Strategic Financial Analyst - SAP, Costing & Forecasting

Select Division; Tulare (CA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Lactalis Heritage Dairy in Tulare, CA is seeking a Financial Analyst to support the profit center director with cost control and financial analysis. The role requires strong SAP FI/CO, material ledger, budgeting, and manufacturing cost experience.

Key duties include cost variance reporting, month-end close optimization, and collaboration with operations and procurement to drive savings. Bachelor's degree and dairy industry knowledge preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• At least 3 years of proven experience in Standard Cost and Accounting within the Food Industry.
• Two to five years’ related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience preferred.
• Knowledge of Dairy processing is required.
• Strong communication abilities, written and verbal.
• Food Plant experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Internal Control experience.
• Budget and Forecast skills, collaborating with operations and corporate teams to prepare comprehensive documents.
• Conduct detailed cost analysis and variance reporting for manufacturing.
• Experience implementing and managing SAP FI/CO and Material Ledger processes (budgets and month end closings).
• Manage costing processes for multiple product lines, ensuring accurate standard costs and timely updates aligned with raw material fluctuations.
• Partner with production and procurement teams to identify cost-saving opportunities and improve margin performance.
• Develop automated reporting tools within SAP to streamline cost analysis and variance reporting.
• High level of Microsoft Excel skills (pivot tables, macros, queries, etc..), Power BI will be a plus.
• Ability to learn new finance/operations software tools.
• High skill of business communication.
• High level of collaboration with the operations team to reduce cost variances and improve month-end closing efficiency via SAP.

Skills

Internal Control

Budgeting & Forecasting

Cost analysis

Variance reporting

GAAP

Excel

Power BI

Communication

Collaboration

Adaptability

SAP FI/CO

Material Ledger

Education

Bachelor's degree

3 years experience in Standard Cost and Accounting in Food Industry

Tools

SAP FI/CO

Material Ledger

Job description

Lactalis Heritage Dairy in Tulare, CA is seeking a Financial Analyst to support the profit center director with cost control and financial analysis. The role requires strong SAP FI/CO, material ledger, budgeting, and manufacturing cost experience.

Key duties include cost variance reporting, month-end close optimization, and collaboration with operations and procurement to drive savings. Bachelor's degree and dairy industry knowledge preferred.