Financial Accountant

Job Description and Responsibilities

The Financial Analyst supports the finance and operations teams by managing key accounting processes, performing financial analysis, and providing actionable insights that drive operational and financial performance.

• Completes monthly close activities, preparing forecasts and annual operating plans, and partnering with operations leadership to evaluate financial results and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Supports the operations management team to conduct detailed financial analysis of costs, key business indicators, and other financial and operational metrics.
• Identifies and analyzes reasons for variances between actuals, forecasts, and annual operating plans, arriving at recommended actions to drive business improvement.
• Provides financial recommendations to operations management.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting and/or Finance OR equivalent years of experience.
• Experience in Manufacturing environment preferred but not required.
• Relevant professional certifications (e.g., CMA, CPA, or FP&A) are a plus and may substitute for some experience in exceptional cases.
• Demonstrated experience building and maintaining financial models, forecasts, and budgets a plus.
• Prior work with financial/reporting tools (e.g., ERP, BI, or planning systems) in a professional environment preferred.
• Working knowledge of ERP systems (Oracle) and financial reporting tools (GLWands, Hyperion EPBCS) is preferred.
• Basic proficiency of Microsoft Office Products (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) required; intermediate to advanced Excel skills are preferred.