Senior Financial Analyst at Lamb Weston driving financial analysis and reporting for supply chain management. Partnering with Procurement and ESG teams to enhance financial strategies and sustainability initiatives.
Responsibilities
Prepare and analyze weekly and monthly manufacturing variances for Lamb Weston production facilities, distributing results to internal staff and management.
Partner with Procurement, Plant Finance, and Contract Manufacturing teams to develop and maintain accurate costing standards.
Review costing changes for accuracy and ensure proper documentation to support audit requirements.
Support management reporting processes, including earnings releases, board presentations, and planning activities.
Coordinate input into the financial planning system and assist with the consolidation of annual operating and strategic plans.
Validate data accuracy and reasonableness with management.
Serve as a business partner for designated functions on accounting and finance-related matters, assessing business needs, providing comprehensive financial analysis and modeling, identifying risks and opportunities, and communicating issues and results clearly.
Contribute to month-end and quarter-end close activities, ensuring timely completion of tasks and resolution of unusual items.
Assist with internal and external audits as needed.
Develop and deliver periodic metrics, scorecards, and reports.
Assist in consolidating Supply Chain monthly business review reporting.
Collaborate with Procurement to review and analyze actual and forecasted internal and external inflation assumptions, support the evaluation of Procurement project savings, and provide additional support as required.
Support ESG and Sustainability initiatives by providing insights on regulatory requirements and assessing compliance impacts.
Advise on financial risk mitigation strategies to ensure compliance with carbon regulations while maintaining fiscal responsibility.
Act as Finance lead for ESG and Global Engineering projects, securing alternative funding opportunities such as grants, incentives, and strategic investments.
Support special projects and ad hoc financial analysis and reporting as requested.
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field required.
MBA or CPA/CMA certification is a plus
Minimum 5 years of professional general business and financial experience
Requires strong verbal and written communication skills and knowledge of general business concepts.
Proven fundamental knowledge of and driving compliance of GAAP.
Proven analytical and problem-solving skills.
Proven ability to balance attention to extreme detail with broader goals and time limitations.
Proven ability to self-motivate in a fast-paced environment, ability to deal with ambiguity, change and a dynamic business environment.
Proven ability to develop strong relationships and partnerships with internal customers, peers and effectively manage those relationships.
Proven ability to self-direct and manage multiple projects simultaneously to successful completion in a deadline driven environment, while being able to adapt and be flexible in a fast-paced environment.
Strong knowledge in MS Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc).
Experience with SAP, Power BI, or other software tools preferred.
Benefits
Health Insurance Benefits - Medical, Dental, Vision
Flexible Spending Accounts for Health and Dependent Care, and Health Reimbursement Accounts
Well-being programs including companywide events and a wellness incentive program
Paid Time Off
Financial Wellness – Industry leading 401(k) plan with generous company contributions, Financial Planning Services, Employee Stock purchase program, and Health Savings Accounts
Life and Accident insurance
Family-Friendly Employee events
Employee Assistance Program services – mental health and other concierge type services
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