Senior Financial Analyst, Operations Finance

About the role

The Senior Financial Analyst (SFA) is a highly visible role that will be responsible for supporting the Sr. Plant Controller and Global Process Engineering team as a business resource and a partner to site operations, responsible for driving positive financial performance and enabling informed decision-making.

This role supports the development and communication of accurate financial results and plans, maintains a strong internal control environment, and ensures alignment to company-wide policies and financial standards.

• Monitor plant performance against operating plans, including financial results, production output, and key cost drivers.
• Analyze manufacturing costs and standard cost performance to identify trends, variances, and opportunities for improvement.
• Prepare and communicate regular financial reports and variance analysis to plant and corporate stakeholders.
• Support development of annual budgets, and monthly forecasts including analysis and variance explanations.
• Maintain and validate bills of materials and costing structures to ensure reliable product costing and inventory valuation.
• Support the delivery of timely and accurate monthly financial reporting, ensuring transparency and alignment with plan and forecast.
• Ensure the integrity and accuracy of financial and capital reporting.
• Work closely with controlling team to ensure elements capitalized match US GAAP definition.
• Aid logistics and demand teams with manufacturing activities performed in tollers, such as standard cost, month-end close and reporting.
• Support and help prepare capital strategic business plans (5 year plan).
• Support preparation of presentations for senior management team and assist Sr. Plant Controller with presentations to Operations Leadership, the Capital Engineering Team, COO and CFO.
• Prepare financial capex analyses for major projects, ensuring alignment with business strategies, priorities, and financial requirements.
• Review financial analysis prepared by the plant for the small projects, especially ensuring capturing benefits and continuous improvement from capex.
• Financial consulting on key strategic initiatives and priorities to help the organization stay focused on achieving their strategic goals.
• Support any special project work throughout the Operations team.
• Ad hoc analysis & other business requests - provide ad hoc reports and analysis as needed to support overall business.

Requirements

A successful candidate will be comfortable and seasoned in collaboration, as you will partner with senior leadership, operations management, supply chain and other cross-functional team members to deliver decision-making support for key deliverables and business initiatives.

This position will report to the Sr. Plant Controller and be based in Schaumburg; Primient employees are currently working a hybrid schedule.

This is an exciting opportunity to come into a private equity-backed, market leading industrial manufacturer with a history of success and a strong reputation in the market.

It has a long track record of success, a reputation for superior capabilities, and a diversified and marquee customer base for whom it creates mission critical products.

Qualifications

• BA/BS Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field; MBA preferred.
• 5 to 10 years of experience in financial analysis, financial/strategic planning, reporting or FP&AS.
• Strong knowledge of manufacturing cost accounting, standard costing and variance analysis.
• Background in budgeting and forecasting within a manufacturing or plant environment.
• Experience owning full month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close, including journal entries, reconciliations, analyses, and management reporting.
• Strong experience analyzing variable and fixed costs in a plant or industrial environment.
• Prior experience with financial reporting systems and visualization tools, such as SAP, Planful, Onestream and Power BI.
• Excellent analytical skills and the ability to translate analytical findings into actionable solutions and processes.
• Broad overall business acumen with proficient ability to talk with executives in business terms.
• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment with fluctuating priorities and deadlines.
• Ability to work without direct supervision, and efficiently manage tasks and time.
• Occasional travel, typically less than 10%.
• Proficiency in Word, PowerPoint, Outlook required; Advanced Microsoft Excel skills include analytical modeling, robust chart prep and data mining for large data sets.

Skills

• Knowledge of manufacturing cost accounting, standard costing and variance analysis.
• Experience owning full month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close, including journal entries, reconciliations, analyses, and management reporting.
• Strong experience analyzing variable and fixed costs in a plant or industrial environment.
• Prior experience with financial reporting systems and visualization tools, such as SAP, Planful, Onestream and Power BI.
• Excellent analytical skills and the ability to translate analytical findings into actionable solutions and processes.
• Broad overall business acumen with proficient ability to talk with executives in business terms.
• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment with fluctuating priorities and deadlines.
• Ability to work without direct supervision, and efficiently manage tasks and time.
• Proficiency in Word, PowerPoint, Outlook required; Advanced Microsoft Excel skills include analytical modeling, robust chart prep and data mining for large data sets.

Benefits

Primient offers a comprehensive Total Rewards package that our U.S. colleagues and their families can count on, which includes:

• Competitive Pay
• Multiple Healthcare plan choices
• Dental and vision insurance
• A 401(k) plan with company and matching contributions
• Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Life, AD&D, and Voluntary Insurance plans
• Paid holidays & vacation
• Floating days off
• Parental leave for new parents
• Employee resource groups
• Learning & development programs
• Fun culture where you have an opportunity in shaping our future

Pay

The annual pay range estimated for this position is $84,167.20 - $105,209.00 and is bonus eligible.

Please note that while this range reflects the full spectrum of compensation available for this role, individual compensation will be determined based on several factors including your experience, skills, and alignment with the role's responsibilities.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging

We are believers in the power of difference. We strive to represent the communities in which we operate and to provide an inclusive, welcoming environment for all.

We want Primient to be a place where every employee feels they belong and knows they are seen, heard, valued and safe to speak up.

Our aspiration is to unlock the full potential in diverse perspectives, while offering everyone an equal chance to grow.