Financial Analyst

About the position

We are currently seeking a professional to take on the role of Financial Analyst. The ideal candidate’s primary focus of this position is to support the finance team in coordinating / administering the monthly financials, as well as supporting costing and inventory management processes at our organization’s United States manufacturing facilities.

Responsibilities

• Support with P&L and Balance Sheet analysis, month end close, and account reconciliations.
• Perform cost rolls for new and existing products.
• Calculate efficiency, productivity, and track absorption daily.
• Approve requisitions and review purchase orders to ensure accurate and timely reporting.
• Review material variances monthly and investigate root causes.
• Provide assistance in inventory control and maintenance.
• Prepare and analyze product cost structures, BOMs / Routers for new workflows, new products, and recasts of costing parameters for current products.
• Participate in annual Physical Inventory.
• Participate in annual audit.
• Preparation of month-end closing journal entries and account reconciliations.
• Review and analyze the plant results of the manufacturing operations for assigned plant.
• Assist in preparing monthly bridge analysis comparing actual results to prior year, rolling forecast and budget.
• Update KPI results and report out to the operations team.
• Assist with preparation of the month end financial presentation.
• Review Power BI reporting daily to help anticipate changes in expenses or revenues and communicate to NA Finance Manager.
• Assist with maintaining and creating new Alteryx (database engine) workflows that feed Power BI reporting.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, or related industry.
• Minimum of 4 years of work experience in financial analysis and accounting within lean manufacturing industries.
• Strong personal computer skills in Excel, Word, Access.
• Good analysis skills.
• High level of integrity; commitment to continuous improvement; understanding of modern accounting control and manufacturing theory and practice.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with QAD (ERP), Alteryx, PowerBI, CyberQuery, and SmartSheet.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health benefits package (medical, dental, vision, etc.) for positions of 30 hours or more per week.
• Health Savings Account with annual employer contribution.
• Company provided Life Insurance, Accidental Death and Dismemberment, and Short-Term Disability.
• Voluntary Life Insurance, Spousal Life, Child Life, Critical Illness, Accident, and Long-Term Disability.
• 401(k) with matching contribution that is fully vested from day one.
• Generous amount of PTO, plus 14 paid Holidays.
• Tuition reimbursement and scholarship opportunity.
• $250 in Lifestyle Reimbursement Account upon completion of annual physical.
• Wellness program with monthly themes, quarterly challenges, onsite flu shot clinics and biometric screenings.
• Clean and safe work environment.