Financial Analyst/Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Position Description
We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Plant Finance Manager to join our team in Franklin, WI. This individual will act as a key strategic partner to the Plant Manager and the site leadership team, providing robust financial oversight and guidance. The ideal candidate will be a hands-on leader responsible for all aspects of plant financial planning and analysis. This high visibility role is critical for driving profitability, ensuring financial integrity, and supporting our continuous improvement culture in a complex manufacturing environment.

Key Responsibilities
Financial Planning & Analysis

Lead the plant's monthly forecasting and annual planning functions, ensuring alignment with overall business objectives.
Analyze plant financial results against prior forecasts and plans, providing clear, actionable insights to leadership.
Oversee the compilation and timely submission of standardized financial and KPI reports, including the Monthly Business Review (MBR) package, monthly flash results, variance analyses, and daily dashboards.
Communicate actual and forecasted financial results in clear business terms to various levels of management.

Cost Accounting & Operational Finance

Apply an understanding of manufacturing financial principles, including cost accounting, routing and BOM analysis, labor efficiency tracking, and PPV analysis to provide accurate product costing and reporting, production variances and margin analysis.
Support annual cost roll including labor and overhead standard rate setting, material price and supplier changes
Develop and implement creative, effective methods for tracking daily production and efficiency for complex, large-scale modular units to answer the questions: “How did we do today?” and “Are we on track?”
Calculate plant performance and review with the relevant leaders to drive improvements
Support accounting with the annual physical inventory, and monitor results of the routine cycle count processes, E& O and production scrap. Partner with accounting to ensure inventory valuation practices are consistent with GAAP
Lead initiatives to improve cash flow and working capital by aligning with procurement and sales teams to optimize DPO and DSO

Business Partnership & Continuous Improvement

Serve as a key resource and financial advisor for the Plant Manager and other operational leaders.
Collaborate closely with plant leadership to establish production standards, validate cost savings, and drive operational efficiency.
Drive business results by supporting and utilizing 80/20 disciplines and techniques.
Support Regional Finance Director in the analysis of and justification of significant investments, including large capital expenditures using ROI and payback analysis
Required Education & Qualifications
A minimum of 5 years of relevant financial experience
A minimum of 2-3 years in a manufacturing/plant environment.
Strong, demonstrated skillsets in, financial analysis, forecasting, and driving business results.
Hands-on experience with an integrated ERP system and a global consolidation system. SAP and HFM a plus.
Expert proficiency with Microsoft Excel and strong skills in PowerPoint and Word.
A thorough working knowledge of US GAAP.

Education Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree is required in Accounting or Finance.
An MBA, CPA, or CMA certification is a significant plus.Financial Modeling, Financial Analysis, Annual Budget, Variance Analysis, Budget Processes