Senior Analyst, Distribution Finance (3PL Operations) – 3PL Operations Finance

Job Description

Senior Analyst, Distribution Finance (3PL Operations) | Levi Strauss & Co.

The Tone:
This is a full-time hybrid role at Levi Strauss & Co., located in Groveport, Ohio. Levi Strauss & Co. is a global apparel company that designs and markets jeans, casual wear, and related accessories. This role is crucial for ensuring the financial performance and governance of the company’s third-party logistics network across the US and Canada. By delivering financial insights and analysis, this position helps drive smarter decisions, optimize costs, improve service performance, and strengthen critical distribution partnerships.

The TL;DR
• Role: Full Time
• Type: Full time
• Location: Hybrid – Groveport, Ohio, USA
• Pay: $80100–$117500 yearly
• Team: Reports to the Senior Manager, Distribution Finance
• Mission: Deliver financial insights and analysis to optimize costs, improve service performance, and ensure governance within the third-party logistics network.

What You’ll Actually Do
• Support financial planning: Assist with month-end close, forecasting, annual operating plans, and long-range planning for 3PL distribution operations.
• Analyze costs and contracts: Review and analyze 3PL operating expenses, contractual costs, and service-related charges, validating billings for compliance.
• Develop cost forecasts: Create forecasts for volume-driven costs using shipment volume, inventory levels, productivity, and labor assumptions.
• Prepare financial reporting: Generate financial and operational reports, highlighting trends, variances, risks, and opportunities for stakeholders.
• Monitor controls and compliance: Oversee controls related to inventory management, shrink, cycle counts, revenue recognition, 3PL invoicing, and shortage claims.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, Industrial Engineering, Actuarial Science, or a related field, for a senior-level finance position.
• Experience: 5+ years in FP&A, accounting, finance, or operational finance, with experience supporting supply chain, distribution, logistics, or operational business functions.
• Skills: Knowledge of budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis, and month-end close processes; experience analyzing operational and volume-driven cost drivers; ability to translate financial data into actionable business insights across functions and levels.
• Bonus: CPA, MBA, or related professional certification.