The J.R. Simplot Company is a diverse, privately held global food and agriculture company headquartered in Boise, Idaho. We are a true farm-to-table company with an integrated portfolio including food processing and food brands, phosphate mining, fertilizer manufacturing, farming, ranching and cattle production, and other enterprises related to agriculture.

Summary

A Business Partnering Specialist for Enterprise Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) will be responsible for aggregating a large portfolio of capital investments and supporting financial consolidation from J.R. Simplot’s diverse businesses into a single total company point of view. This is a critical role in successfully achieving the team goal of preserving the J.R. Simplot legacy by providing a business integrated view of the future to enable actionable decision making. As a result, this will be a high-visibility role. A successful candidate will be curious, a quick learner, motivated, analytical, process-oriented, have business acumen, and be a strong communicator. The ability to analyze financial and operational information to make process improvement recommendations will be a critical component of this role. Enterprise FP&A works with a diverse set of groups in the company: treasury, controllership, business group finance, engineers, and operations to name a few. As such, one must have experience in a dynamic diversified environment and with maintaining productive partnerships to excel in this role.

Key Responsibilities

Capital Investments

Load, validate, and analyzing actual project level expenditure 

Partner with businesses to update capital forecasts and hold reviews to consistently communicate changes up through management 

Conduct variance analysis on actual vs forecasted capital spending 

Run depreciation forecast process: calculation, validation, and communication 

Promote consistent practices with and adoption of the capital system of record SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC), including trainings and direct user support 

Build and maintain capital and depreciation reporting within SAC 

Continually seek and implement process and system improvements  
 

Financial Consolidation 

Support Enterprise FP&A colleagues with aggregating the businesses income statements, balance sheets, and cash flows into a single consolidated outlook 

Analyze trends, variances, and KPIs driving performance 

Assist with preparing reports for management reviews 

Typical Education

Bachelor's Degree (B.A. or B.S.) from 4-year college or university (Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, Mathematics or equivalent preferred) 

Relevant Experience

2+ years related experience and/or training

Proficient in Excel, PowerPoint 

Knowledgeable in three statement financial modeling 

Experience with using and building reports in SAC, PowerBI, Tableau, or other similar systems 

Job Requisition ID: 21269

Travel Required: None

Location(s): Simplot Headquarters - Boise 

Country: United States

**The J.R. Simplot Company is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, marital status, or any other protected status. **