Lamb Weston

Senior Finance Analyst

Lamb Weston

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: Kennewick • Idaho • Washington • United States

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Salary

💰 $84,070 - $126,100 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • 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
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
financial analysiscosting standardsGAAPfinancial modelingdata validationaudit supportfinancial reportingrisk mitigationcompliance assessmentbudgeting
Soft Skills
communication skillsanalytical skillsproblem-solving skillsattention to detailself-motivationrelationship managementproject managementadaptabilityflexibilitytime management
Certifications
Bachelor's degree in FinanceBachelor's degree in AccountingMBACPACMA