Senior Financial Analyst (Remote)

Senior Financial Analyst – Remote

ABOUT ANTELOPE

Antelope is an omnichannel pet consumer platform founded in August 2021 with the mission to elevate the lives of pets by delivering the highest quality products across all pet products and services via a buy-and-build strategy. “Ante” means to increase the stakes or consideration of, and “lope” means to leap with bounding steps together. Antelope is raising the standards of pet care by buying, building, and growing high-quality, natural pet brands. The company is backed by Alpine Investors and has made five acquisitions so far (Bocce’s Bakery, Diggin’ Your Dog / Super Snouts, Doggo, My Perfect Pet, and Ark Naturals), and they are just getting started. Antelope plans to acquire additional all-natural, high-quality brands to become the one-stop shop for pet parents.

OVERVIEW

Antelope is looking for a highly analytical and driven Senior Financial Analyst to support forecasting, reporting, and financial ideas across our growing multi-brand CPG portfolio. This role is great for someone early in their career who brings 2–4 years of CPG finance experience, advanced Excel skills, and a passion for building strong financial tools and models. You will play a key role in supporting our Director of FP&A, supporting important parts of forecasting, dashboarding, and performance analysis while working closely with Sales, Marketing, Supply Chain, and Leadership in a fast-paced, high-growth setting.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Financial Planning & Forecasting

• Support monthly, quarterly, and annual revenue and expense forecasting across brands, customers, and channels.
• Maintain and improve financial models including volume, pricing, GTN, trade spend, and promotional assumptions.
• Conduct variance analysis versus forecast, budget, and prior year. Clearly identify drivers, risks, and opportunities.
• Assist in annual planning, long-range modeling, and scenario analysis.

Reporting & Data Insights

• Prepare recurring financial reports, dashboards, and KPI summaries in Excel or Tableau.
• Combine and check data from ERP or BI systems to make sure it is accurate and consistent.
• Monitor business performance and put trends into clear, useful ideas.
• Produce clean, executive-ready presentations in PowerPoint for leadership.
• Provide ad hoc analysis to support decision-making across the organization.

CPG Profitability & Commercial Analysis

• Analyze SKU, customer, and channel-level profitability and margin drivers.
• Support pricing decisions, promotional analysis, retailer programs, and mix impact.
• Evaluate trade spend effectiveness and assist with GTN modeling.
• Work with Sales and Marketing to understand category dynamics, business performance, and commercial levers.

Cross-Functional Partnership

• Work with Sales, Marketing, Operations, Supply Chain, and Accounting to gather inputs and check assumptions.
• Support new product launches, channel initiatives, and marketing programs with financial ideas.
• Translate complex data into simple stories for both finance and non-finance partners.
• Communicate findings and recommendations clearly and effectively across teams.

Process & System Improvement

• Automate recurring reports and make manual workflows simpler.
• Improve forecasting tools, dashboards, templates, and models for scalability and accuracy.
• Support ERP or BI utilization (NetSuite, Tableau, etc.) and ongoing system improvements.
• Find and put in place process improvements that make efficiency and data quality better.

QUALIFICATIONS

• 2–4+ years of experience in FP&A, preferably in the consumer products industry.
• Strong financial modeling and forecasting skills.
• Excel expert (advanced formulas, pivots, modeling, scenario analysis).
• Strong PowerPoint skills with the ability to create clean, executive-ready presentations.
• Solid understanding of revenue drivers, pricing, trade spend, and margin dynamics within CPG.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with high attention to detail.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced setting and manage competing priorities.
• Clear communicator who can turn data into useful ideas.
• Proficiency in financial software and tools (e.g., Excel, ERP systems, BI tools like Tableau).
• Great communication and presentation skills, with the ability to turn complex financial data into useful ideas.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, changing setting with competing priorities.
• Strong business sense with a deep understanding of the consumer products market.

Preferred Qualifications (Nice to Have)

• Experience with NetSuite, Tableau, or CPG-specific pricing and trade spend modeling.
• Must love dogs or cats (and treats!).

WHAT WE OFFER

• Connected remote-first culture with a highly engaged distributed workforce.
• Flexible PTO.
• Competitive compensation.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401K employer match.
• Professional Development & Learning Programs.
• Home Office Stipend.
• Parental leave including “pawternity.”
• Discounted Antelope products.
• Discounted pet insurance.

Category

Data Analysis