Financial Analyst

WAWONA FROZEN FOODS

About This Company

We pride ourselves on being family-owned and operated and treating our employees like family. Working at a company where safety and quality are top priorities. Every day, Wawona Frozen Foods' commitment to excellence justifies its reputation for delivering superior quality, value, and service. Wawona's state-of-the-art production methods and facilities ensure consistent high-quality products while maintaining the highest food safety standards as required by the USDA and state regulators.

About This Role

The Financial Analyst supports the CFO and cross-functional leaders by delivering timely, accurate, and actionable financial insights. This role focuses on monitoring production performance, analyzing costs and variances, developing standard labor and cost models, and supporting pricing strategies. The Analyst partners closely with manufacturing, operations, and corporate finance teams to drive performance and ensure financial accuracy across the plant.

DUTIES INCLUDE

Production & Operations Analysis

• Monitor and analyze production variances; work with manufacturing to identify and resolve discrepancies.
• Reconcile daily production and shipping data using ERP; ensure finished goods reporting accuracy and integrity of production data capture.
• Track and calculate weekly plant KPIs, including yields, throughput, and efficiency metrics.
• Deliver in-depth weekly labor cost analysis and provide insights to improve labor productivity.
• Review standard labor rates and analyze actual vs. standard performance across production departments.
• Evaluate trends in material and labor usage; validate production planning assumptions and identify cost-saving opportunities.
  
  

Costing & Pricing

• Maintain and update standard cost models, including raw materials, labor, and overhead components.
• Support pricing strategies by analyzing cost structures, margin performance, and market trends.
• Work with sales and operations teams to assess profitability at the product and customer level.
• Analyze inventory valuation and ensure accurate standard costing is reflected in the ERP system.
  
  

Financial Reporting & Planning

• Understand financial operations of the business tracking financial performance
• Assist with preparation of monthly close, variance explanations, general ledger analyst and other accounting processes
• Manage monthly cost center reviews; ensuring budgets are in alignment.
• Participate in quarterly plant wide financial review and CAPEX meetings
• Manager outside grower process, including purchase orders, cash flow and KPI's
• Analyze business statistics, trends, drivers, inventory variances, bill of materials and standard costs.
• Communicate value added reporting tools and develop financial system reporting tools.
• Perform general ledger close activities, including journal entries, accruals, and expense allocations.
• Conduct comprehensive expense reviews to ensure accurate cost representation in the income statement.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and post-close financial reports for plant leadership.
• Lead KPI reporting and support corporate compliance metrics for environmental, safety, and quality initiatives.
• Assist with annual budgeting and quarterly forecasts; support long-range financial planning and scenario modeling.
• Coordinate cross-functional data collection to streamline budgeting and forecasting processes.
  
  

Inventory & Control

• Conduct internal control audits; ensure compliance with company policies for inventory and cost controls.
• Analyze inventory variances; support cycle counting and procedures for slow-moving and obsolete materials.
• Oversee accuracy of transactional activity related to inventory holds, disposals, and adjustments.
• Validate production recipes, consumption rates, and cost roll-ups in Business Central ERP.
  
  

Collaboration & Special Projects

• Act as a financial lead for plant-wide improvement initiatives, including lean manufacturing and process optimization projects.
• Partner with procurement and operations to support cost efficiency efforts and strategic sourcing.
• Support union negotiations, procurement reviews, and ad hoc financial analysis as needed.
• Provide accounting guidance and onboarding support for new team members during transitions.
  
  

Safety & Compliance

• Actively participate in Wawona Frozen Foods' Safety program to help maintain a healthy, injury-free work environment.
• Comply with all GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices), HAACP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point), Food Safety, Food Defense, and SQF (Safe Quality Food) policies and procedures.
• Empowered to notify and act on any safety, quality, or compliance concerns within the scope of work.
  
  

Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance
• Minimum of 4 years of experience in an accounting role, preferably in food manufacturing, agriculture or manufacturing
• Excellent organizational, leadership, and decision-making skills
• Demonstrated organizational capabilities, detail-oriented, and the ability to handle multiple priorities.
• Excellent analytical and thinking skills to anticipate and identify issues and information requirements.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Excellent listening skills and strong communication skills.
• A strong work ethic and a "can do" attitude.
• Self-motivated and self-starter.
• Ability to create and support team morale.
• Good time management skills.
• Ability to identify and resolve complex issues.
• Strong computer skills in Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, Teams, One Drive)
• ERP software experience required: Business Central, Navision, or Dynamics.
• CPA preferred
  
  

LOCATION & SHIFT INFO

• This position will work out of our Clovis Corporate Office Location
  
  

Benefits

• Full time employees are eligible to participate in our competitive benefit package which includes a generous 401k with company match, medical, dental and vision benefits, employer paid life insurance, employee assistance program, and voluntary life, cafeteria 125 flexible spending and dependent care accounts.
• Wawona Wednesday's, End of Season Appreciation Events, T-shirts and Hats, Employee of the Month
• You'll have the opportunity to work with great people and make a real impact - while being your unique, authentic self at work.
  
  

WHY SHOULD YOU APPLY

• We learn together. We believe in supporting all employees with all the training, resources, and tools to be successful. We invest in our people, we learn together, we take the time to train, and we grow together. We celebrate OUR people and want each employee to have a long career with Wawona Frozen Foods.
• We focus on building and keeping relationships, going above and beyond, and offering world-class service. Empowering each team member to make Wawona Frozen Foods better every day, come up with improvements and suggest suggestions, and help us be innovative. We are proud of our history and want to continue to leave a legacy.
• Wawona Frozen Foods promotes a work environment that encourages problem-solving, collaboration, and a culture of growth. We roll up our sleeves, we get dirty, we exemplify true grit, and we support each other because we truly care about our people.
• We pride ourselves on having a diverse team matching our diverse product base. We have an inclusive culture where different professional and personal perspectives, ideas, and suggestions are respected and welcomed.
• We pride ourselves on the fast-paced environment that our season creates, and we recognize that if it was not for our people working hard that we would not be as successful.
• We strive to deliver the best fruit products available and to be a valued partner in every one of our customer's successes.
• We take the time to build a relationship with our customers and make sure we are producing and delivering the best products specific to your needs.
  
  

PHYSICAL AND/OR MENTAL DEMANDS

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to:

• Work in an environment where there can be medium to loud noise and cold temperatures in production areas.
• Frequent stand and walk, and use of hands, fingers, and arms to pull, reach, twist, and lift-ability to sit and use a computer for most of your day.
• Will spend most of the day seated using computers.
• Other duties as assigned require repetitive tasks, duties, or assignments.
• Work flexible/varying schedules to support the team and deadlines.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
  
  

Additional Information

Applicants must be fully authorized to work in the U.S. and physically be in the U.S.

Wawona Frozen Foods is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, gender, age, color, religion, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected factor.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

NOTICE TO RECRUITERS, EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES, AND/OR VENDORS

Please note that Wawona Frozen Foods does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or vendors. Without a signed Recruitment Fee Agreement, Wawona Frozen Foods will not consider or agree to payment of any referral compensation or recruiter fee. If a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without Wawona Frozen Foods' authorization, Wawona Frozen Foods is without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Wawona Frozen Foods. Verbal commitments from any Wawona Frozen Food employees will not be considered binding terms. This applies to all Wawona Frozen Foods locations and offices. It is the responsibility of all third-party recruiters and vendors to know this policy.