Senior Analyst, Co-Manufacturing Finance

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Looking for a job that can grow into a lifelong career?

At Lactalis USA, we believe in promoting from within and giving our employees meaningful opportunities to learn, grow, and thrive. Whether you're just starting out or bringing years of experience, we'll provide the tools and support you need to succeed.

Lactalis is the world leader in dairy-a family-owned company with over 85,000 pragmatic and ambitious professionals across the globe. Every day, we're proud to produce award-winning dairy products that bring people together every day.

In the US, we offer an unrivaled house of beloved brands, including Galbani Italian cheeses and ricotta, President specialty cheeses and butters, Kraft natural and grated cheeses, Breakstone's cottage cheese, Cracker Barrel, Black Diamond cheddar, and Parmalat milk. Our yogurt portfolio includes siggi's, Stonyfield Organic, Brown Cow, Oui, Yoplait, Go-Gurt, : ratio, Green Mountain Creamery, and Mountain High, along with sour cream and a growing family of ethnic favorites like Karoun, Gopi, and Arz.

At Lactalis, we live by our core values- Ambition , Engagement , and Simplicity . We're building a workplace where innovation thrives, diverse perspectives are celebrated, and everyone's unique background and ideas are valued.

Even if you don't meet every qualification, we encourage you to apply. We want to hear about your PASSION, your STORY , and how your EXPERTISE can help us make an impact.

From your PASSION to ours

The Analyst / Sr. Analyst will support the corporate financial planning, reporting and analysis team within the Operations Finance department. This role is responsible for overseeing financial reporting and reviewing financial data across Lactalis' external contract manufacturers. The Analyst / Sr. Analyst will also assist in preparing reports and materials for management teams and cross-functional partners. Reporting to the Sr. Operations Finance Manager, this position plays a key role in developing, maintaining and / or improving various finance processes and reports.

From your EXPERTISE to ours

• Assist with month-end close activities, monthly financial reporting, and forecasting for the co-manufacturing segment
• Track and analyze co-manufacturing KPIs and metrics such as raw material usage variances, waste, and overhead spend
• Support cross-functional teams with financial insights and modeling
• Prepare and distribute presentations, dashboards, and reports for internal stakeholders
• Support product costing, project commercialization initiatives, ,and Master Data requests
• Review monthly co-manufacturing P&L result and analyze variances against budget, prior year, and forecast to identify drivers of said variances such as price, efficiency, volume, and mix
• Assist with yearly budget preparations and standard cost revisions for raw materials, semi-finished and finished products as they pertain to the co-manufacturing segment
• Improve processes and reduce manual Excel workflows by leveraging automation tools and systems currently in place.
• Prepare and submit monthly Purchase Price Variance (PPV) reports to central Procurement team
• Serve as a business partner for both internal and cross-divisional purchasing teams on PPV-related questions and inquiries
• Support the annual and semi-annual raw materials, ingredients, packaging and co-manufacturing volumes assumptions updates and submission to central Procurement team
• Create Bills of Materials (BOM) related to new SKUs development and maintain / update existing ones following product reformulation initiatives
• Assist with other duties and ad hoc projects as needed

Requirements

From your STORY to ours

Education

Experience

Certifications and specific knowledge

At Lactalis, we offer a comprehensive Total Rewards Program with a variety of affordable benefits and coverage options. We support insurance costs significantly, contribute generously to retirement plans, and offer Paid Time Off from day one. We are committed to your professional growth, providing training and development opportunities, including Education Reimbursement. Join us and grow your career.

Lactalis Heritage Dairy is an equal employment opportunity employer. We will not discriminate against applicants with regard to any legally-recognized basis including, but not limited to : veteran status, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, and physical or mental di sabilities.

Salary Description

$95,000 - $105,000 / Year