Sr Financial Analyst

ConAgra Foods
Menomonie - United States
S: Competitive

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Job Summary

Partner with rest of finance team to provide finance support to the Menomonie Plant and Supply Chain Finance. Perform complex and interpretive financial analysis for assigned areas and present recommendations to management. Areas of responsibility may include Finance, Cost Accounting, General Accounting, Internal Audit, and/or Risk Management. Effectively leads small teams and works well with small ad-hoc project teams across the plant.

Position Responsibilities

Finance support for the plant including cost savings analysis, capital investments, allocation, tracking and reporting.
Analyze product costs and COGS variances.
Facilitate dairy related finance activities including forecasting, payment, required reporting, and profitability analysis.
Develop/implement necessary processes to support internal forecasting/reporting requirements.
Help provide economic and financial analysis of the plant / business unit.
Weekly and Monthly variance analysis of labor, MUV, materials, maintenance, other overhead expense and inventory and MRO loss / gain.
Finance support of excess and obsolete inventory reserve, and identification of yield savings and opportunities.
Facilitate month end close activities including SAP close, variance analysis, reporting, process / maintenance order closeout, general ledger expense review, journal entry coordination, etc.
Team with department managers to help them understand their spending history and forecast.
Active involvement and participation in plant continuous improvement activities.
Assist in ensuring compliance with Sarbanes/Oxley and Internal Control in the facility.
Support the preparation of yearly operating budget and participation in monthly financial forecasting activities.
New product costing estimates and annual product costing in SAP.
Provide financial analysis for new projects and or products.
Provide accounting, guidance and support for MRO related activity as needed.
Partner with corporate and internal engineering to ensure timely and accurate capitalization and closeout of fixed assets as needed. Ensure quarterly cycle counting and asset write-offs are completed as needed.
Assist with management of department to optimize resources and provide value added information.
Assist in analyzing data to support and improve information and reporting systems.
Other job-related duties as assigned. This list is meant to be only an example of position responsibilities and not all the above responsibilities may be assigned to the candidate.

Position Qualifications

B.S./B.A. Degree in business, accounting, finance, or economics.
5+ years relevant experience.
Prefer proficiency with SAP, BI, and Accolade
Proficient with Microsoft Office programs (Word, Powerpoint, Outlook, Access)
Intermediate to Advanced Microsoft Excel skills (pivot tables, vlookups and other data manipulation formulas)
Ability to communicate through written, verbal and presentations and work with all levels of the organization.
Ability to deal with ambiguity, change and a dynamic business environment.
Excellent time management, problem solving, critical thinking and analytical skills.
GAAP: fundamental knowledge of, understanding of internal and external research methods for, and driving compliance of
Internal Controls: experience working with and maintaining existing controls
Continuous Improvement: experience identifying areas for continuous improvement and/or cost reductions and making recommendations for enhancement
Reporting: proven ability to consolidate complex information into usable customer oriented formats
Business Partnering: experience working closely with internal customers, peers and effectively managing those relationships to provide insightful analysis as a response to business need or opportunity.
Flexibility for non-traditional working hours, including weekends as necessary

Physical Requirements

All requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with a disability.
This position requires the ability to sit, stand, walk, climb, read, write, see, hear, communicate orally, reason, analyze data and handle objects.

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