Description
Central Garden & Pet is looking for a Senior Analyst, Treasury & Corporate Finance, to join a small, high-impact team. The team oversees treasury, capital markets, capital allocation, corporate real estate, and risk finance across the company. This person will work directly with the Treasurer and interact regularly with senior management, including the CFO and the Chairman. The role combines recurring treasury and financial analysis with a steady flow of project work. That project work includes business unit profitability analysis, special projects for the Chairman, FP&A, and Accounting, and support for acquisition and investment modeling. The Senior Analyst will work with a broad group of internal stakeholders (business unit finance and operations leaders, FP&A, Accounting, Tax, and Legal) and external parties (banks, insurers, real estate advisors, and auditors).
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Own the cash flow forecast and liquidity reporting, including ABL availability, debt capacity, and covenant compliance tracking under the company’s credit agreement and senior notes
- Support the hedging program, including execution support, policy compliance monitoring, and hedge reporting
- Lead data-driven analyses, such as working capital reviews, to help optimize Central’s cash flow
- Build financial models for supporting corporate real estate decisions, including lease vs. buy, relocations, consolidations, and lease obligation analysis, and help maintain the real estate portfolio database
- Support risk finance and insurance analysis
- Provide financial analysis on special projects for the Chairman and senior leadership, and present findings in clear, concise executive materials
- Support the Treasurer and Corporate Development with diligence, modeling, and valuation for acquisitions and investments, and analyze financing alternatives, including pro forma leverage and funding
- Partner with business units and FP&A on profitability and business model analysis, as well as data clean-up and reporting improvement projects
- Support Accounting on technical analyses as needed (e.g., equity method investments, hedge accounting)
QUALIFICATIONS
- 2+ years of experience working in corporate development, investment banking, or a private equity firm
- Excellent analytical skills, experience performing financial, valuation and broad quantitative analyses, and familiarity with accounting & key operational metrics
- Strong oral and written communication skills and experience preparing and presenting information to key decision makers
- Demonstrated track record as an outstanding critical thinker, problem-solver and team player
- Ability to work with a broad range of functions and stakeholders
- Proactive and comfortable driving workstreams independently
- Willingness to embrace unstructured environments and problems
WORKING CONDITIONS
- Occasional travel
- Hybrid- In the office 4 days per week. Frequent use of PC, phone and office equipment.
POSITION INFORMATION
- This position pays $90,000 - $125,000 per year depending on experience
BENEFITS PACKAGE & EMPLOYEE PROGRAMS
- Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- Free Life and Disability Insurance
- Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- 401k with 3% company match and annual employer discretionary contribution
- Paid vacation, holidays and sick time
- Employee Assistance Program
- Access to thousands of free online courses
- Discounts on cell phones, movie tickets, gym memberships, and more!
- Education Assistance (both college degrees and professional certifications)
- Referral Program with cash bonus
- Access to on-demand pay
- Paid parental leave
Central Garden & Pet Company (NASDAQ: CENT) (NASDAQ: CENTA) is a leading consumer goods company in the pet and garden industries. Guided by the belief that home is central to life, the Company's purpose is to proudly nurture happy and healthy homes. For over 45 years, its innovative and trusted solutions have helped lawns grow greener, gardens bloom bigger, pets live healthier, and communities grow stronger. Central is home to a diversified portfolio of market-leading brands including Amdro®, Aqueon®, Best Bully Sticks®, Cadet®, C&S®, Farnam®, Ferry-Morse®, Kaytee®, Nylabone®, Pennington®, Sevin® and Zoёcon®. With fiscal 2025 net sales of $3.1 billion, Central has strong manufacturing and logistics capabilities supported by a passionate, entrepreneurial growth culture. The Company is headquartered in Walnut Creek, California, and employs over 6,000 people, primarily across North America. Visit
www.central.com to learn more.
We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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