Financial Analyst

Aston Carter • Los Angeles, CA

3d • $125,000 - $150,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Seeking a Principal Financial Analyst with experience as a senior manufacturing-finance and cost-accounting leader. The role turns inventory and factory activity into clear financial insight and owns or leads analysis of scrap, excess and obsolete inventory, inventory valuation, production volumes, absorption, cost of goods sold (COGS), and gross-margin impact. The analyst partners with Finance, Operations, Supply Chain, and Quality.

This is a contract-to-hire position based onsite in Northridge, California. The stated pay range is $125,000.00–$150,000.00 per hour. Individual compensation depends on factors including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, and internal equity. Benefits may be available subject to eligibility, job classification, length of employment, and plan terms.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Supply Chain, or a related field.
• 58+ years of progressive experience in manufacturing finance, cost accounting, inventory accounting, or operations FP&A.
• Strong understanding of scrap, excess and obsolete inventory, inventory valuation, standard costing, manufacturing variances, overhead absorption, COGS, and gross-margin impact.
• Comfort extracting and analyzing manufacturing and inventory data.
• Skills listed include financial analysis, cost accounting, inventory accounting, manufacturing, FP&A, SAP, Excel, PowerBI, financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and analysis.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in medical device, pharmaceutical, or complex manufacturing is strongly preferred.
• SAP inventory/cost-module experience is preferred.
• CPA, CMA, CPIM, and/or MBA are desired but not required.

Responsibilities

• Analyze scrap and excess and obsolete (E&O) inventory.
• Analyze inventory valuation and production volumes.
• Analyze overhead absorption, COGS, and gross-margin impact.
• Partner with Finance, Operations, Supply Chain, and Quality.
• Extract and analyze manufacturing and inventory data.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage, if eligible.
• Critical illness, accident, and hospital coverage, if eligible.
• 401(k) retirement plan with pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available, if eligible.
• Voluntary life and AD&D insurance for employees and dependents, if eligible.
• Short- and long-term disability coverage, if eligible.
• Health Spending Account (HSA), if eligible.
• Transportation benefits, if eligible.
• Employee Assistance Program, if eligible.
• Time off/leave, including PTO, vacation, or sick leave, if eligible.

What This Job Offers

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