Financial Analyst

About Lamb Weston

Lamb Weston is a leading manufacturer in our industry, inspiring and bringing people together with foods they love and trust. Our customer base includes international food service providers, restaurants, and households in over 100 countries worldwide. We are a highly innovative global corporation with a start‑up mindset, empowering every individual to make a genuine difference. You’ll gain access to hands‑on training to fuel your growth and success, explore opportunities for new solutions, and join a winning team of 10,000+ people dedicated to raising the bar together.

The key role of this position is to support the finance and accounting functions at the Park Rapids plant. Responsibilities include monthly/quarterly/annual financial journal entries and reconciliations, daily cost reporting, ensuring completeness & accuracy in accordance with company policies and GAAP, supporting SOX controls, the annual planning process, and special projects. This position will communicate frequently with personnel at all levels within the plant and the Supply Chain organization, conveying outstanding issues clearly and timely.

• Perform daily, weekly, and monthly reporting and control activities.
• Participate in the preparation and compilation of the annual financial plan.
• Play a key role in the month‑end close process including journal entries, account reconciliations and related controls.
• Play a key role in the raw accounting function including inventory reporting, costing and harvest support; harvest support entails pre‑harvest preparation, scale ticket review, scale house support, and reporting.
• Maintain the fixed asset module, track capital spending, and ensure capital project close‑out timeliness.
• Prepare and analyze manufacturing variances for the production facility with distribution to the Supply Chain organization.
• Provide financial reporting support for various Plant Pillar departments.
• Collaborate with and, as needed, act as a backup for other finance team members.
• Support finance for cost savings analysis, allocation, tracking, and reporting.
• Assist plant personnel with developing and implementing continuous improvement projects.
• Assist in internal and external audits at the plant level, compiling documentation and support schedules and communicating with auditors.
• Be a key player on ERP system implementation and go‑forward plans.
• Other duties and projects as assigned.

• B.S. in Finance, Accounting and/or other Business Field, required.
• 3+ years of general business and financial experience.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and knowledge of general business concepts.
• Ability to analyze and assimilate financial information into actionable data and recommendations.
• Fundamental understanding of generally accepted accounting principles.
• Ability to deal with ambiguity, change and a dynamic business environment.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office programs (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Access).
• Knowledge of SAP or other ERP software tools preferred.
• Ability to draw on outside resources and work on cross‑functional teams.
• Appropriately prioritize workload and demonstrate flexibility when requested to work on special projects.
• Experience effectively working across multiple departments to complete a project or resolve an organizational challenge.
• Demonstrate ability to self‑motivate and work under limited supervision in a fast‑paced environment, dealing with ambiguity, change, and a dynamic business environment.

Coupled with our compensation and bonus incentive programs, our benefits deliver rewards that are market competitive. Some of the most attractive elements of our benefit programs include:

• Health Insurance Benefits — Medical, Dental, Vision
• Flexible Spending Accounts for Health and Dependent Care, and Health Reimbursement Accounts
• Well‑being programs including company‑wide 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, Health Savings Accounts,…