Senior Finance Analyst - Business Unit Finance

Title:

Senior Finance Analyst
- Business Unit Finance

Location:

Eagle, IDJob

Requisition
-272013

Time Type:
Full time About Lamb Weston You’ve probably enjoyed our fries without even knowing it! As a leading manufacturer in our industry, we inspire and bring people together with foods they love and trust. Our customer base includes international food service providers, restaurants, and households in over 100 countries around the world. A highly innovative global corporation with a start-up mindset, we empower 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 you’ll join a winning team of 10,000+ people all dedicated to raising the bar – together.

If you have a strong drive for results, a desire to help us bring the world together through our fries, and are ready for a fresh challenge, we want to hear from you.

Job Description Summary Lamb Weston is seeking a Senior Finance Analyst to support the North America National Accounts organization. This role will serve as a key finance partner to Sales and cross-functional teams to evaluate business performance, identify risks and opportunities, and deliver actionable insights and recommendations that support key commercial decisions. The Senior Financial Analyst will play a lead role in monthly forecasting, period-end reporting and analysis, annual planning, customer profitability analysis, and the development of financial models that enhance decision-making.

The successful candidate will leverage strong analytical capabilities, effective communication skills, and commercial business acumen to translate complex data into meaningful insights and recommendations for business partners.

Job Description Develop and maintain a comprehensive understanding of the key financial, operational, and commercial drivers impacting the National Accounts business

Lead month-end close activities, including reporting, variance analysis, and communication of key financial and business performance drivers

Proactively identify, quantify, and communicate risks and opportunities in a timely manner, providing actionable recommendations to support business objectives

Provide specific, actionable, and forward-looking commentary and recommendations to support monthly forecasting processes

Perform SG&A, trade investment, customer profitability, and related performance analysis

Play a key role in the development of the annual operating plan and strategic planning processes

Develop and maintain complex financial models and perform analysis to support commercial initiatives, product development, customer analysis, pricing strategies, and other business opportunities

Partner with Sales and cross-functional teams to provide insights and recommendations that drive profitable growth and improve financial performance

Drive the development and enhancement of reporting tools, dashboards, and processes to improve data accuracy, reporting efficiency, and business visibility

Provide ad-hoc financial analysis and support to Finance, Sales, and other business stakeholders

Basic &

Preferred Qualifications Education/

Experience:

Bachelor’s degree required, in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, or a related field5+ years of experience in finance, accounting, analytics, FP&A, or related business functions

Skills:

Knowledge of P&L management and generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP)
Demonstrated ability to independently analyze and synthesize complex data into meaningful financial insights and recommendations

Ability to present complex financial information through reports, dashboards, and visualizations to both financial and non-financial audiences, including senior leaders

Strong…