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Title: Finance Analyst - Retail Trade<br> <br>Location: Eagle, ID<br> <br> <b>About Lamb Weston</b> <br> <br>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.<br> <br>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.<br> <br>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!<br> <br>Join Lamb Weston! We bring the world together with our fries.<br> <br> <b>Job Description Summary</b> <br> <br>In this position, you will provide support to the Retail commercial finance and sales teams for trade planning, reporting, and analytics. Specific tasks may include assisting with the annual operating plan, monthly forecasting, trade reserve development and management, auditing of trade programs, developing reporting, conducting reviews, ad hoc projects and other duties as assigned.<br> <br> <b>Job Description</b> <br> <ul> <li>Perform monthly/quarterly trade reviews (actual results vs plan, prior year, and forecast). Take a proactive role in understanding key trade components of the P&L and be able to explain key drivers for material changes in the financial results</li> <li>Provide support on trade reserve management</li> <li>Support and collaborate with assigned sales team in annual sales planning process, including but not limited to:<ul> <li>Analyzing accuracy of base volume forecasting in trade planning system (TPM)</li> <li>Post merchandising event analytics of volume and trade spending liability in TPM</li> <li>Moving merchandising/slotting events through event planning lifecycle stages in TPM</li></ul></li> <li>Collaboration across Sales, Claims Processors, Trade Marketing and Sales Readiness Coordinators to ensure event and contract accuracy/consistency as well as assistance with claims processing inquiries to ensure spending accuracy and integrity</li> <li>Actively ensure an effective and timely month-end close is achieved by optimizing TPM trade rates, analyzing trade deductions, and researching and preparing appropriate support for journal entries</li> <li>Analyze monthly business results, issue required reports, reconciliations, and make recommendations to business partners on opportunities for improvement. Understand and challenge (where necessary) monthly variances and work with Sales/Finance to manage.</li> <li>Assist with BU annual budget preparation for trade spend</li> <li>Develop relationships with cross-functional partners and key central services groups</li> <li>Provide ad-hoc analytical support to the Retail Business Unit and finance team</li></ul> <br> <ul></ul> <br> <b>Basic & Preferred Qualifications</b> <br> <br> <ul> <li>Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field</li> <li>3+ years of related experience</li> <li>Superior computer skills required (Microsoft Office - spreadsheet, database management, pivot tables, presentations, etc.)</li> <li>Experience with Trade Planning Systems preferred (SAP, TPM, Power BI etc.)</li> <li>Ability to quickly learn and use new systems/tools</li> <li>Analytical skills - the individual must be able to perform complicated analysis using multiple sources of data, as well as advanced analysis required to support various teams in their trade and pricing decisions (e.g., structure the problem, collect data, identify issues and present results) with minimal direction</li> <li>Attention to detail and must love numbers</li> <li>Excellent written and verbal communication skills and be able to interact and persuade individuals levels senior to him or her, as well as actively participate in meetings and group discussions with individuals from various parts of the organization (e.g., Marketing, Sales, Finance)</li> <li>Excellent organization and prioritization skills</li> <li>Critical-thinking and creative problem-solving ability</li> <li>Self-starter with the ability to function in a fast paced, dynamic environment with a positive attitude</li> <li>Some travel - up to 10 %</li></ul> <br> <b>Industry-Competitive Benefits</b> <br> <br>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:<br> <ul> <li>Health Insurance Benefits - Medical, Dental, Vision<br></li> <li>Flexible Spending Accounts for Health and Dependent Care, and Health Reimbursement Accounts<br></li> <li>Well-being programs including companywide events and a wellness incentive program<br></li> <li>Paid Time Off<br></li> <li>Financial Wellness - Industry leading 401(k) plan with generous company contributions, Financial Planning Services, Employee Stock purchase program, and Health Savings Accounts, Life and Accident insurance<br></li> <li>Family-Friendly Employee events<br></li> <li>Employee Assistance Program services - mental health and other concierge type services<br></li></ul> <br>Benefits may vary based on location, job role/level, job status, and/or the terms of any applicable collective bargaining agreements.<br> <br>Job Requisition ID: Req-254938<br> <br>Time Type: Full time<br> <br>Anticipated Close Date: 08/20/2024<br> <br>In compliance with applicable state and local laws, Lamb Weston has opted to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation for this role. This compensation is specific to this position and takes into account a number of variables. Actual compensation may be higher or lower in the range posted based on various factors, including, but not limited to, job duties, experience and expertise. A candidate's work location could also impact the actual compensation being outside of the range to reflect local cost of labor. A reasonable annual estimate of the range for this role based on the variables previously mentioned is: $67,480.00 - $101,200.00<br> <br> <b>Lamb Weston is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected factor under federal, state or local law</b><img src="https://counter.adcourier.com/YmJnZW5lcmljLjk4NTgwLjEyNTI0QGxhbWJ3ZXN0b25jb21wLmFwbGl0cmFrLmNvbQ.gif">