Senior Financial Analyst

About the role

This high-visibility finance role supports our Chattanooga, TN and Millington, MD sites. The position serves as a key business partner to cross-functional site leaders and provides financial leadership across multiple value streams, driving productivity and inventory performance.

Responsibilities

• Drive both cost and cash productivity in the plants partnering with the leadership team to generate top line growth and gross margin expectations.
• Lead and improve our Excess and Obsolete analysis and process.
• Prepare reports on daily, weekly & monthly basis to assist in the tracking and improvement of safety, quality, delivery, cost and cash metrics.
• Lead location inventory and asset reporting, review, and accuracy.
• Drive the development of analytical tools and capabilities to better understand the plants' manufacturing cost structure.
• Understand and show capability to summarize and communicate clearly value stream and plant financial and operating results in order to measure progress against objectives and to assess the effectiveness of decisions made by plant management team.
• Clearly articulate the drivers of variance, including volume, mix, inflation and productivity.
• Support understanding of Percent of Completion revenue recognition.
• Provide variance analysis of cost center spend vs budget, identifying trends and key cost drivers.
• Participate in and able to lead cross-functional projects focused on driving operational improvements in the plant.
• Lead the month-end close process which includes preparing journal entries and loading results in reporting package tool.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance related field required.
• 3+ years of experience in Financial Planning, Operational Finance or Corporate Finance.
• Experience with plant standard costing systems.
• Previous experience working with Percent of Completion Revenue recognition is preferred.
• Proficient in advanced Microsoft Excel; experience with Tableau, Sievo, and/or OneStream XF is an asset; familiarity with ERP systems preferred.
• Knowledge of US GAAP.
• Well organized and can prioritize multiple projects with competing timelines.
• Interpersonal skills that build and maintain excellent relationships and credibility.
• Demonstrates a high level of understanding of how key finance and manufacturing decisions impact the business units and forecasted operating results/cash flows.
• Ability to travel up to 15% of the time.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of plant standard costing systems.
• Experience with Percent of Completion Revenue recognition.
• Proficiency in advanced Microsoft Excel.
• Familiarity with ERP systems.
• Understanding of US GAAP.
• Strong organizational and prioritization skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to analyze and present financial data effectively.

Skills

• Financial planning and analysis.
• Operational finance.
• Plant standard costing systems.
• Percent of Completion Revenue recognition.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• ERP system knowledge.
• US GAAP compliance.
• Project management.
• Financial reporting and analysis.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plans.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• Short-term and long-term disability benefits.
• Critical illness, accident insurance, and life insurance.
• A 401(k) retirement plan.
• An employee stock purchase plan with a company match.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Back-up care services.
• Paid time off including volunteer time.
• A well-being program.
• Legal & identity theft protection.

Pay

$76,000.00 - $141,100.00 Depending on the position offered, employee may be eligible for other forms of compensation, such as annual incentives.

Schedule

Full-time position with occasional travel up to 15% of the time.