Financial Analyst

About Trident Seafoods.

Trident Seafoods is North America's largest vertically integrated seafood harvesting and processing company. Trident is a privately held, 100 percent USA-owned company with global operations in 6 countries and serves customers in almost 60 countries. Headquartered in Seattle, Washington (USA), Trident employs approximately 7,700 people worldwide each year and partners with over 2,700 independent fishermen and crewmembers in Alaska. Trident catches and processes virtually every commercial species of salmon, whitefish, and crab harvested in the North Pacific and Alaska. The global supply chain also encompasses cultured and wild species sourced from an international network of trusted suppliers.

Summary: The Financial Analyst supports the Trident Alaska Manufacturing division of Trident Seafoods Corporation, an Alaska based seafood manufacturer with a Support Center in Seattle. This position, located at our Seattle Support Center, completes financial analysis of our processing facilities in Alaska, establishes and measures KPIs to validate productivity initiatives, prepares periodic reporting, and supports financial planning. 

Essential Functions:

• Supports our Operational Excellence team by providing financial forecasting and validation of cost saving and revenue driving projects across Alaska. 
• Work collaboratively with logistics and procurement teams to validate cost saving initiatives across direct, indirect, and transportation & warehousing projects. 
• Generates and distributes weekly/monthly/quarterly spend, inventory, and production reports as needed.  
• Assists manufacturing controllers in preparing plant financials such as pro-forma P&Ls and analyzes various trends and key performance indicators.  
• Assists manufacturing controllers supporting Alaska operations to understand supply and cost rate variances. 
• Supports process improvement projects to update transactional, financial, and reporting processes. 
• Prepares ad hoc reports and analytical projects as requested. 
• Regularly works onsite to build strong team connections, collaborate across functions, and solve problems in real time.

The essential functions listed above are not exhaustive. The organization may assign other duties as needed to meet business requirements. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

Compensation & Benefits:

This is a non-exempt position with an hourly pay rate range of $33 to $43 per hour. 

Trident Seafoods offers a comprehensive and quality benefits package. Full time employees may be eligible for discretionary/performance-based incentives, medical, dental and vision insurance plans, optional HRA/HSA, telemedicine, employee assistance and wellness programs, disability programs, basic life and AD&D, and a 401(k) plan with a company match, paid time off (PTO), 10 paid holidays each year, and paid parental leave. For full-time employees, the initial PTO benefit starts at 20 days per year, adjusted commensurate with relevant experience, front loaded on the first of the year, initially prorated quarterly based on hire date. Commuter programs are also available.

More information can be found at https://www.tridentseafoods.com/benefits.

Travel/On-Call Requirements:

• Ability to travel up to 10% of the time 

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum of 2 years of progressive finance related experience  
• Four-year degree (B.A.) in Finance, Accounting, Business, or related field; or equivalent combination of education and experience 
• Analytical background and experience working directly in a finance environment modeling revenues, costs, and expenses 
• Experience with an ERP system, such as SAP 

Preferred Education & Experiences:

• Experience working in a production/manufacturing industry 
• Demonstrated experience in developing and building complex financial models and P&Ls 
• SAP experience  
• Database (BI design, SQL, Access) experience 
• Lean Six Sigma certification 

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSA):

• Proven interpersonal skills and ability to work across departments and geographies 
• Strong Microsoft Excel and financial analysis skills, including volume-mix-rate variance analysis 

Work Environment:

This is an on-site position based at the Trident Support Center office in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood, with the option to work remotely on Fridays.

In-office time takes place in a typical office environment: temperature controlled with adequate lighting and moderate noise. While remote, employees must provide appropriate home office space.

Work Ability Requirements: 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit for long periods of time at a desk. Frequently required to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to talk or hear. The employee will occasionally stand, walk, and may lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include near vision for frequent use of a computer. 

Work Authorizations: 

This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.