Financial Analyst

We are two affiliated food manufacturing companies producing private-label frozen meal bowls, breakfast items, and co-manufactured/tolling programs at high volume with thin margins. We're looking for a Financial Analyst to support both entities' finance functions, with primary ownership of cost card accuracy, customer true-up processes, inventory audit support, and margin analysis. This role works cross-functionally with supply chain, operations, and commercial teams and reports to the Director of Finance, who oversees finance across both facilities. Key Responsibilities Build, maintain, and audit cost cards across SKUs at both entities, ensuring actual cost inputs (ingredients, packaging, freight, labor, overhead) are current and accurate. Own the quarterly true-up process for customer contracts — reconcile actual costs vs. quoted/locked pricing and prepare true-up calculations and supporting documentation. Support and execute periodic inventory audits at both facilities; investigate variances between physical counts and system (ERP) records. Partner with supply chain and procurement to challenge and validate vendor pricing, questioning cost inputs that don't reconcile with market or contract terms. Prepare margin and profitability analysis by customer, program, and SKU to support pricing and commercial decisions. Build financial projections and forecasts (volume, cost, margin) to support budgeting, new business evaluation, and management reporting. Assist with month-end close activities related to inventory, COGS, and standard cost variances. Flag cost or margin risks proactively and bring supporting data to the Director of Finance for decision-making. Support new business/quoting activity by building cost models for prospective SKUs and customer programs. Support AR/AP review — monitor aging, flag past-due exposure, and assist with collections follow-up on problem accounts. Track customer contract compliance — verify invoiced pricing matches negotiated cost cards and contract terms, catching discrepancies before customers do. Build CapEx and ROI models to support equipment and capacity investment decisions. Own physical inventory reconciliation end to end, including count-to-book reconciliation and working with plant operations on root-cause fixes. Maintain recurring KPI dashboards (margin by customer, cost variance trends, etc.) for management reporting. Build and maintain customer scorecards tracking sales performance, pallet aging, customer pickup/dwell times, and payment history. Work interchangeably across both entities as workload and business needs require. Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field. 2-5 years of experience in financial analysis, cost accounting, or FP&A, ideally in food manufacturing, CPG, or another high-volume/low-margin manufacturing environment. Strong Excel skills required; experience with ERP systems required, Microsoft Dynamics Business Central a plus. Comfortable working with granular, unit-economics-level cost detail and translating it into clear, decision-ready analysis. Direct communicator who can hold a position on pricing/cost questions with supply chain and vendors, backed by data. Occasional travel to the second facility as needed. What Success Looks Like Cost cards reflect true, current costs — no stale inputs, no unexplained variances. True-ups are accurate, timely, and defensible when reviewed by customers. Inventory audit findings are investigated to root cause, not just reported. Supply chain pricing gets questioned with data before it gets accepted. Compensation & Logistics Compensation: Competitive, commensurate with experience. Location: Based out of Western PA (Charleroi area), preferred. Open to South-Central WI for an exceptional candidate. Reporting Line: Director of Finance (corporate, spanning both entities). #J-18808-Ljbffr