Finance Analyst

Finance Analyst

Location: Kennewick, WA

This position is responsible for financial analysis, reporting, forecasting, and business partnerships across Supply Chain, with a primary focus on transportation and warehousing cost analysis. The role supports cost visibility, variance analysis, budgeting, freight and warehouse spend reporting, operational performance metrics, and cross-functional decision support. Key responsibilities include analyzing cost drivers, identifying trends and opportunities, supporting the annual planning and forecast processes, validating data accuracy, and translating financial results into actionable insights for Supply Chain, Transportation, Warehousing, Operations, Procurement, and Finance leadership.

• Prepare, analyze, and report transportation and warehousing cost results, including freight, accessorial charges, storage, handling, labor, and related distribution expenses.
• Analyze monthly variances and root causes across actuals, current estimate, plan, and prior year by cost category, lane, facility, mode, carrier, customer, and other key business drivers.
• Develop reporting and KPIs that improve visibility to transportation and warehousing performance, including cost per pound, cost per case, warehouse spend trends, freight recovery, and service-related financial metrics.
• Partner with Transportation, Warehousing, Procurement, Operations, and Finance to explain cost performance, validate assumptions, and identify opportunities to improve cost efficiency while maintaining service levels.
• Support annual planning, current estimate, strategic plan, and forecast processes for transportation and warehousing spending, including volume, rate, mix, network, and productivity assumptions.
• Support freight bill review, accrual validation, reconciliations, audit requests, system enhancements, and process improvement initiatives that strengthen data quality, controls, and management reporting.

• 3+ years of finance, accounting, supply chain, logistics, transportation, warehousing, or related analytical experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or related discipline.
• Strong financial acumen, communication skills, and ability to translate complex transportation and warehousing cost data into clear business insights.
• Fundamental knowledge of GAAP, financial controls, accruals, reconciliations, and cost center or expense management.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including ability to identify cost drivers, investigate variances, and develop actionable recommendations.
• Ability to balance attention to detail with broader business goals, time limitations, and competing priorities.
• Ability to self-direct, manage multiple projects, and adapt in a deadline-driven, fast-paced environment.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office and intermediate to advanced Excel; experience with ERP, TMS, WMS, Power BI, or other reporting and data visualization tools preferred.

This position may be included in the FORGE Program, a developmental rotational experience within Lamb Weston Supply Chain Finance. Rotational opportunities may include, but are not limited to, Plant, Transportation & Warehousing, Cost Accounting, Inventory, Grower Accounts, and Capital Finance.

• Rotations: The program will include a minimum 12–18-month experience in the posted position prior to a rotation to another Supply Chain FORGE role determined later.
• Career development: Participants remain in regular Lamb Weston roles while gaining broader Supply Chain Finance experience and may be considered for future opportunities as business needs and career interests align.
• Learning and exposure: Mentorship, cross-functional exposure, and high-impact projects.

Industry-Competitive Benefits

• 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.

Pay Transparency

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 is listed below.

Pay Rate or Range: $71,410.00 - $107,110.00

Equal Opportunity Employer

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