Lactalis American Group · 2 days ago
Sr. Purchasing Financial Analyst (12-month contract)
Buffalo, NY
Full-time, Contract
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$76K/yr - $90K/yr
5+ years expLactalis American Group is a family-owned company and the world leader in dairy, with a commitment to providing meaningful opportunities for growth and learning. They are seeking a Sr. Purchasing Financial Analyst for a 12-month temporary assignment to support the financial and strategic goals of the Purchasing Department within North America, focusing on budget management, strategic planning, and financial analysis.
DairyFood and Beverage
Responsibilities
Provide interpretation of and create financial information to assist Purchasing Business Unit in achieving its’ targets and help to maximize efficiencies and thus reducing costs
Report on how performance is tracking against the budget, forecasts, and prior year results
Identify and communicate risks and opportunities to the forecast and budget
Prepare monthly financial reports for North American VP of FP&A and North American VP of Purchasing, to present to the Board of Directors; conduct formal and informal presentations on an ad hoc basis
Evaluate existing corporate reporting standards, and recommend and implement updated practices as necessary
Develop annual strategic plan in concert with Finance teams and North American VP of Purchasing
Represent the Financial point of view on all cross functional projects including collaborations with other BU’s and Departments
Partner with Business Unit to provide financial value-added support that is consistent with the overall strategy of the business specifically including: full budget management and supporting key business initiatives
Work closely with industrial controllers during the month-end close to identify, challenge and review financials results in order to understand variances, trends and potential risk and opportunities
Work closely with Business Unit on the monthly close process. This includes working with FP&A personnel in various BU’s in the USA
Closely examine Purchase Price Variance expenses and mitigate gaps between purchasing and industrial results
Regularly collaborate with other members of the Financial Planning and Analysis team to share best-practices throughout the organization
Display excellent accuracy, analytical skills, and judgment with confidence to make recommendations, while also collaboratively working with cross-functional teams
Follow the market trends in Purchasing activity and understand how those trends will impact the financial result of the BU’s
Maintain ability to travel, approximately 10% of the time
Behave in a professional manner that always represents the Company in the highest ethical standard
Provide support on other projects as needed, and accomplish all tasks as appropriately assigned or requested
Occasionally work with other departments to achieve overall company objectives
Responsible for maintaining a clean and safe working environment
This description reflects management’s assignment of essential functions, it does not proscribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned
Qualification
Required
Position requires a bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, or another appropriate discipline; MBA is highly desirable
Must possess a minimum of 5-7 years financial reporting experience, preferably in a purchasing or manufacturing department of a consumer foods products company
Individual needs to possess leadership, organizational and communication skills appropriate to the position
High level of initiative, and strong interpersonal skills
Strong analytical skills
Strong planning and execution skills
Very Proficient with standard office computer technology such as Lotus Notes, Microsoft Office products and the Internet
Intermediate and above skill level with spreadsheets
Preferred
Significant experience in the procurement field will strongly be preferred
Company
Lactalis American Group
Lactalis American Group, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, produces and supplies cheese in North America.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Jean-Luc BRUANDET
President & CEO Lactalis American Group
Tim D.
Chief Financial Officer
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