Senior Financial Analyst- Dairy Foods

Senior Financial Analyst- Dairy Foods

Land O'Lakes Finance is seeking a strategic and results-oriented Senior Financial Analyst to support our Dairy Foods business. In this role, you will be responsible for financial and operational analysis to support the Seasonings & Ingredients business within the Global Dairy Ingredients (GDI) portfolio. The candidate will partner with the GDI Senior Finance Manager to provide business insight into current financial performance, ongoing business growth initiatives, and long-range strategic goals.

The candidate must have strong analytical skills and excel at communicating effectively in a cross-functional, collaborative role across business teams. The candidate must demonstrate a strong agility to manage competing priorities in a dynamic business environment.

This position is located at our headquarters in Arden Hills, MN (Hybrid work arrangement each week), or eligible for remote for internal employees only

Key Responsibilities:

• Serve as the trusted day-to-day strategic financial advisor as a P&L owner for the Seasonings & Ingredients team, leading the development of financial support on key decisions and initiatives.
• Lead month-end, forecasting, budgeting, and long-range planning processes for Seasonings & Ingredients business.
• Work with, support and maintain relationships with key internal customers including the Director of Marketing and marketing team, sales team, supply chain, and Dairy Foods Accounting.
• Drive recommendations on price negotiations through routine financial modeling and tracking

Experience & Education:

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting or related field is required. MBA/CPA desired.
• A minimum of 6 years related work experience, preferably including prior profitability analysis
• Advanced Excel skills and proficiency with PowerPoint and Power BI.
• Prior experience with Hyperion Essbase Planning, and JDE applications preferred.

Competencies & Other Skills:

• Self-starter with a bias for action, able to work independently as financial representative within a matrixed operating environment.
• Agile- ability to manage competing priorities with multiple stakeholders
• Strong analytical capabilities, including financial modeling, evidenced in proven prior experience.
• Ability to synthesize dynamic inputs like changing commodity market conditions into key recommendations with clear impacts and implications.
• Strong communication skills including ability to work effectively across multiple levels, functions and organizations.

$93,360-$140,040. In most cases, candidates offered employment can expect to be hired at a pay rate near the middle of our salary ranges.