Senior Financial Analyst- Animal Nutrition at Land O'Lakes, Inc. in ARDEN HILLS, Minnesota

Job Description:

Senior Financial Analyst- Animal Nutrition

Join our Animal Nutrition Business Unit as a Senior Financial Analyst. In this new role, you will focus on supporting Animal Nutrition's regional operating model. You will be the primary finance support for a regional cross-functional leadership team. You will provide in-depth review and analysis of financial performance as well as build robust financial models for key initiatives.

This role is located at our corporate headquarters in Arden Hills, Minnesota with a hybrid work arrangement each week

Key responsibilities will include:

• Provide and enhance standard monthly reports to the business on financial performance, including in-depth analysis and review of variances.
  
  


• Build robust financial models to assess growth/cost initiatives.
  
  


• Responsible for anticipating & identifying risks and opportunities and proposing action plans for initiatives to improve performance.
  
  


• Partner with cross functional leadership team to drive performance of national strategies at the regional level.
  
  


• Collaborate and gather key inputs from a broad range of business partners to inform the budget and forecast process.
  
  


• Support on-going ERP reporting initiatives.
  
  

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting or related required. CPA/CMA or MBA a plus.
  
  


• A minimum of 6 years combined Finance and related business experience required.
  
  


• Experience with budgeting and forecasting processes.
  
  


• Previous experience analyzing data and providing/presenting recommendations to senior leaders
  
  


• Advanced excel and power point skills.
  
  


• Solid systems experience with Hyperion, SAP, OBIEE, Power BI
  
  

Competencies and other skills:

• Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with cross functional business partners
  
  


• Results oriented, must be proactive, self-starter with mindset of continuous improvement.
  
  


• Curiosity driven learning to learn the inner workings of the P&L.
  
  


• Sound working knowledge of accounting concepts and principles.
  
  


• Problem solving aptitude to use insight analysis to create hypotheses and eventual recommendations
  
  


• Strong communication skills including ability to work effectively across multiple levels, functions and organizations.
  
  


• Ability to work in a fast pace, changing environment and prioritize workload as needed
  
  

Salary Range: $91,120-$136,680

About Land O'Lakes, Inc.

Join us and be part of a Fortune 250, farmer- and member-owned cooperative that is reimagining the business of food. We have been named a Top Workplace by Indeed and LinkedIn, and to the TIME 100 Most Influential Companies list.

Benefits for most full-time roles include medical, dental, vision, PTO, life & disability insurance, education assistance, a 401k and a variety of well-being resources. Most part-time employees are eligible for prorated PTO, holiday pay, employee development programs, prorated education assistance, and a 401(k).

Land O'Lakes, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) M/F/Vets/Disabled. The company maintains a drug-free workforce, including post-employment substance abuse testing pursuant to a Drug and Alcohol Policy.

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