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Your role at Clorox:

As a Financial Analyst Junior within the Marketing Forecast team, you will support close and forecast activities for one Business Unit while working closely with Finance leadership and cross-functional partners. Your area of responsibility will be Marketing Spending including Advertising, Sales Promotion, and Coupons. Working as a key business partner, you will partner to facilitate business strategies and goals by translating operating activities and results into business insights. As part of Finance, your insights will drive decision-making opportunities across the organization, and your influence will help the company build big-share brands that make everyday life better, every day.

In this role, you will:

• Support the Marketing Budget Status Report (BSR) process for one Business Unit, working closely with Marketing teams and Marketing Accounting to understand spending programs, accounting policies as well as opportunities and risks.
• Complete close activities for Advertising, Sales Promotion, Coupons, and Graphics spending accounts, which include ensuring the accounting performed is in accordance with corporate guidelines and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
• Perform forecasting activities for Marketing spending for one Business Unit, including the annual budget, subsequent plan updates, and gap management activities. Analyze variances to the budget, prior updates, and year ago period and identify opportunities for creating value
• Identify and implement improvements in processes, responsibilities, templates, and systems in order to drive overall efficiency and effectiveness of the role while continuing to maintain a strong control environment
• Support category profitability by positively influencing key stakeholders to make sound financial decisions, and providing insights to leadership teams on the drivers of the SBUs business's financial performance. Proactively identifying issues/obstacles affecting profitable growth and creating/recommending sound mitigation plans that contain an objective and balanced point of view.
• Reconcile Coupons balance sheet account in order to help our stakeholders take correct decision on their budget.
• Book journal entries as needed
• Contribute in special projects as needed
  
  

What we look for:

• Minimum: Minimum of 1+ years of finance, accounting or related experience
• Advanced English level - Mandatory
  
  

Skills And Abilities

Minimum: Strong capabilities in the following areas:

• Verbal, interpersonal and written communication
• Critical thinking and decision making
• Ability to work collaboratively and effectively communicate and influence across functions and at all levels
• Innovative thinking, curiosity, and creative thinking
• Attention to detail
• Analytical and problem solving
• Results oriented and initiative
• Proficient in PC applications (Microsoft Office Preferred). Strong Excel skills.
• Strong background knowledge in accounting and finance
• SAP experience preferred
• Education Level/Degree: Bachelors degree in business, finance or accounting
  
  

Workplace type:

As a Junior Financial Analyst in the Marketing Forecast team, you support close and forecast activities for one business unit, focusing on marketing spend such as advertising, promotions, and coupons. You work closely with Finance leaders and cross‑functional partners to turn financial results into insights that support business decisions and brand growth.

Our values-based culture connects to our purpose and empowers people to be their best, professionally and personally. We serve a diverse consumer base which is why we believe teams that reflect our consumers bring fresh perspectives, drive innovation, and help us stay attuned to the world around us. That’s why we foster an inclusive culture where every person can feel respected, valued, and fully able to participate, and ultimately able to thrive. Learn more.

Benefits we offer to help you be well and thrive:

• Competitive compensation
• Generous 401(k) program in the US and similar programs in international
• Health benefits and programs that support both your physical and mental well-being
• Flexible work environment, depending on your role
• Meaningful opportunities to keep learning and growing
• Half-day Fridays, depending on your location
  
  

Please apply directly to our job postings and do not submit your resume to any person via text message. Clorox does not conduct text-based interviews and encourages you to be cautious of anyone posing as a Clorox recruiter via unsolicited texts during these uncertain times.

To all recruitment agencies: Clorox (and its brand families) does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to Clorox employees, including any members of our leadership team. Clorox is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.