a real sense of belonging and that they can show up as who they are, be valued, listened to and supported to do their best possible work.

Sure, there's always more that can be done. But together with our team, partners, customers and community, we can make everyone welcome.

Better Together

At SC Johnson, we strive to create a positive, inclusive and unique workplace. We strongly believe SCJ people are able to achieve their best when they can collaborate and work together in person.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The policy of the Company is to ensure equal opportunity for all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, age, gender identity, gender expression, disability, citizenship, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in any active or reserve component of the U.S. or state military forces, genetic history or information or any other category protected by law.

Accommodation Requests

If you are an individual with a disability and you need an accommodation or other assistance during the application process, please call our Human Resources department at 262-260-3343 or email your request to SCJHR@scj.com. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply. Download the EEO Know Your Rights posterfor more information.