Sr. Financial Analyst- Bilingual (English/Spanish)

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Partner with manufacturing leaders to analyze manufacturing costs, performance drivers, and profitability; translate results into clear actions and recommendations.
• Develop, maintain, and publish performance measurement tools/dashboards for targeted manufacturing areas (labor, overhead, yield/waste, and other key drivers) to improve decision-making across levels of the organization.
• Inventory, controls, and audit readiness
• Own inventory accuracy, reporting, and valuation for the Medley plant; establish and improve processes to ensure timely, accurate transactions (receipts, issues, adjustments, and production reporting).
• Cook up year-end physical inventory and periodic cycle counts/WIP audits; investigate variances, drive corrective actions, and document root causes and controls.
• Support month-end/quarter-end close activities for plant operations, including review of inventory-related entries, accruals, and manufacturing variances; prepare clear explanations for leadership reviews.
• Partner with Engineering/Operations on standard cost and process change impacts (e.g., BOM/routing changes where applicable) to ensure cost accuracy and strong change controls.
• Maintain strong internal controls and audit readiness for plant financial processes; ensure documentation is current and support internal/external audit requests as needed.
• Budgeting, forecasting, and productivity improvement
• Lead and coordinate the quarterly forecasting and annual budgeting processes for plant manufacturing costs, including labor, overhead, waste/yield, and key operating assumptions.
• Identify productivity and cost reduction opportunities with Manufacturing, Engineering, Marketing/Brand, and Finance; document initiatives, quantify benefits, track progress, and provide regular visibility to results.
• Present key performance insights and financial results to plant leadership on a regular cadence; facilitate discussions that drive corrective actions and sustain improvements.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree (B.S./B.A.) in Accounting, Finance, Business, Operations, or a related field from a four-year college or university; and 5+ years of relevant experience in manufacturing finance, cost accounting, and/or plant FP&A (or an equivalent combination of education and experience).
• Experience partnering with operations and driving performance improvement is strongly preferred.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

• Ability to communicate complex financial information clearly to both finance and non-finance audiences, including preparing concise variance explanations and presenting insights to plant leadership.
• Strong written communication skills for documenting processes, controls, and project benefits.
• Spanish proficiency is required.

CERTIFICATIONS AND TRAINING

• Advanced proficiency in Excel (modeling, pivot tables, lookups, and data validation).
• Proficient in Word and PowerPoint.
• Experience with ERP systems and manufacturing/cost accounting modules required.
• Power BI (or similar BI/reporting tools) experience preferred.