Strategic Business Analyst

Cosmo International

  • Fort Lauderdale, Florida
  • 10 days ago

    Highlights

    The ideal candidate will have strong financial modeling, forecasting, budgeting, profitability, pricing, and business-performance analysis experience and be comfortable working directly with senior/executive leadership. We are seeking a Strategic Business Analyst with approximately 5–10 years of experience in FP&A, commercial finance, strategic business analysis, or a similar analytical role.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationFort Lauderdale, Florida

    Description

    About the Role

    We are seeking a Strategic Business Analyst with approximately 5–10 years of experience in FP&A, commercial finance, strategic business analysis, or a similar analytical role. The ideal candidate will have strong financial modeling, forecasting, budgeting, profitability, pricing, and business-performance analysis experience and be comfortable working directly with senior/executive leadership. Advanced Excel is essential, along with strong Power BI/BI capabilities and ERP experience, preferably SAP. Experience within fragrance, beauty/cosmetics, CPG, specialty chemicals, ingredients, or a similar manufacturing/B2B environment is strongly preferred. This is a full-time, on-site position in Fort Lauderdale.

    What You'll Do

    Strategic Business Analysis

    • Partner directly with the General Manager to support strategic planning, execution, and key business decisions.
    • Analyze business performance to identify trends, risks, growth opportunities, and recommended actions.
    • Build financial and commercial models to support investments, pricing decisions, customer strategies, and other business priorities.
    • Support annual business planning, forecasting, budgeting, and long-range planning.

    Commercial & Sales Analytics

    • Analyze sales performance by customer, territory, category, product, and salesperson.
    • Develop profitability analyses by customer, account, and product portfolio.
    • Support pricing strategies, growth initiatives, incentive programs, and business cases.
    • Evaluate new business opportunities and customer investments.
    • Support Sales leadership with pipeline management, forecasting accuracy, and account planning.

    Financial Analysis

    • Partner closely with Finance to strengthen forecasting accuracy and profitability analysis.
    • Monitor gross margin, contribution margin, and operating performance.
    • Develop financial models to evaluate investment decisions and strategic initiatives.
    • Identify opportunities for cost optimization and operational efficiency.

    Business Intelligence & Reporting

    • Maintain dashboards, scorecards, and executive reporting tools.
    • Ensure the accuracy and integrity of business data.
    • Present findings to senior leadership with clear, actionable recommendations.

    Cross-Functional & Process Support

    • Support demand planning, inventory optimization, and analysis of operational performance and customer service levels.
    • Participate in cross-functional improvement initiatives involving Sales, Finance, and relevant operational teams.
    • Leverage SAP, Formpak, and business intelligence tools to improve reporting, analytics, efficiency, and data quality.
    • Support digital transformation and continuous improvement projects.
     

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