Sr. Financial Analyst

Robert Half Management Resources is seeking a Sr. Financial Analyst for a long-term contract assignment with a manufacturing-focused finance team in Columbus, Ohio. This role will drive financial visibility across operational areas through accurate reporting, meaningful analysis, and decision support for plant and product performance. The position is 100% onsite in Columbus, OH, with an estimated contract duration of six months and potential for extensions or conversion to permanent.

Responsibilities

• Oversee full-cycle financial reporting for several manufacturing-related areas, providing insight into headcount, working capital, cash flow, plant results, and product profitability.
• Lead month-end financial close activities and prepare recurring reports that support departmental budgeting, forecasting, and performance reviews.
• Conduct detailed analysis of actual results against budget, forecast, and prior periods, using trend evaluation and root-cause assessment to explain business performance and highlight risk.
• Build scenario-based analyses to support operational decisions, including make-versus-buy evaluations and other business planning alternatives.
• Improve visibility into manufacturing costs by refining site-level metrics, strengthening reporting consistency, and increasing the accuracy of monthly statistics.
• Partner with division finance, cost accounting, and manufacturing teams to consolidate revenue and cost assumptions into practical business cases and decision-support tools.
• Create sophisticated financial models that evaluate strategic options and quantify the impact of changing business conditions.
• Standardize finance-related processes by documenting procedures and establishing consistent methods for reporting areas such as scrap, rework, and other manufacturing cost elements.
• Identify and execute opportunities to enhance financial processes, working independently or collaboratively to increase efficiency and reporting effectiveness.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in financial analysis, preferably supporting manufacturing, plant operations, or cost-focused environments.
• Strong background in financial modeling, including the ability to develop scenario analyses and decision-support tools.
• Demonstrated experience with variance analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and month-end reporting activities.
• Ability to perform ad hoc financial analysis and translate complex data into clear business insights.
• Experience working in Oracle is strongly preferred.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across finance, accounting, and operational teams.
• High attention to detail and a track record of improving reporting accuracy, process consistency, and analytical rigor.

Benefits

• Medical, vision, dental, and life and disability insurance available for contract/temporary professionals.
• Eligibility to enroll in the company 401(k) plan.