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, Employee Stock purchase program, and Health Savings Accounts, Life and Accident insurance
Family-Friendly Employee events
Employee Assistance Program services - mental health and other concierge type services
Benefits may vary based on location, job role/level, job status, and/or the terms of any applicable collective bargaining agreements.
Job Requisition ID: Req-256103
Time Type: Full time
Anticipated Close Date: 01/06/2025
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
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
