Finance Analyst

Lamb Weston • Hermiston, OR

5d

About The Position

You’ve probably enjoyed our fries without even knowing it! As a leading manufacturer in our industry, and public Fortune 500 company, 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.

The key role of this position will be to support the Plant to achieve our Compelling Business Need (CBN). Role will primarily support Plant operations in top loss reduction. The role will also be responsible for monthly/quarterly/annual financial journal entries, Complete & Accuracy (C&A) in accordance with Internal Audit and GAAP, supporting SOX controls for inventory counting, daily reporting and financial oversite. The role will be required to be a member of multiple Pillar teams developing and implementing tools and reporting that supports Unlock Teams. This role will also be required to lead cross-function teams on assigned SLA Projects to identify plant losses and develop plants to reduce/eliminate those losses.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or relevant equivalent work experience, Finance, Accounting and/or other Business Field Degree preferred
• Minimum 3 years of experience preferred in cost accounting, supply chain finance, data analytics, or other applicable accounting related fields.
• Requires strong verbal and written communication skills, and knowledge of general business concepts.
• Ability to analyze and assimilate financial information into actionable data and recommendations.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in food manufacturing is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Finance support for cost savings analysis, allocation, tracking and reporting.
• Plays a key role in the month-end close process to include journal entries, account reconciliations and forecasting.
• Perform monthly reporting and control activities.
• Provide consolidated fiscal year plan results including recommendations and strategies.
• Provide effective counsel and analysis to assist Company in meeting the established financial and profit objectives or CBN.
• Responsible for moderate to complex financial analysis.
• Prepare and upload annual financial plans for Supply Chain departments.
• Financial support for various Plant Pillar departments.
• Develop tools/reports in support of Unlock.
• Be a key player on ERP implementation and go forward plans.
• Support plant operations with Project Unlock systems and standards.
• Manage multi-functional teams to drive out top losses.

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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level