Senior Financial Analyst

Blueair, as part of Unilever, is a rapidly growing global brand with consumer health at its core. We believe that no matter where you live, your lifestyle, or your specific health needs, air health is vital to your well-being. Over the last 30 years, Blueair has built a team of creative thinkers, health enthusiasts, and innovators who are passionate about our impactful products. We are seeking to add to our entrepreneurial and dynamic culture with a Senior Financial Analyst supporting the North America FP&A team. Position Description: We are seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to join our FP&A team, supporting the finance function across our air wellness product portfolio. This role serves as a critical finance business partner to three commercial channels: Direct-to-Consumer (DTC), Marketing, and Sales. The ideal candidate brings exceptional financial modeling expertise, a meticulous attention to detail, and a continuous-improvement mindset. You must be comfortable and effective at translating complex data into actionable insight that drives profitable growth. We believe that we’re better together. Our team is hybrid and requires applicants to live commuting distance from our Chicago Loop location and be in-office Tuesday-Thursday. At Blueair you’ll be part of a global team with creative minds collaborating from around the world. We work across time zones, so some flexibility in working hours is part of the adventure. It’s a chance to connect with passionate teammates worldwide, gain diverse perspectives, and help build a brand that resonates across cultures. What You’ll Do Commercial Finance Business Partnership Support • Serve as a supporting finance partner, with the FP&A manager, to DTC, Marketing, and Sales Promotions teams, providing financial guidance and decision support across all commercial planning cycles. • Analyze and evaluate DTC channel performance including e-commerce, and subscription programs; identify revenue and margin optimization opportunities. • Partner with the FP&A Manager/Marketing team to build ROI frameworks, track campaign spend and efficiency, and evaluate trade and consumer promotion investments across Blueair’s product lines. • Assist FP&A Manager in supporting the Sales team by modeling deal economics, evaluating promotional lift scenarios, and tracking net revenue impact against plan. • Help translate commercial strategy into financial plans, advising cross-functional stakeholders on trade-offs and implications of business decisions. Financial Modeling & Advanced Analytics • Assist FP&A manager with building, maintaining, and continuously improving financial models including revenue forecasting, margin bridge analysis, promotional ROI, and scenario/sensitivity analysis. • Assist with developing driver-based models that connect to P&L outcomes across product categories. • Involvement with monthly, quarterly, and annual forecasting processes for assigned commercial functions; synthesize actuals vs. plan variance analysis with clear narrative. • Design dynamic templates and dashboards that bring financial transparency to commercial teams; automate recurring reporting Reporting, Insight & Storytelling • Assist with preparing high-quality reporting packages for leadership, outlining financial performance across DTC, Marketing, and Sales with clear commentary. • Conduct analyses on product line profitability, consumer channel economics, and marketing spend effectiveness. • Monitor SKU-level and category-level trends; surface risks and opportunities with data-driven recommendations. • Contribute to ad hoc strategic analyses as required by leadership. Process Improvement & Operational Excellence • Work with FP&A Manager to proactively identify inefficiencies in existing FP&A processes and reporting workflows; design and implement scalable, repeatable solutions. • Contribute to finance transformation initiatives including planning tool enhancements, data integrity improvements, and automation of manual processes. • Help to establish and enforce data governance