Senior Finance Analyst – Commercial Planning, Sales

Lamb Weston

. Support the development of annual operating plans, budgets, forecasts, and long-range plans.

Posted 11/4/2026full-timeUnited StatesSenior💰 $86,380 - $129,570 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in financial analysis, commercial finance, and sales analytics, with a strong ability to develop reports and dashboards using Power BI and SAP. Capable of translating complex data into actionable insights while collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams.

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Financial AnalysisSAP Analysis For Office (AFO)Power BI Dashboard DevelopmentAdvanced Excel SkillsCommercial Planning Support

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Hard Skills

Financial ModelingData AnalysisVariance AnalysisSales AnalyticsForecastingReporting Processes ImprovementCustomer Profitability AnalysisData VisualizationProblem-SolvingAttention To Detail

Soft Skills

Strong CommunicationPresentation SkillsCross-Functional CollaborationAbility To Manage Multiple Priorities

Tools & Technologies

SAPSAP BWSAP Analytics CloudMicrosoft Power BISQL

Industry Keywords

CPG Commercial ConceptsRevenue Growth ManagementSales ForecastingPromotional EffectivenessChannel Performance

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Support the development of annual operating plans, budgets, forecasts, and long-range plans.
Analyze actual results versus budget, forecast, prior year, and plan assumptions.
Identify key business drivers, trends, risks, and opportunities impacting sales and profitability.
Support commercial planning cycles.
Analyze sales performance by customer, channel, product, brand, region, and/or market.
Identify sales and financial trends and communicate key findings to leadership.
Develop variance analysis and provide explanations for significant changes in performance.
Support customer and account-level profitability analysis.
Develop and maintain recurring financial and commercial reporting.
Create dashboards and visualizations using Power BI to communicate business performance and trends.
Utilize SAP to retrieve, validate, and analyze financial and sales data.
Leverage SAP Analysis for Office (AFO) for reporting, analysis, planning, and data extraction.
Improve reporting processes through automation, standardization, and enhanced data visualization.
Ensure data accuracy and consistency across reporting platforms.
Partner with Sales, Finance, Marketing, Revenue Management, and Supply Chain to support business decisions.
Translate complex financial and commercial data into clear, actionable insights.
Prepare presentations and executive-level reporting for business reviews.
Serve as an analytical resource for commercial teams.
Support ad hoc analysis and special projects as needed.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree required in Finance, Business, Data Analytics, or a related field.
3+ years of experience in financial analysis, commercial finance, sales analytics, or a related discipline.
Strong analytical, financial modeling, and problem-solving skills.
Advanced Excel skills.
Strong experience with SAP and SAP Analysis for Office (AFO).
Strong experience developing reports and dashboards using Microsoft Power BI.
Ability to analyze large data sets and identify meaningful business insights.
Strong communication and presentation skills.
Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
High attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
Experience supporting Sales, Commercial Planning, Revenue Growth Management, or Commercial Finance.
Understanding of CPG commercial concepts including revenue and net sales, volume and price/mix, gross-to-net, gross margin, customer profitability, pricing, promotional effectiveness, sales forecasting, and distribution and channel performance.
Experience working with large customer and SKU/product-level data sets.
Experience with SAP BW, SAP Analytics Cloud, or related SAP reporting environments.
Experience integrating multiple data sources into Power BI.
Experience with financial planning and forecasting systems.
Preferred SQL and other business intelligence and financial planning tools experience.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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
Compensation and bonus incentive programs