Senior Financial Analyst

Senior Financial Analyst – FP&A (Financial Planning and Analysis) – Operations Finance (Ops Finance) / Finance Operation (Finance Ops) Key Details Location: Hybrid (2 days in office in Charlotte, NC and 3 days remote) Target base salary: $90,000–$120,000 (based on experience) Unlimited vacation and 10+ paid holidays 6% 401(k) match, 100% vested day one Hybrid schedule (2 days in office every week) About the Role We’re hiring a Senior Financial Analyst to join the Operations Finance team, partnering closely with Operations, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Engineering, R&D and Procurement to drive cost visibility, efficiency, and strategic investment decisions. This is a high‑impact FP&A role that connects financial insight with operational execution to influence both daily operations and long‑term strategy. What You’ll Do Own financial forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis for manufacturing plants, logistics, procurement, and other operations functions. Analyze key drivers of cost of goods sold (COGS), including materials, labor, overhead, and freight. Help drive profitability and efficiency/process improvements for operations. Examine financial and operational KPIs and analytics such as price‑volume mix (PVM) analysis to drive revenue, inventory movement, and profitability at product, market and department levels. Prepare monthly and quarterly reporting packages with performance commentary and actionable insights. Drive key elements of the month‑end close process, including accruals, cost allocations, and journal reclassifications. Partner with plant and supply‑chain leaders to provide financial visibility into KPIs, cost trends and productivity initiatives. Support capital expenditure (CapEx) planning, ROI modeling, and tracking of actuals vs. plan. Track capital expenditures vs. operating expenses, including ROI of key investments. Evaluate inventory levels, working‑capital impacts, and inventory‑related reserves or write‑offs. Analyze standard cost variances and support updates to cost models. Assist in development of long‑range operational plans and strategic cost initiatives. Support scenario modeling, ‘what‑if’ analyses, and cost‑benefit evaluations for key operational decisions. Own portions of the Annual Operating Plan (AOP), partnering with cross‑functional teams to align assumptions and inputs. Collaborate cross‑functionally with Accounting, Procurement, Engineering, and FP&A to align financial plans with business goals. Drive continuous improvement in financial reporting, dashboarding, and operational analytics. Leverage financial systems (OneStream, Adaptive Insights, Anaplan, Power BI) to enhance reporting and forecasting accuracy. Automate manual processes and continuously improve financial models and reporting frameworks. What We’re Looking For 2–7 years of experience in FP&A, operations finance, supply chain finance, or plant‑level financial analysis. Experience in public accounting, advisory, or consulting and a desire to transition into industry. General understanding of manufacturing cost structures, cost accounting and operational KPIs. Experience in business partnering with operations leaders and translating financial data into business action. Advanced Excel modeling skills and familiarity with Power BI, ERP systems or enterprise planning tools. Clear communicator with a proactive, collaborative and business‑minded approach. Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or related field (MBA, CPA, CFA or CMA a plus). Experience in manufacturing, CPG or consumer / industrial products highly preferred; open to other product environments with tangible exposure. High intellectual curiosity and willingness to learn. Why This Role? Impact – shape operational decisions that drive profitability and efficiency. Visibility – work directly with plant operations, supply chain and executive leadership. Growth – excellent path to senior roles in finance or operations leadership. Culture – fast‑paced, collaborative and performance‑driven team. Flexibility – hybrid schedule (2 days onsite, 3 days remote). Internal mobility – opportunity to move into other functional finance roles. Compensation and Benefits Target base salary of $90,000–$120,000 based on experience. Unlimited vacation and 10+ paid holidays (company typically closed final 2 weeks of the year). 6% 401(k) match, 100% vested day one. Modern office with windows for in‑office days. Location Downtown Charlotte, NC. Must currently reside in Greater Charlotte, NC metro or be planning to relocate. This role is hybrid (in‑office and remote each week). Not eligible for fully remote or sponsorship. This position is not eligible for sponsorship. U.S. citizenship or green card is required. #J-18808-Ljbffr