Finance Analyst- FP&A
Lamb Weston EMEA Breda, North Brabant, Netherlands
Food and Beverage Manufacturing · 1,001-5,000 employees
About the role
The FP&A Analyst supports management reporting, forecasting, and planning activities to provide actionable business insights. They ensure data integrity, perform variance analysis, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve financial processes.
What they look for
Requirements
Candidates must hold a Bachelor's degree in Finance, Controlling, or Business Administration. A minimum of 3–5 years of experience in FP&A or controlling, along with proficiency in Excel and financial systems like SAP, is required.
Full 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?
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