Sr Finance Analyst

Location: Park Rapids

Title:

Sr Finance Analyst

Location:

Park Rapids, MNJob

Requisition
-271959

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 Performs highly complex and interpretive financial analyses for assigned area. Presents analysis and recommendations to management. Acts as a leader to less experienced staff. Effectively leads small teams and works well with small ad-hoc project teams. Areas of responsibility may include:
Finance, Accounting, Internal Audit, Treasury, Risk Mgmt, M&A, Investor Relations, Insurance & Loss, Tax, Credit, Trade, Pricing, Freight or Financial Systems. May perform business partnering, analytics, AOP & Strat Plan, monthly forecasting, Metrics & Scorecard, and/or Period close.

 
Job Description Serve as a business partner for specified function on accounting and finance related questions.  This will involve the ability to assess business needs, resolve risks and opportunities in a timely manner, and clear communication of issues/business results.

Participate in the preparation and compilation of the annual operating plan (AOP) and strategic plan for assigned component of the P&L and related balance sheet accounts.

Update the monthly forecast for assigned function based on business changes.  Actively communicate changes to business partners by providing specific, actionable and forward-looking commentary on the various changes as well as guidance on potential risk.

Participate actively in monthly consensus meeting on items such as volume, trade, and advertising and promotional spending.

Contribute to month-end/quarter-end close activities to ensure completion of assigned tasks, including identification and resolution of unusual items and issues in a timely manner.

Provide comprehensive financial analysis and models for various requests depending on the assigned function (product development, customer analysis, competitive analysis, pricing, etc.).Responsible for project work that will rotate and cut across several different financial disciplines including, but not limited to FP&A, new product development, manufacturing investments, and in-market investments. Lead the development of metrics, scorecards and reporting for assigned function.

Evaluate and deliver periodic metrics, scorecards and reports.

Provide FP&A support as needed.

Participate and/or lead various finance-wide projects, projects will vary depending on business needs.

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Preferred Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Math, and Economics required MBA or CPA/CMA certification is a plus Minimum 5 years of professional general business and financial experience

Proven ability to self-motivate in a fast paced environment, ability to deal with ambiguity, change and a dynamic business environment.

Background and experience in P&L management, along with knowledge of financial systems and general accounting concepts.

Proven ability to develop strong relationships and partnerships with internal…