Sr. Manufacturing Financial Analyst - Heavy Industrial

This is a senior finance role embedded in plant operations at a heavy industrial manufacturing company in Little Rock, Arkansas. The position sits at the intersection of cost accounting, financial planning, and operations partnership, supporting plant leadership, supply chain, and executive teams with the financial analysis and cost visibility needed to drive profitability and operational performance across a complex manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Own the cost accounting function for the plant, including managing and maintaining standard costing systems, conducting bill of materials reviews, performing cost rollups, and administering overhead allocations.
• Perform variance analysis daily, analyzing manufacturing variances across labor efficiency, material usage, purchase price variance, and overhead absorption. Translate findings into clear, actionable recommendations for operations leadership.
• Support inventory valuation, work-in-process analysis, inventory controls, and cost of goods sold reconciliation. Partner with operations and supply chain teams to maintain accuracy and identify control gaps.
• Lead budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning cycles for the plant, including building and maintaining financial models covering revenue, cost, margin, and cash flow.
• Perform monthly variance analysis and prepare materials for executive reporting and business performance reviews.
• Support financial analysis, ROI evaluations, and investment decision documentation for capital projects.
• Serve as the primary finance business partner to manufacturing, supply chain, procurement, and plant leadership, helping teams understand the financial implications of operational decisions.
• Use SAP to analyze operational and financial performance, develop reporting tools and dashboards, and support ongoing automation and data integrity initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
• 5 or more years of manufacturing finance, cost accounting, or operations finance experience.
• Strong standard costing background, including BOM reviews, cost rollups, and overhead allocations.
• Experience supporting plant operations and manufacturing leadership teams.
• ERP experience, SAP strongly preferred.
• Advanced Excel skills, including financial modeling and variance analysis.
• Ability to translate financial data into operational recommendations for non-finance audiences.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in steel, metals, pipe, tubular, oil and gas, forging, foundry, fabrication, industrial equipment, building products, chemical, paper, or other heavy industrial manufacturing environments.
• SAP FI/CO module experience.
• Experience with Power BI, Tableau, or comparable reporting and visualization tools.
• Multi-site manufacturing finance support experience.
• CPA, CMA, or MBA.

Pay

$100,000 to $110,000 base salary annually, depending on experience.

Schedule

Full-time, on-site in Little Rock, Arkansas.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• 401(k).
• Paid time off and holidays.