Job Description
Job Description
Founded in 1954, Vibrant Ingredients is committed to providing innovative clean label solutions that naturally provide exceptional food protection, flavor, color and texture for a variety of applications, including processed and cured meat, beverages, plant-based alternatives, health and wellness, culinary, and pet nutrition. Vibrant Ingredients believes in improving the food and beverages we eat and drink with ingredients from nature that work.
About the role:
We are a trusted partner to our customers when it comes to innovation and an industry leader in clean label ingredients, we are a true partner. We collaborate with our customers in ways that respect people and the environment. A commitment to Real. Simple. Better™ drives our innovation team to discover new, on trend solutions.
As a Financial Planning Analyst, you will be responsible for delivering actionable financial insights through analysis, modeling, and reporting. This critical role helps drive cost efficiency, margin improvement, and overall financial performance across our manufacturing operations.
How will you contribute:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions. Essential job functions and duties include, but are not limited to:
- Develop, maintain, and enhance financial models for budgeting, forecasting, and long-range commercial planning.
- Analyze revenue performance, customer profitability, sales trends, and commercial KPIs; identify risks, opportunities, and actionable insights.
- Partner closely with Sales, Marketing, Operations, Supply Chain, and Procurement teams to provide financial guidance that drives commercial decisions.
- Prepare monthly commercial performance dashboards, variance analyses, and KPI reports for senior leadership.
- Support pricing, promotion, and product mix analysis to optimize revenue and margin.
- Assist in capital expenditure planning and investment analysis, including ROI and payback period assessments.
- Lead initiatives to improve FP&A processes, tools, and systems (ERP, BI platforms, reporting automation).
- Prepare presentations, reports, and financial insights for senior leadership and cross-functional stakeholders.
- Participate in cross-functional projects to improve operational efficiency, financial transparency, and commercial performance.
Minimum Requirements/Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field (required). MBA (preferred).
- 3–5 years of experience in FP&A, financial analysis, or corporate finance—ideally in manufacturing.
- Proficiency in ERP systems (e.g., Business Central), Power BI, Excel; experience with planning tools like Adaptive Insights or Anaplan (preferred).
- Strong analytical and quantitative skills with high attention to detail.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills.
- Collaborative, self-starting, and continuously improvement oriented.
Work Environment:
- May involve exposure to allergens such as Soy, Wheat, Fish, Shellfish, Milk, Egg, Tree Nuts and Sesame.
What Florida Food Products can offer you:
- Generous time off for vacations
- Paid Holidays
- 401(k) with company match
- Tuition reimbursement
- Medical/Dental/Vision
- Health & Wellness programs
More about us:
Vibrant Ingredients, headquartered in Lake Mary, FL, is one of the world's leading independent providers of natural ingredients. With a legacy spanning over 70 years, we deliver a diverse portfolio of clean label ingredients and innovative system solutions to the food and beverage industry. Our commitment to quality and performance is reflected in our American-made products, which enhance both taste and functionality. Backed by advanced manufacturing capabilities, we specialize in fermentation, patented cold brew extraction, custom flavor development, and a range of drying and blending technologies. Operating from four state-of-the-art facilities strategically located across the U.S., we ensure the accessibility of real, high-quality ingredients—helping our customers create better-for-you food and beverage for consumers.
"Improving the food and beverages consumed by providing real ingredients from nature that work."
This position is currently classified as on-site.
Employees are eligible to participate in Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, 401(k), Holidays, Vacation, Tuition Reimbursement Program.
The final salary offered for this position may take into account a number of factors including, but not limited to, location, skills, education, and experience.
In accordance with the CO Equal Pay Act, Colorado Applicants Are Not Permitted to Apply.
The Company reserves the right to modify, update, change and/or make corrections to this job description, at the sole discretion of senior management, at any time during the employee’s employment term, at the sole discretion of management.
EEO Statement
Vibrant Ingredients is an equal opportunity employer committed to employing a diverse workforce and providing accommodations for people with disabilities in all parts of the hiring process as required under its Employment Accommodation Policy. Vibrant Ingredients will work with applicants to meet accommodation needs that are made known to Vibrant Ingredients in advance.
**Please no external recruiters**