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Sr. Manufacturing Financial Analyst

Gables Search Group

Senior Manufacturing Financial Analyst
Manufacturing Finance | Cost Accounting | Operations Finance

Location: Little Rock, AR

A leading heavy industrial manufacturer is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Financial Analyst to support plant operations, cost accounting, financial planning, and operational performance across a complex manufacturing environment.

This role serves as a key business partner to executive leadership, operations, supply chain, and manufacturing teams, helping drive profitability, cost control, inventory accuracy, and strategic decision-making. The ideal candidate will have strong manufacturing finance experience with deep exposure to standard costing, inventory accounting, ERP systems, and plant operations.
Key Responsibilities
Manufacturing Finance & Cost Accounting
  • Manage and maintain standard costing systems, including BOM reviews, cost rollups, and overhead allocations
  • Analyze manufacturing variances including labor efficiency, material usage, purchase price variance, and overhead absorption
  • Support inventory valuation, WIP analysis, inventory controls, and COGS reconciliation
  • Partner with operations leadership to identify cost reduction opportunities and improve plant profitability
  • Monitor manufacturing KPIs and provide actionable recommendations to improve operational performance
Financial Planning & Analysis
  • Lead budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning activities
  • Develop financial models supporting revenue, cost, margin, and cash flow analysis
  • Perform monthly variance analysis and communicate results to leadership
  • Support executive reporting and business performance reviews
Operations Partnership
  • Serve as a finance business partner to manufacturing, supply chain, procurement, and plant leadership teams
  • Support capital project analysis, ROI evaluations, and investment decisions
  • Assist with operational improvement initiatives and financial impact assessments
Systems & Reporting
  • Utilize ERP systems to analyze operational and financial performance
  • Develop reporting tools, dashboards, and financial models
  • Support reporting automation, data integrity, and continuous improvement initiatives
Qualifications
  • Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field
  • 5+ years of manufacturing finance, cost accounting, or operations finance experience
  • Strong standard costing and manufacturing cost accounting background
  • Experience supporting plant operations and manufacturing leadership
  • ERP experience (SAP strongly preferred)
  • Advanced Excel skills including financial modeling and data analysis
  • Ability to translate financial information into actionable operational recommendations
Preferred Background
  • Steel, metals, pipe, tubular, oil & gas, forging, foundry, fabrication, industrial equipment, building products, chemical, paper, or other heavy manufacturing environments
  • SAP FI/CO experience
  • Power BI, Tableau, or advanced reporting tools
  • Multi-site manufacturing support
  • CPA, CMA, or MBA

This is a highly visible role offering direct interaction with executive leadership and significant opportunity to influence operational performance, manufacturing efficiency, profitability, and strategic growth initiatives.
Vacancy posted 3 days ago
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