Financial Analyst

Title: Financial Analyst Location: Park Rapids, MN Job Requisition ID: Req-271058 Time Type: Full time **About Lamb Weston** You’ve probably enjoyed our fries without even knowing it! As a leading manufacturer in our industry, we inspire and bring people together with foods they love and trust. Our customer base includes international food service providers, restaurants, and households in over 100 countries around the world. A highly innovative global corporation with a start-up mindset, we empower every individual to make a genuine difference. You’ll gain access to hands-on training to fuel your growth and success, explore opportunities for new solutions, and you’ll join a winning team of 10,000+ people all dedicated to raising the bar – together. If you have a strong drive for results, a desire to help us bring the world together through our fries, and are ready for a fresh challenge, we want to hear from you. **Job Description Summary** The key role of this position will be to support the finance and accounting functions at the Park Rapids plant. The role will be responsible for monthly/quarterly/annual financial journal entries and reconciliations, daily cost reporting, Completeness & Accuracy in accordance with company policies and GAAP, supporting SOX controls, the annual planning process, and special projects. This position will communicate frequently with personnel at all levels within the plant and the Supply Chain organization. The consistency, accuracy, and timeliness of this communication are vital and must clearly convey all outstanding issues. **Job Description** - Perform daily, weekly, and monthly reporting and control activities. - Participate in the preparation and compilation of the annual financial plan. - Play a key role in the month-end close process including journal entries, account reconciliations and related controls. - Play a key role in the raw accounting function including inventory reporting, costing and harvest support. Harvest support entails pre-harvest preparation, scale ticket review, scale house support, and reporting. - Maintain the fixed asset module, track capital spending, and ensure capital project close-out timeliness. - Prepare and analyze manufacturing variances for the production facility with distribution to the Supply Chain organization. - Financial reporting support for various Plant Pillar departments. - Collaborate with and, as needed, act as a backup for other finance team members. - Finance support for cost savings analysis, allocation, tracking and reporting. - Assists plant personnel with developing and implementing continuous improvement projects. - Assist in internal and external audits performed at the plant level including compiling documentation and support schedules and communicating with the auditors. - Be a key player on ERP system implementation and go forward plans. - Other duties and projects as assigned. **Basic & Preferred Qualifications** - B.S. in Finance, Accounting and/or other Business Field, required. - 3+ years of general business and financial experience. - 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. - Fundamental understating of generally accepted accounting principles. - Ability to deal with ambiguity, change and a dynamic business environment. - Proficient with Microsoft Office programs (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Access) - Knowledge of SAP or other ERP software tools preferred - Ability to draw on outside resources and work on cross-functional teams - Appropriately prioritize workload and demonstrate flexibility when requested to work on special projects. - Experience effectively working across multiple departments to complete a project or resolve an organizational challenge - Demonstrate ability to self-motivate and work under limited supervision in a fast-paced environment, ability to…