Senior Financial Analyst Dairy Foods

Land O'Lakes • Arden Hills, MN

20d • Hybrid

About The Position

Senior Financial Analyst Dairy Foods Land O'Lakes Finance is seeking a strategic and results oriented Senior Financial Analyst to support our Dairy Foods business. In this role, you will be responsible for financial and operational analysis and business growth initiatives to support the dairy case cheese, deli cheese and our Kozy Shack and Goya brands. The candidate must have strong FP&A skills who excels at communicating effectively in a cross-functional, collaborative role across business teams partnering with our marketing and sales teams. This position is located at our headquarters in Arden Hills, MN (Tuesday-Thursday in office each week)

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting or related field is required. MBA/CPA desired.
• A minimum of 6 years’ related work experience.
• Advanced Excel skills and proficiency with PowerPoint and Power BI.
• Working knowledge & direct application of balance sheets, income statements and cash flow concepts.
• Strong analytical capabilities, including financial modeling, evidenced in proven prior experience.
• Demonstrated project ownership and multi-tasking skills.
• Strong communication skills including ability to work effectively across multiple levels, functions and organizations.
• Ability to turn data into information and information into insights which can then be used to influence strategic decision making for the enterprise.
• Self-starter with a bias for action, able to work independently as financial representative within a matrixed operating environment.

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience with Hyperion Essbase Planning, and JDE applications preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the trusted day-to-day strategic financial advisor as a P&L owner for the Retail Cheese, Kozy Shack and Goya Team, leading the development of financial support on key decisions and initiatives.
• Lead month-end, forecasting, budgeting, and long-range planning processes for Retail Cheese, Kozy Shack and Goya businesses.
• Financial modeling related to potential pricing actions as well as potential product offerings being implemented by the respective marketing team.
• Working with, supporting, and maintaining relationships with key customers including the Director of Marketing and marketing team, sales leaders, supply chain and dairy foods accounting team

What This Job Offers

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