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Lamb Weston Finance Analyst in Warden, Washington
Title: Finance Analyst Location: Warden, WA About Lamb Weston We love making fries almost as much as you like eating them! Since the 1950's, Lamb Weston has inspired customers with food they love, trust, and share with families and friends. As a leading global manufacturer of quality frozen potato products with over 10,000+ team members around the world, it's our business to see the possibilities in potatoes and people. We are looking for team members with an appetite for a challenge! People who are hungry to join a winning team and help us make a difference in the world. When you join Lamb Weston, you join a community with a strong support network and training programs designed to nurture, inspire, and help you grow. We are driven by a relentless pursuit of results and by people who think creatively and embrace our values of: Integrity, Teamwork, Inclusion, Drive for Results, and Empowerment. Exactly what you'd expect from the most inventive potato company in the world! Join Lamb Weston! We bring the world together with our fries. Job Description Summary The key role of this position will be to support the Plant to achieve our CBN and Project VeLOCity. Role will primarily support Plant operations in top loss reduction. The role will also be responsible for monthly/quarterly/annual financial journal entries, 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 VeLOCity Pillar teams including Zero Loss Pillar, develop and implement tools and reporting that supports VeLOCity 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. Job Description * Financial support for various Plant Pillar departments. * Perform monthly reporting and control activities. * Develop tools/reports in support of VeLOCity. * 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. * Finance support for cost savings analysis, allocation, tracking and reporting. * Prepare and upload annual financial plans for Supply Chain departments. * Plays a key role in the month-end close process to include journal entries, account reconciliations and forecasting. * Be a key player on ERP implementation and go forward plans. * Support plant operations with Project VeLOCity systems and standards and be a key member of the ZLA Pillar under VeLOCity. * Have the ability to manage multi-functional teams to drive out top losses. Basic & Preferred Qualifications * B.S. in Finance, Accounting and/or other Business Field, MBA desired * Demonstrated academic success (3.0 GPA minimum) * 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. Industry-Competitive Benefits Coupled with our compensation and bonus incentive programs, our benefits deliver rewards that are market competitive. Some of the most attractive elements of our benefit programs include: * 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 To view the full job description,