Finance Analyst, Food North America

Cargill • West Columbia, SC

10h • Onsite

About The Position

The Finance Analyst, Food North America performs moderately complex managerial accounting activities in support of financial decision making at Cargill’s ground beef plant in West Columbia, South Carolina. With limited supervision, the role analyzes financial data and proposes recommendations for budgeting and forecasting processes. It also contributes to improvements in management information systems, reporting standards, and business metrics to support data-informed decisions.

The role is onsite the majority of the time at the West Columbia, South Carolina Beef Processing Plant.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
• At least 2 years of relevant work experience.
• Data analytical skills using spreadsheets or business intelligence tools.
• Experience leveraging financial and business systems to monitor business activities and aid decision making.

Nice To Haves

• Experience using accounting technology applications.
• Professional experience working in a plant environment.
• SAP experience.

Responsibilities

• Analyze business performance against plans, budgets, forecasts, and key performance indicators, connecting non-financial indicators with actual costs for tracking, analysis, and reporting.
• Identify insights through financial analysis and research to support strategic business decisions.
• Analyze costs associated with products, projects, or plants to clarify cost drivers and opportunities for improvement.
• Participate in departmental continuous improvement initiatives, researching industry trends and accounting standards and identifying opportunities to improve effectiveness and efficiency.
• Maintain positive relationships with business leaders and teams to understand local and regional business needs.
• Review moderately complex risk and mitigation controls reports, custom transaction code reports, and sensitive role reports; assess gaps and support cleanup activities to address control vulnerabilities or inefficiencies.

What This Job Offers

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