Senior Financial Operations Analyst

Compensation: $100K–$105K base + 8% bonus

Stretch: strong manufacturing candidates can push higher, with ~$108K practical upper end and ~$110K absolute max

Position Overview

The Senior Financial Analyst will support plant and operations finance, partnering closely with manufacturing leadership to improve financial performance, operating visibility, and decision-making.

This role will own and support core areas of plant finance including forecasting, budgeting, cost analysis, operational reporting, manufacturing KPIs, productivity, capital investment analysis, and variance analysis.

Key Responsibilities

• Support budgeting, forecasting, and ongoing financial planning for manufacturing operations

• Analyze plant performance, cost trends, operating results, and key financial drivers

• Partner with operations leaders on productivity, efficiency, cost savings, and profit improvement initiatives

• Perform manufacturing cost, inventory, COGS, and variance analysis

• Monitor and report on manufacturing and operational KPIs

• Support capital expenditure analysis and business casesIdentify financial and operational risks, trends, and improvement opportunities

• Prepare recurring financial reporting and management presentations

• Support process improvement and continuous‑improvement initiatives

• Provide financial insight to operational stakeholders and plant leadership

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or related field

• 3+ years of relevant finance experience

• Manufacturing, plant, operations‑finance, or cost‑accounting experience strongly preferred

• Experience with budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and financial reporting

• Strong understanding of P&L, balance sheet, and cash‑flow drivers

• Power BI or similar reporting/analytics experience is a plus

• Ability to work cross‑functionally with manufacturing and operations teams

• Comfortable working in a hands‑on, onsite plant environment