Business and Financial Analyst
About The Position
Carolina Container is seeking a highly analytical Business / Financial Analyst to support strategic decision-making through financial analysis, business intelligence, and operational reporting. The role partners closely with Finance, Operations, Sales, and Executive Leadership to provide actionable insights that improve profitability, drive operational efficiency, and support company growth. The position requires strong technical skills in SQL and Microsoft Power BI and the ability to translate data into meaningful business recommendations. The analyst evaluates financial and operational performance, prepares management reporting, supports planning processes, and develops profitability analyses. The role also maintains dashboards and KPI scorecards, extracts and analyzes data from ERP and business systems, and creates automated reporting solutions. In collaboration with Operations leaders, the analyst evaluates productivity, efficiency, waste, costs, inventory, labor, manufacturing performance, capital investments, and opportunities for continuous improvement and cost reduction.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Analytics, Economics, Information Systems, or a related field.
- 8+ years of experience in financial analysis, business analytics, corporate finance, or a related role.
- Advanced proficiency in SQL for data extraction, analysis, and reporting.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Power BI, including dashboard development, data modeling, and DAX.
- Strong understanding of financial statements, budgeting, forecasting, and performance metrics.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including PivotTables, Power Query, and financial modeling.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in manufacturing, packaging, distribution, or supply chain environments.
- Experience working with ERP systems and operational databases.
- Knowledge of Power Automate, Power Query, or other Microsoft Power Platform tools.
- Experience supporting plant operations, cost accounting, or operational finance functions.
Responsibilities
- Analyze financial and operational performance to identify trends, risks, and opportunities.
- Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial and management reports.
- Support budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning processes.
- Conduct variance analysis and recommend ways to improve financial performance.
- Develop profitability analyses by customer, product line, facility, and business segment.
- Maintain Power BI dashboards and KPI scorecards for leadership.
- Use SQL to extract, validate, and analyze data from ERP and business systems.
- Create automated reporting solutions to improve visibility and reduce manual reporting.
- Monitor business metrics related to sales, operations, inventory, labor, and profitability.
- Provide data-driven insights for strategic and operational decisions.
- Partner with Operations leaders to analyze productivity, efficiency, waste, and cost drivers.
- Evaluate business processes and recommend improvement opportunities.
- Support capital investment analysis and return-on-investment evaluations.
- Assist with inventory, labor, and manufacturing performance reporting.
- Participate in cross-functional projects focused on continuous improvement and cost reduction.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
