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
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