Senior Financial Analyst

We are seeking an experienced and highly analytical Senior Financial Analyst to support financial planning, forecasting, reporting, and strategic decision-making for an established manufacturing organization.

This position requires a strong background in financial analysis, manufacturing operations, and advanced data reporting. The ideal candidate will have demonstrated experience analyzing financial and operational trends, developing financial models, and translating complex data into actionable business insights. Candidates must be comfortable independently extracting, analyzing, and reporting on large datasets.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and support annual budgeting, monthly forecasting, and long-term financial planning activities.
• Analyze financial and manufacturing operational data to identify trends, variances, risks, and opportunities for improvement.
• Develop, write, and maintain SQL queries and reports to extract, organize, and analyze financial and operational information.
• Build and maintain financial models, dashboards, and KPI reports to evaluate business performance.
• Analyze actual financial results against budgets and forecasts, identifying and explaining significant variances.
• Evaluate profitability, operating costs, capital expenditures, and business performance across manufacturing operations.
• Develop financial models to assess business initiatives, investments, and projected cash flows.
• Maintain and monitor capital expenditure budgets and related financial transactions.
• Extract and analyze data from ERP systems to support financial and operational decision-making.
• Collaborate with Accounting during month-end close to ensure accurate financial reporting.
• Prepare financial presentations, management reports, and executive-level reporting packages.
• Partner with operations and leadership to communicate financial trends and recommend improvements.
• Identify opportunities to automate reporting, streamline processes, and improve data accuracy.
• Support strategic planning, scenario modeling, and additional financial analysis projects as needed.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
• 5–7 years of professional financial planning and analysis experience.
• Demonstrated hands-on SQL experience, including independently writing queries and building financial or operational reports.
• Strong experience analyzing financial trends, operational performance, and large datasets.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel proficiency, including pivot tables, lookup functions, complex formulas, and financial modeling.
• Experience with budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and financial performance reporting.
• Strong understanding of accounting principles, financial statements, and cash flow analysis.
• Experience using ERP systems to extract and analyze financial and operational data.
• Familiarity with financial reporting and business intelligence platforms such as Power BI, Adaptive Insights, or similar tools.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
• Ability to independently manage priorities and communicate findings to senior leadership.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous FP&A experience within manufacturing, chemical processing, or a similar industrial environment.
• Experience analyzing manufacturing costs, production trends, operational efficiency, and profitability.
• Experience with Power BI, Microsoft Access, or other database and reporting tools.
• MBA or master's degree in Finance.
• Experience supporting capital expenditure analysis, financial due diligence, or investment evaluations.