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 works closely with Sales, Finance, Marketing, Revenue Management, and Supply Chain to assess business performance, identify opportunities and risks, and turn data into actionable recommendations. The position calls for strong analytical and financial capabilities, knowledge of the Consumer-Packaged Goods (CPG) industry, experience with large and complex data sets, and proficiency with SAP/BPC, Analysis for Office (AFO), and Power BI. Success in the role means turning complex sales and financial data into clear insights, improving forecasting and reporting accuracy, identifying commercial opportunities and risks, and providing recommendations that support informed decisions by Sales and Finance leaders. The ideal candidate is analytical, commercially minded, detail-oriented, technology-savvy, and effective in a fast-paced environment. 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 performance, profitability, variances, and trends. The role develops and maintains recurring reports and Power BI dashboards, retrieves and analyzes data using SAP and AFO, improves reporting processes, and checks data accuracy and consistency. The analyst also partners with cross-functional teams, prepares business-review and executive-level presentations, supports commercial teams with analysis, and contributes to ad hoc analyses and special projects.

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.
Knowledge of SQL.
Experience with 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.
Support commercial planning cycles.
Analyze sales performance by customer, channel, product, brand, region, and/or market.
Communicate sales and financial trends and 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.
Ensure accuracy and consistency of data 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.
Support ad hoc analysis and special projects.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance
Flexible Spending Accounts for health and dependent care
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