Senior Food Industry Finance Associate
Full Time • Alhambra
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Employee discounts
- Free food & snacks
- Vision insurance
Senior Finance Associate
Location: Alhambra, CA 91803
Company: A-SHA Foods USA, Inc
Industry: Food & Beverage CPG
Company: A-SHA Foods USA, Inc
Industry: Food & Beverage CPG
Role Overview
We are seeking a Senior Finance Associate with direct experience in CPG food or beverage to manage day-to-day financial operations, reporting, and analysis. This role will be highly hands-on and responsible for supporting Sales, Supply Chain, and Leadership with accurate financial data, disciplined processes, and actionable insights.
The ideal candidate understands the mechanics of trade spend, deductions, chargebacks, promotions, royalties, and distributor economics, and is comfortable working closely with cross-functional teams to solve problems and improve performance.
Key Responsibilities
- Own monthly close, financial reporting, and variance analysis
- Build and maintain sales forecasts, budgets, and rolling forecasts
- Manage trade spend accounting, including:
- Deductions, chargebacks, billbacks, and promotional accruals
- Coordination with Sales and AR to resolve discrepancies
- Analyze customer, SKU, and channel profitability
- Support pricing decisions, margin analysis, and cost-to-serve modeling
- Track and report on royalties and licensing fees, where applicable
- Partner with Supply Chain on COGS, inventory, freight, and landed cost analysis
- Improve finance processes, controls, and reporting tools
- Prepare materials for leadership reviews and board reporting
Qualifications
- 5–8 years of finance or accounting experience in a CPG food or beverage company
- Strong working knowledge of:
- Retail and distributor deductions & chargebacks
- Trade promotions and billback structures
- Gross margin and contribution margin analysis
- Inventory, COGS, and freight cost management
- Royalties and contract-based revenue
- Advanced Excel skills; experience with ERP systems (NetSuite preferred)
- Strong attention to detail with the ability to work independently
- Effective communicator who can partner with Sales and Operations
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field
What Success Looks Like
- Clean, accurate monthly close and reporting
- Improved visibility and control over trade spend and deductions
- Faster issue resolution with Sales and AR
- Better insight into profitability drivers and cost opportunities
Why Join Us
- Hands-on role with real ownership
- Growing CPG brand with complexity and opportunity
- Collaborative team environment
- Competitive compensation and benefits
Job Type: Full-time
Compensation: $25.00 - $35.00 per hour
About
A-Sha Foods USA strives to create Food to Fuel our Future with 8 main product verticals beyond just the best ramen noodles on the market: Legacy, Convenience, Snack Line, Beverage, Natural, Cross-Overs, Comfort, and Innovations are all manufactured with transparency, innovation, sustainability, and premium quality in mind. In line with our sustainability values, A-Sha packaging also does not contain PFAS substances.
Coming from a 100-year-old Taiwanese legacy in producing quality noodles, we have now coupled technology with our heritage to start manufacturing food that is healthier and kinder to our bodies; food that is sustainable; and food that looks beyond our present ecosystem towards a future where non-perishable foods may be the best alternative.
A-Sha Principles
- TRANSPARENT - INNOVATIVE - SUSTAINABLE - PREMIUM -
Our Story
A-Sha Foods USA strives to create Food to Fuel our Future with 8 main product verticals beyond just the best ramen noodles on the market: Legacy, Convenience, Snack Line, Beverage, Natural, Cross-Overs, Comfort, and Innovations are all manufactured with transparency, innovation, sustainability, and premium quality in mind.
A-Sha Foods USA delivers the authentic taste of Taiwan to your doorstep, offering a variety of delicious noodle dishes and tasty snacks that provide a unique and wholesome alternative to conventional fried noodles. With our patented 100-year-old recipe and time honored 18-hour noodle drying technique, we’re combining traditional tastes with modern standards to create premium products that contain no artificial flavoring or preservatives. With over 10g of plant-based protein per serving, our noodles are like nothing you have ever had before. Already recognized by food critics as the top noodle from Taiwan, we invite you to be delighted by the convenience of easy-to-make noodles that are delicious, nutritious, and prepared with nothing suspicious.
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