Senior Financial Analyst

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with Manufacturing, Operations, and Supply Chain teams to monitor and improve plant performance.
• Analyze production volumes, cost drivers, and operational leverage to ensure alignment with financial targets.
• Validate manufacturing results, including productivity metrics and standard cost variances.
• Provide financial guidance to support data-driven operational decisions.
• Develop, maintain, and enhance standard costing processes and methodologies.
• Analyze manufacturing variances (labor, overhead, material) and drive root cause insights.
• Support inventory management activities including Days Inventory on Hand (DIOH) and accuracy of raw materials, WIP and finished goods.
• Ensure integrity and accuracy of product costing and inventory valuation.
• Lead or contribute to annual budgeting, quarterly forecasting, and long-range (3-year) planning processes.
• Develop and deliver clear, concise financial reporting and insights to plant leadership.
• Identify risks and opportunities and recommend mitigation strategies.
• Partner with Operations on capital planning and investment evaluations.
• Build and analyze financial models including ROI, IRR, and NPV assessments.
• Track capital expenditures and forecast depreciation impacts.
• Provide decision support for strategic investments and cost-saving initiatives.
• Support Lean and Continuous Improvement initiatives through financial analysis and performance tracking.
• Collaborate with Strategic Sourcing to assess and mitigate material cost inflation.
• Identify opportunities to improve financial processes, standardizations, and reporting efficiency.
• Contribute to special projects and cross-functional initiatives as assigned.
• Ensure compliance with SOX requirements and internal financial controls.
• Support internal and external audits.
• Maintain strong documentation and adherence to corporate finance policies.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance or related field required.
• Minimum of 5-7 years of related experience, strongly prefer within a manufacturing environment.
• Experience with plant finance, cost accounting and product costing methodologies.
• Understanding of financial modeling and capital budgeting methodologies (ROI, IRR, NPV).
• Knowledge of financial close processes, inventory accounting.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills (e.g., pivot tables, lookups, complex formulas).
• Experience with SAP or other ERP systems in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Effective communication skills with the ability to present financial insights to non-finance stakeholders.
• Flexibility to work non-standard hours during month-end, budgeting cycles or key business needs.