Operations Finance Analyst

What You’ll Do

• Support the financial performance, inventory analytics, costing integrity, and operational decision-making activities across AP Emissions Technologies' manufacturing network.
• Serve as a key business partner to Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering, and Procurement teams by providing financial analysis, inventory management support, standard cost governance, KPI reporting, and continuous improvement recommendations.
• Support working capital optimization, cost reduction initiatives, ERP implementation activities, and operational reporting that drives informed business decisions.
• Align closely with the responsibilities currently managed by the Associated Parts Platform VP Operations Finance and provide direct support across the organization's manufacturing footprint.

Inventory, Costing & Working Capital (25%)

• Maintain integrity of SKU-level standard costs including material and labor standards.
• Analyze manufacturing variances including purchase price, labor, material usage, and inventory adjustments.
• Monitor inventory accuracy through cycle count programs, physical inventories, and reconciliation activities.
• Support excess and obsolete inventory reviews and related reserve calculations.
• Aid in identifying opportunities to improve inventory turns and reduce working capital investment.
• Analyze inventory trends, inventory health metrics, and demand signals to support inventory optimization initiatives.

Financial Analysis & Reporting (20%)

• Develop and maintain operational KPI reporting for manufacturing, inventory, service, quality, and financial performance.
• Perform monthly financial analysis comparing actual results to budget, forecast, and prior year.
• Analyze volume, mix, productivity, labor efficiency, and material cost drivers.
• Prepare management reporting packages and executive-level financial presentations.
• Support monthly forecasting and annual budgeting processes.

Manufacturing & Operational Support (15%)

• Partner with manufacturing leadership to identify operational improvement opportunities.
• Support make-versus-buy analyses, sourcing decisions, and cost reduction projects.
• Provide financial analysis for production planning, inventory strategies, and SIOP initiatives.
• Evaluate operational performance trends and recommend corrective actions.

ERP Implementation & Systems Support (10%)

• Serve as a key finance representative supporting ERP implementation activities across manufacturing locations.
• Participate in process mapping, testing, validation, training, and post-implementation stabilization efforts.
• Assist with data governance activities including item masters, bills of material, routings, labor standards, and inventory data.
• Support continuous improvement of financial and operational reporting systems.

BOM & Product Cost Governance (10%)

• Partner with Engineering and Operations to maintain BOM and routing accuracy.
• Review Engineering Change Notices (ECN) and Engineering Change Orders (ECO) for costing impacts.
• Validate cost rollups and support new product introduction costing activities.
• Ensure timely implementation of product cost changes.

Capital & Strategic Project Support (10%)

• Support financial analysis for capital expenditure projects including ROI, payback, and cost savings validation.
• Participate in post-project reviews and performance tracking.
• Absorb financial modeling related to automation, facility improvements, and strategic initiatives.

Other Responsibilities (10%)

• Support internal and external audit requests.
• Assist with development and maintenance of internal controls.
• Perform special projects and ad hoc analysis as assigned.
• Absorb support for the monthly financial close through various journal entries and support.
• Absorb support for the AOP (budget) process.