Financial Analyst - Operations

Reynolds Consumer Products • Lake Forest, IL

4d • $66,000 - $90,750 • Onsite

About The Position

This role is for a Financial Analyst - Operations at Reynolds Consumer Products' Corporate Headquarters in Lake Forest, IL, supporting the Tableware Division. The position is key in driving financial accuracy, transparency, and insight across product costing, manufacturing cost, inventory management, and project tracking. The analyst will collaborate with Operations, R&D, and FP&A teams to ensure accurate cost capture in financial ledgers and will be accountable for identifying financial impacts and communicating month-end results. This role is also integral to testing and data cleansing during the conversion of the R&D site into RCP integrated systems.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience.
• 0-2 years of progressive accounting or finance experience, preferably supporting manufacturing operations.
• Strong understanding of accounting principles, including interpreting balance sheet and P&L statements, account reconciliations, and bank statements.
• Experience in tracking project cost and variance analysis.
• Working knowledge of inventory accounting and manufacturing close processes.
• Intermediate Excel proficiency, including complex formulas and pivot tables.
• Proven ability to drive process improvements by streamlining financial and operational reporting, enhancing inventory accuracy and close efficiency, automating manual tasks, and reinforcing internal controls.
• Experience with ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, JD Edwards, NetSuite, or similar), with a strong preference for SAP-based environments.
• Exceptional analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Analyze P&L and balance sheet activities as well as production controls and KPI’s.
• Prepare and interpret account reconciliations.
• Conduct ad hoc financial analysis.
• Support month-end and year-end close activities related to project related work.
• Maintain robust data integrity, process controls, and documentation for all P&L and inventory processes.
• Partner with cross-functional teams including Operations, Engineering, FP&A, and IT to understand key components on systems integration.
• Identify and implement reporting, analysis, and workflow automation improvements to enhance efficiency and accuracy.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level