Finance Analyst- FP&A

Lamb Weston EMEA; Breda; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Lamb Weston EMEA is seeking an FP&A Analyst to support management reporting, forecasting, and planning across EMEA. You will drive accurate financial information, identify risks and opportunities, and collaborate with finance and cross‑functional teams to improve processes.

The role emphasizes data accuracy, dashboard development, and continuous improvement of reporting tools, with a strong focus on Excel and SAP/BI systems and English communication.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Controlling, Business Administration, or related field.
• 3–5 years of experience in FP&A, controlling, or similar roles.
• Strong analytical skills, attention to details and focus on data accuracy.
• Proficiency in Excel and familiarity with financial systems (e.g., SAP, BI tools), ability to build structured reports.
• Structured, organized, and proactive working style.
• Good communication skills and ability to collaborate with stakeholders.
• Fluency in English.

Responsibilities

• Perform month-end close and management reporting.
• Prepare variance analysis (vs. AOP, forecast, prior year).
• Monitor financial performance and highlight key trends and deviations.
• Collect, validate, and consolidate financial inputs during forecasting cycles.
• Assist in Annual Operating Plan (AOP) preparation.
• Ensure data accuracy and consistency across systems and reports.
• Provide structured financial analysis to support decision‑making.
• Maintain reports, dashboards, and financial models.
• Contribute to improving reporting processes and efficiency.
• Support development of dashboards and reporting tools (e.g., Excel, SAP, Power BI).
• Assist in maintaining financial systems and reporting structures.
• Support compliance with internal controls and financial policies.
• Assist with audit requirements and documentation.
• Ensure accuracy and integrity of financial data.
• Work closely with controllers, finance team and cross-functional teams.
• Provide timely and reliable financial information.
• Support ad‑hoc analysis and business requests.

Skills

Strong analytical skills

Attention to detail

English fluency

Excel proficiency

Financial systems familiarity

Structured reporting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Controlling, Business Administration, or related field

Tools

SAP

Power BI

Job description

Do you enjoy working with data in an international finance environment? Are you analytical, structured, and motivated to turn numbers into meaningful business insights? Then this opportunity as FP&A Analyst could be the perfect next step in your career.

Your Impact

As an FP&A Analyst, you support management reporting, forecasting, and planning activities primarily within EMEA or assigned business area (including International). You contribute to delivering accurate financial information that supports better business decisions and improves performance visibility. Through your analysis and reporting, you help the business understand results, spot trends, and identify risks and opportunities. You work closely with finance, controllers and cross-functional teams, ensuring high-quality reporting and supporting continuous improvement of financial processes and tools.

What You Will Do

Management Reporting & Analysis

• Perform month-end close and management reporting
• Prepare variance analysis (vs. AOP, forecast, prior year)
• Monitor financial performance and highlight key trends and deviations

Forecasting & Planning Support

• Collect, validate, and consolidate financial inputs during forecasting cycles
• Assist in Annual Operating Plan (AOP) preparation

Data & Insights

• Ensure data accuracy and consistency across systems and reports
• Provide structured financial analysis to support decision‑making
• Maintain reports, dashboards, and financial models
• Contribute to improving reporting processes and efficiency
• Support development of dashboards and reporting tools (e.g., Excel, SAP, Power BI)
• Assist in maintaining financial systems and reporting structures

Governance & Controls

• Support compliance with internal controls and financial policies
• Assist with audit requirements and documentation
• Ensure accuracy and integrity of financial data

Collaboration & Stakeholder Support

• Work closely with controllers, finance team and cross-functional teams
• Provide timely and reliable financial information
• Support ad‑hoc analysis and business requests

What You Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Controlling, Business Administration, or related field
• 3–5 years of experience in FP&A, controlling, or similar roles
• Strong analytical skills, attention to details and focus on data accuracy
• Proficiency in Excel and familiarity with financial systems (e.g., SAP, BI tools), ability to build structured reports
• Structured, organized, and proactive working style
• Good communication skills and ability to collaborate with stakeholders
• Fluency in English

We offer you a challenging job in a dynamic and growing organization in the food industry. We challenge you to grow in the same way as our company, where development is key. We thrive in a culture defined by our values: Integrity, Teamwork, Inclusion, Drive for Results and Empowerment. As we say at Lamb Weston EMEA, when we see a potato, we see opportunities. What opportunities do you see?