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Lactalis
10,001+ employees
Global dairy products producer and employer
No salary listed
Chicago, IL, USA
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- Bachelor's degree in Accounting preferred
- CPA/CA or close to completion
- 5+ years of experience focused on accounting, consolidations, general ledger closing
- Familiar with Group consolidation tools such as Hyperion/HFM
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
- Attention to detail and ability to navigate large and complex data environments
- SAP experience advantageous
- Ability to effectively summarize complex information
- Good oral and written communication skills
- Flexibility to maintain adaptability in an ever-changing environment
- Support the financial controller in the month end closing process and lead the closing process
- Ensure balance sheet reconciliations are complete and reconcile the cash settlement statement during the Transitional Services Agreement period
- Upload and report information in consolidation tools such as Hyperion/HFM and assist in year end audit process
- Reconcile the cash settlement statement with KHC through the TSA period
- Process all necessary journals to ensure month end closing is complete
- Assist in managing accounting interfaces of sub-systems (e.g., payroll) and ensure transactions are recorded at month end
- Perform ongoing reviews of trial balances to ensure financial statements accurately reflect the financial position of the company
- Perform balance sheet reconciliations and ensure bank balances are fully reconciled
- Assist in maintaining intercompany and intracompany processes, including elimination entries and reconciliations
- Liaise with KHC on cash settlement differences and ensure these are resolved
- Upload necessary balances into consolidation tools
- Process consolidation journal entries
- Process payables and ensure adequate controls over payables
- Liaise with the tax team on tax impacts of transactions and ensure correct recording of tax impacts
- Assist in reconciliation of statutory and management reporting
- SAP experience advantageous
Lactalis is a global dairy group with roots in Laval, France, employing about 80,000 people across 250 production sites in around 100 countries. It covers all dairy categories—milk, ultra-fresh dairy, cheese, butter, cream, and dairy ingredients—through a portfolio of roughly 100 brands that ranges from major national names to local labels. Its products come from a long-standing dairy expertise rooted in cheesemongering and AOP cheese production, delivered through many sites and brands to fit local food cultures. Its goal is to offer healthy, gourmet, and accessible dairy products to as many people as possible while supporting rural economies and maintaining leadership in the global dairy industry.
Company Size
10,001+
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Mayenne, France
Founded
1933
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Midwest Yogurt launches June 30, 2025, with Kerry DeLaney as CEO driving innovation.
- $75M NY investment boosts capacity, automation, creates 50 jobs.
- $4.2B Fonterra deal expands into Oceania, Southeast Asia, Middle East.
What critics are saying
- Fonterra integration fails within 12-24 months due to minimal due diligence.
- U.S. regulators block consolidation, force divestitures of yogurt brands in 6-18 months.
- Debt from $4.2B Fonterra, $1.2B General Mills burdens refinancing in 12-36 months.
What makes Lactalis unique
- Lactalis integrates Yoplait into Midwest Yogurt, becoming largest U.S. yogurt producer.
- Acquired ProViva from Danone, expanding nationally in Sweden via Skånemejerier.
- Controls Stonyfield, Siggi’s, Brown Cow alongside new $1.2B Midwest brands.
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Benefits
Health Insurance
401(k) Retirement Plan
401(k) Company Match
Unlimited Paid Time Off
Professional Development Budget
Wellness Program
Company News
Danone has entered into an agreement to sell its Swedish probiotic fruit juices brand, ProViva, to the French dairy group Lactalis. This transaction involves the sale of the Österlenmejeriet factory located in Lunnarp, Skåne County, in southeastern Sweden. The factory is Danone's only facility in Sweden and has previously received a Skr140m (approximately $16.9m) investment in 2020.
Fonterra Co-operative Group's shareholders have approved the sale of its consumer business to French company Lactalis for $4.2 billion. The decision was made during a brief online special meeting, which lasted only 20 minutes and included no questions from shareholders.
The dairy giant's boss explains why it has agreed to sell its consumer businesses, including Mainland and Anchor, for nearly $4 billion.
Lactalis USA invests $75M in NY dairy plants, expanding capacity, automation, and creating 50 jobs with state tax support.
Lactalis, the French dairy group, has completed the acquisition of General Mills' yogurt business in the United States. This move makes Lactalis the third-largest player in the fresh dairy sector in the U.S. and strengthens its local presence with an expanded brand portfolio and new industrial sites.