Financial Analyst - Manufacturing

FINANCIAL ANALYST - Manufacturing
We're looking for a Financial Analyst with 23 years of experience in a manufacturing environment.

• This is a highly data-intensive position with a primary focus on collecting, validating, analyzing, and reporting financial and manufacturing/operational metrics.


• You should be naturally curious and willing to investigate when numbers do not appear correct rather than simply reporting them.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• 23 years of Financial Analyst, Data Analyst, or similar analytical experience within a manufacturing environment required


• Be very comfortable working extensively with data while meeting recurring daily reporting deadlines.


• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills required, including PivotTables, XLOOKUP, complex formulas, data manipulation, and working with large data sets; Power Query experience strongly preferred


• Experience collecting, validating, reconciling, and analyzing data from multiple sources and preparing recurring metrics, KPIs, and management reports


• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with exceptional attention to detail and data accuracy, including the ability to identify and investigate discrepancies


• Ability to manage large amounts of information accurately while meeting strict daily reporting deadlines


• Experience with ERP systems and extracting data from business systems preferred


• Experience with Power BI, SQL, or other data analysis and reporting tools is a plus

EDUCATION: BS degree in Finance, Accounting, Data Analytics, or related field

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsible for gathering large amounts of data from multiple sources, ensuring its accuracy, analyzing results and trends, and preparing required daily metrics and reports.


• Collect, consolidate, and analyze financial and operational data from multiple sources and systems


• Prepare and deliver required daily metrics and reports to the parent company accurately and on time


• Validate data and investigate discrepancies, inconsistencies, and unusual results


• Analyze large data sets to identify trends, variances, and changes in business and operational performance


• Develop, maintain, and improve recurring reports, dashboards, and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)


• Work closely with Finance, Accounting, Operations, and other departments to gather and validate information


• Reconcile data between different reports, systems, and sources to ensure accuracy


• Monitor manufacturing and business metrics and identify significant changes or trends


• Improve reporting processes to increase accuracy, consistency, and efficiency


• Identify opportunities to automate repetitive data collection, manipulation, and reporting


• Prepare ad hoc data analysis and reports for management as needed


• Present data and findings in a clear, concise manner to support management decision-making