Sr Finance Analyst

Title: Sr Finance Analyst

Location: Eagle, ID

About Lamb Weston

We love making fries almost as much as you like eating them! Since the 1950's, Lamb Weston has inspired customers with food they love, trust, and share with families and friends. As a leading global manufacturer of quality frozen potato products with over 10,000+ team members around the world, it's our business to see the possibilities in potatoes and people.

We are looking for team members with an appetite for a challenge! People who are hungry to join a winning team and help us make a difference in the world. When you join Lamb Weston, you join a community with a strong support network and training programs designed to nurture, inspire, and help you grow.

We are driven by a relentless pursuit of results and by people who think creatively and embrace our values of: Integrity, Teamwork, Inclusion, Drive for Results, and Empowerment. Exactly what you'd expect from the most inventive potato company in the world!

Join Lamb Weston! We bring the world together with our fries.

Job Description Summary

In this position, you will provide analytical support to global Lamb Weston. You will collaborate with various business unit teams to optimize revenue growth management while driving profitable business results. Specific tasks may include leading price governance and oversight, periodic reporting, revenue growth management (RGM) analysis, ROI analytics, developing reporting, conducting reviews, ad hoc projects and other duties as assigned.

Job Description

Performs highly complex and interpretive financial analyses for assigned area under minimum supervision. 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. May perform business partnering, analytics, AOP & Strat Plan, monthly forecasting, Metrics & Scorecard, and/or Period close. Minimum 3 years related experience.

Position Responsibilities

• Provide data analysis and proactive recommendations to make profitable business decisions and maximize top and bottom-line growth.

• Perform weekly/monthly/quarterly RGM reviews and analysis.

• Take a lead role in understanding key RGM and pricing components of the P&L and be able to explain key drivers for material changes in the financial opportunities and results.

• Take a lead role in managing price lists and price changes.

• Analyze price elasticities of demand and provide recommendations.

• Provide support on price governance and oversight.

• Analyze monthly business results, issue required reports, reconciliations, and make recommendations to business partners on opportunities for improvement.

• Understand and challenge (where necessary) monthly variances and work with Sales/Finance to manage.

• Develop relationships with cross-functional partners and key central services groups.

• Complete special projects as required.

Basic & Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, statistics, economics, or other analytical fields preferred.

• 3-7 years of professional experience in financial analysis and data management preferred.

• Critical thinking, intellectual curiosity, and creative problem-solving ability.

• Exceptional analytical skills with a focus on being detail-oriented - the individual must be able to perform analysis using multiple sources of data and technology to support various teams in commercial decisions with minimal direction.

• Excellent computer skills required (Microsoft Office - spreadsheet, database management, pivot tables, presentations, etc.).

• Experience in Sales Force & PowerBI desired

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and be able to interact and persuade individuals levels senior to him or her, as well as actively participate in meetings and group discussions with individuals from various parts of the organization (e.g., Marketing, Sales, Finance).

• Excellent organization and prioritization skills.

• Self-starter with the ability to function in a fast paced, dynamic environment with a positive attitude.

Industry-Competitive Benefits

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 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

Benefits may vary based on location, job role/level, job status, and/or the terms of any applicable collective bargaining agreements.

Job Requisition ID: Req-255031

Time Type: Full time

Anticipated Close Date: 08/17/2024

In compliance with applicable state and local laws, Lamb Weston has opted to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation for this role. This compensation is specific to this position and takes into account a number of variables. Actual compensation may be higher or lower in the range posted based on various factors, including, but not limited to, job duties, experience and expertise. A candidate's work location could also impact the actual compensation being outside of the range to reflect local cost of labor. A reasonable annual estimate of the range for this role based on the variables previously mentioned is: $81,620.00 - $122,430.00

Lamb Weston is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected factor under federal, state or local law