Senior Financial Analyst

Job Description

Senior Financial Analyst

Long Grove, IL | On-Site

A well-established, privately held manufacturing company with operations across the U.S. and Mexico is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to serve as the financial lead for its U.S. operations — combining hands-on cost accounting, monthly close, budgeting, and business partnership in a complex, multi-site manufacturing environment.

This is a broad, high-ownership role for a detail-oriented finance professional who enjoys getting close to the business, understanding the numbers behind the product, and partnering with operations and commercial leadership to drive performance.

What You'll Do:

Lead the monthly close process for U.S. operations including journal entries, account reconciliations, and financial statement preparation

Develop and enforce product costing processes from raw material standards through manufacturing — managing periodic cost rolls, reviewing data integrity, and tracking cost trends by product family down to raw material and manufacturing standards

Support purchasing with component cost impact analysis driven by commodity cost changes

Lead the U.S. entity annual budget process — preparing templates, partnering with department heads on historical trending, and projecting future year expenses

Track and control U.S. operating expenses and capital plan to budget

Partner with the Sales team to track revenue and margin by customer and channel — identifying trends and surfacing actionable insights

Perform balance sheet and account reconciliations and net working capital calculations

Maintain financial KPIs and assist in the preparation of long-term financial forecasts

Support ad hoc analysis and special projects as needed

What We're Looking For:

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance 6–8 years of progressive finance experience

MBA, CPA, and/or CMA preferred

Strong product costing and program accounting knowledge

Advanced Excel skills; SAP experience highly preferred

Strong knowledge of US GAAP

Manufacturing or automotive industry experience a plus

Excellent communication skills with the ability to work cross-functionally and independently

Why This Role Stands Out:

True end-to-end ownership across close, cost accounting, budgeting, and business partnership

Direct exposure to operations, purchasing, and commercial leadership

Complex, multi-site manufacturing environment with real variety in the work

Collaborative team culture with strong emphasis on learning and continuous improvement

Competitive compensation in a stable, long-established manufacturing organization