Sr Finance Analyst-Commercial Planning Sales

Lamb Weston•Eagle, ID

About The Position

The Commercial Planning Sales/Finance Analyst provides financial and commercial analysis, planning, forecasting, reporting, and business insights to support sales and commercial decision-making. The role partners with Sales, Finance, Marketing, Revenue Management, and Supply Chain to analyze business performance, identify opportunities and risks, and turn data into actionable recommendations. Success means improving forecast and reporting accuracy, clarifying commercial opportunities and risks, and helping Sales and Finance leaders make informed decisions. The position is based in Eagle, Idaho, and calls for strong analytical and financial skills, an understanding of the CPG industry, experience with large and complex data sets, and proficiency in SAP/BPC, SAP Analysis for Office (AFO), and Power BI. The analyst supports annual operating plans, budgets, forecasts, and long-range plans; evaluates actual results against budget, forecast, prior year, and plan assumptions; and analyzes sales and financial performance across customers, channels, products, brands, regions, and markets. The role develops recurring reports, dashboards, variance analyses, profitability analyses, and executive-level presentations. It also improves reporting through automation, standardization, and data visualization, while ensuring data accuracy and consistency. The analyst serves as a resource to commercial teams and supports ad hoc analysis and special projects. Lamb Weston is a global food manufacturer and supplier of frozen potato, sweet potato, appetizer, and vegetable products. The company describes itself as an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business, Data Analytics, or a related field.
At least 3 years of experience in financial analysis, commercial finance, sales analytics, or a related discipline.
Strong analytical, financial modeling, and problem-solving skills.
Advanced Excel skills.
Strong experience with SAP and SAP Analysis for Office (AFO).
Strong experience developing reports and dashboards using Microsoft Power BI.
Ability to analyze large data sets and identify meaningful business insights.
Strong communication and presentation skills.
Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
High attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting Sales, Commercial Planning, Revenue Growth Management, or Commercial Finance.
Understanding of CPG commercial concepts, including revenue and net sales, volume and price/mix, gross-to-net, gross margin, customer profitability, pricing, promotional effectiveness, sales forecasting, and distribution and channel performance.
Experience working with large customer- and SKU/product-level data sets.
Experience with SAP BW, SAP Analytics Cloud, or related SAP reporting environments.
Experience integrating multiple data sources into Power BI.
Experience with financial planning and forecasting systems.
SQL and other business intelligence and financial planning tools.

Responsibilities

Support development of annual operating plans, budgets, forecasts, and long-range plans.
Analyze actual results against budget, forecast, prior year, and plan assumptions.
Identify business drivers, trends, risks, and opportunities affecting sales and profitability, and support commercial planning cycles.
Analyze sales performance by customer, channel, product, brand, region, and/or market.
Identify sales and financial trends and communicate key findings to leadership.
Develop variance analyses and explain significant changes in performance.
Support customer- and account-level profitability analysis.
Develop and maintain recurring financial and commercial reports.
Create Power BI dashboards and visualizations to communicate business performance and trends.
Use SAP to retrieve, validate, and analyze financial and sales data; use SAP Analysis for Office (AFO) for reporting, analysis, planning, and data extraction.
Improve reporting through automation, standardization, and enhanced data visualization, while ensuring accuracy and consistency across reporting platforms.
Partner with Sales, Finance, Marketing, Revenue Management, and Supply Chain to support business decisions.
Translate complex financial and commercial data into clear, actionable insights.
Prepare presentations and executive-level reporting for business reviews.
Serve as an analytical resource for commercial teams and support ad hoc analyses and special projects.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
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.
401(k) plan with company contributions.
Financial planning services.
Employee stock purchase program.
Health Savings Accounts.
Life and accident insurance.
Family-friendly employee events.
Employee Assistance Program services, including mental health and concierge-type services.