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About LiDestri Food and Drink

LiDestri Food and Drink has grown from our roots as a pasta sauce and salsa manufacturer to become an R&D engine, formulating and producing innovative food and beverage products for our national and retailer brand partners. A family-run company based in Rochester, NY, LiDestri employs over 1,200 people across five U.S. locations. We have decades-long partnerships with some of the most respected consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies and the most highly inventive retailer brands.

Excellent Pay and Benefits:

• Great career-pathing

• Health insurance with premium contributions

• Dental, vision, HSA

• 100% company paid life insurance and long-term disability

• 401k – with employer match

• Paid time off to include- vacation, sick pay, wellness time off, and 10 holidays

• Company bonuses

• And many more….

POSITION SUMMARY:

Under general direction of Finance leadership, the Sr. Financial Analyst (Schedule A) is responsible for the billing, maintenance and analysis for a significant group of customers representing a high dollar value to the company. Additionally support cost accounting activities.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible for Schedule A calculations and billings

• Provide analysis and recommendation for annual invoice setting

• Responsible for purchase price variance (PPV) variance analysis and annual standard setting

• Consolidates and reviews specific product, customer, and plant margins and performance

• Identify continuous improvement opportunities

• Work across organizational boundaries and all levels of the company to achieve corporate objectives

• Responsible for production standard setting and analysis (including routings and recipe variance), month end accruals and analysis and balance sheet Rec’s

• Assist with standard cost and cost estimates for new business opportunities

• Estimate annual impact of manufacturing changes, (PPV, expenses, etc.) and impact to business

• Inventory Analysis and Reporting; analyzing inventory and drawing conclusions on data

• Liaison between co-pack sales, accounting, and finance; resource for questions and problem-solving

• Provides assistance in determining conversion cost and associated fees

• Complete ADHOC analysis

• Report food safety and quality problems to personnel with authority to initiate action

REQUIRED EDUCATION, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting/finance and 3-5 years of accounting/financial planning and analysis work experience within manufacturing environment (CPA/CMA and/or MBA preferred)

• Previous experience in cost accounting (labor and fixed/variable overhead, reporting and analysis, process driven cost systems, inventory costs, financial modeling, new product development, costing and profitability analysis)

• Process driven with experience in root cause analysis (utilize lean tools to identify and drive corrective actions that are scalable throughout production plan)

• Ability to drive collaboration across company departments

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, and highly advanced Excel skills

• Experience with relational databases (Hyperion Planning, Essbase)

• Experience with Oracle or similar accounting program (PeopleSoft, SAP)

• Proven experience in driving process improvement

• Ability to lead teams and communicate effectively across the organization

• Ability to apply advanced math functions and reasoning (i.e., business modeling)

WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Regularly required to sit, use hands

• Occasionally need to lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, with a potential of up to 25 pounds

• Sedentary office environment

• Occasional exposure to manufacturing plant floor requiring the use of personal protective equipment (ear plugs, safety glasses, bump cap, skid-resistant leather shoes, etc.)

• Must follow Good Manufacturing Practices (hair net, no jewelry, no fake nails or eyelashes, no food/drink, gum, etc. in manufacturing Plant

Employee Value Proposition

Our purpose and our promise is to actively nourish at every touchpoint; this starts with nourishing our workforce and extends to nourishing our many communities. We provide a safe and respectful environment, meaningful careers, awesome benefits, a world class wellness program… all of which inspire unity and collaboration amongst our LiDestri “family”.

DISCLAIMER: The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed and is not an inclusive summary of job duties and responsibilities. The omission of specific statements of duties or responsibilities does not exclude them from the position. This job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and the employee and is subject to change by the Company as the needs of the Company and requirements of the job change.

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