Sr. Financial Analyst

Job Description

Job Description

We are looking for an experienced financial analyst to support manufacturing operations in Wisconsin by turning plant performance data into clear business insight. This role partners closely with site leadership to strengthen profitability, improve cash performance, and provide meaningful analysis across cost, inventory, and operational metrics. The ideal candidate brings strong analytical judgment, communicates financial results effectively, and helps guide decisions that improve overall plant performance.

Responsibilities:

• Partner with plant leaders to identify opportunities that improve cost efficiency, strengthen cash performance, and support revenue and margin goals.

• Take ownership of the excess and obsolete inventory review process, recommending actions that improve controls and reduce exposure.

• Produce recurring daily, weekly, and monthly reporting that tracks performance across safety, quality, delivery, cost, and cash indicators.

• Oversee inventory and fixed asset reporting for the site, ensuring data accuracy, thorough review, and reliable financial visibility.

• Build and refine analytical models that provide deeper insight into manufacturing costs, including material usage, conversion expenses, productivity, and value stream results.

• Interpret plant and value stream financial outcomes for leadership, presenting results in a concise way that supports performance tracking and decision-making.

• Explain financial variances by isolating key drivers such as volume, product mix, inflation, and productivity, while supporting understanding of percentage-of-completion revenue recognition.

• Analyze cost center spending against budget, highlight developing trends, and identify the underlying factors influencing performance.

• Contribute to and lead cross-functional improvement initiatives designed to enhance operational and financial results within the plant.

• Demonstrated experience in financial analysis within a manufacturing or plant-based environment.
• Strong capability in variance analysis, including cost, productivity, and budget-to-actual performance review.
• Proficiency in ad hoc analysis with the ability to translate data into actionable recommendations.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills for modeling, reporting, and data interpretation.
• Experience using Microsoft Power BI to develop reporting and performance insights.
• Working knowledge of budgeting and forecasting processes.
• Ability to communicate financial and operational results clearly to cross-functional stakeholders.