Senior Financial Analyst

Responsibilities:

Financial Analysis & Performance Management

• Analyze monthly and quarterly operating results, including manufacturing performance, cost trends, and EBITDA drivers.
• Build and maintain financial models to evaluate manufacturing costs, key financial ratios, and return on investment.
• Review product line P&L's to ensure profitability and recommend corrective actions where needed.
• Evaluate departmental spending versus budget and operational objectives, identifying inefficiencies or risks.
• Identify performance drivers, trends, and actionable insights; proactively flag issues and recommend actions.
• Evaluate financial impact of market, operational, or policy changes.

Financial Reporting, Budgeting & Forecasting

• Lead the manufacturing-related budgeting and forecasting processes, including volume, labor, material, overhead, and productivity initiatives.
• Prepare monthly and quarterly financial reporting packages, including P&L, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow projections for executive leadership.
• Create draft budgets for department heads and support them through budget review and submission.
• Perform variance analyses versus prior year, budget, and forecast; communicate key insights and improvement opportunities.
• Support allocation of financial results across products, projects, and departments.
• Prepare materials and analyses for Board of Directors review and approval of budgets and forecasts.

Financial Modeling & Decision Support

• Build and maintain driver-based financial models and detailed forecasts using D365 and related systems. Ensure accuracy, transparency, and ease of use.
• Develop business cases for strategic initiatives, capital investments, pricing changes, headcount planning, and operational improvements.
• Create metrics and KPIs to measure growth, profitability, efficiency, and productivity.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting, MBA and/or CPA preferred.
• Minimum 3-5 years’ experience of progressive responsibility in finance, with a focus on financial data analysis, financial accounting and monthly reporting.
• Experience in manufacturing required.
• Broad understanding of finance and accounting principles, including cost accounting.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Excellent computer skills in Excel, Word, BI/reporting tools and experience with an ERP system.
• Strong proficiency in financial modeling and scenario analysis.