Sr. Financial Analyst

Company Overview Synergy Flavors, part of the Carbery Group, is more than just a leading international supplier of ingredients to the global food and beverage industry—we're a team driven by purpose. Our vision is simple yet powerful: enriching lives through healthier and tastier foods. We believe great flavor starts with great people. That's why we're committed to hiring creative, passionate individuals who want to make a real impact. With deep expertise across food, beverage, and nutrition, our teams develop high-quality taste solutions that inspire innovation and elevate everyday experiences. Your Role in Synergy's Success The Senior Financial Analyst position will be responsible for financial forecasting and modeling, budgeting, variance analysis, management reporting, business partnering, and scenario planning. How You Will Contribute Design and orchestrate the annual budgeting process. Collaborate with department heads to understand their operational needs, review headcount plans, and align resource allocations with strategic goals. Lead the forecasting process by partnering with senior leaders and department heads. Update forecasts to reflect shifting economic conditions and market trends. Develop dynamic, long-range financial models to project the income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow Prepare clear, visually appealing dashboards and presentation materials for executive review and Board meetings. Conduct deep-dive analyses comparing actual financial results against budgets and forecasts. Investigate root causes and prepare commentary to explain performance gaps to senior leadership. Act as a strategic advisor to various business units. Help non-finance stakeholders interpret their department's financial data, track key performance indicators (KPIs), and identify cost-savings or revenue-enhancing opportunities. Perform "what-if" analyses to evaluate the financial impact of potential new initiatives, pricing changes, or supply chain shifts before implementation.

Market Research:

Deliver competitor analysis, market trends and associated commentary to the leadership team.

Process optimization:

Review existing processes and procedures to develop recommendations for improvement efforts. Work closely with leadership to formulate the business's short, medium, and long term financial and strategic plan. Utilize BI tools to deliver meaningful insights into business performance. Provide detailed analysis and commentary on customer activities (new wins, losses, product life cycle). Prepare business cases to support new investment, strategic plans and other business decisions. Identify the risks and opportunities in the business's outlook. Other duties as assigned.

Salary Range:

$88,000 - $119,500 The actual compensation that you will be offered will depend on a variety of factors including geography, skills and abilities, education, experience and other relevant factors. This role will remain open until filled. For more information on our benefits click here.

Department:

Finance/Accounting Location:

Wauconda, Illinois Work Arrangement:

Hybrid Reporting To:

Controller Our Commitment to our People We are a diverse and growing workforce of over 1,000 people across eight countries globally. As we continue to grow, we want to ensure that Carbery Group continues to be a place where people are supported to develop and feel that they can do their best work. We are committed to driving growth, developing future capability and delivering results through our dedicated teams. We offer competitive salaries, comprehensive benefits, and an inclusive workplace where your skills, perspectives, and experience help shape the future of our industry. Join us and be part of a team that values collaboration and makes a meaningful impact - from local communities to global markets. Carbery Group is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to fostering a supportive work environment. Across our global organisation, we employ 1000 people in 8 countries - and we are growing. From production specialists to R D experts, finance, quality, digital, marketing, sales and so much more, see what opportunities await you with Carbery and Synergy. Our Work Experience is the combination of everything that's unique about us: our culture, our core values, our company meetings, our commitment to sustainability, our recognition programs, but most importantly, it's our people. Our employees are self-disciplined, hard working, curious, trustworthy, humble, and truthful. They make choices according to what is best for the team, they live for opportunities to collaborate and make a difference, and they make us the #1 Top Workplace in the area.