Financial Analyst TN

JOST International Corp•Greeneville, TN

11d

About The Position

The Financial Analyst plays a critical role in supporting strategic and operational decision-making within the business. This position is responsible for conducting in-depth financial analysis, forecasting, and reporting to drive performance, cost control, and profitability across manufacturing, sales, and supply chain operations. The role requires close collaboration with cross-functional teams including operations, engineering, procurement, and sales to interpret data, identify trends, and provide actionable insights. A strong understanding of capital-intensive industries, market cycles, and complex cost structures (including materials, labor, and logistics) is essential. This role requires proficiency in financial modeling, budgeting, variance analysis, and KPI reporting, as well as the ability to communicate complex financial concepts to both financial and non-financial stakeholders. This position can be located in Tennessee or Michigan

Requirements

Bachelor’s in Finance/Accounting/Econ/Industrial Engineering (or equivalent). MBA/MS a plus, not mandatory.
Large-company or multi-plant manufacturing (automotive, heavy truck, off-highway, hydraulics, metal fab, tier-1/2).
Standard costing, BOM/routing fluency, variance analysis, inventory accounting, margin walks.
ERP chops: you’ve run close cycles (material costing, variance analysis, inventory reconciliations, margin bridges) in a tier-1 system (SAP, Oracle, Infor, JDE, etc.).
Analytics that change behavior—you’ve presented to Ops and driven action with measurable impact.
Excel power user + Power BI (DAX a plus).
Detail-accurate, deadline-reliable.

Nice To Haves

SQL/Python for data wrangling; EDI/surcharge logic; FX and transfer-price basics.
MES/shop-floor data exposure; Lean/CI experience.
CPA/CMA (or in progress)

Responsibilities

Build/ maintain standards; partner with Engineering/Supply Chain on BOMs, routings, labor/overhead rates.
Analyze PPV; labor/overhead absorption, scrap, rework, inventory adjustments; drive root-cause fixes.
Run ERP month-end routines; material re-costing, cost center expense reviews, margin analysis, inventory reconciliations.
Validate moving-average and standard costs, catch price/receiving unit errors before they post.
Own accruals for freight, duties, rebates, and inventory adjustments; reconcile CapEx, prepaids, open POs to the trial balance.
Deliver manufacturing P&L packs and margin bridges that break down vol/mix/price/PPV/absorption/FX with zero hand-waving.
Model run rates, yields, and capacity; tie KPIs to floor reality (OEE, scrap, throughput, on-time).
Partner with production leaders to execute actions from your analysis and close the loop.
Rolling forecast and annual plan; scenario modeling on volume/mix, price, surcharges, FX, tariffs.
Cost-down and CI initiatives, make-vs-buy, product launches/ECNs, footprint and CapEx business cases.
Monitor cycle counts and valuation; investigate WIP aging, backflush errors, cut-off, reserves.
Enforce material master discipline (prices, units, sourcing) and ECN impacts on cost.
SKU/ customer profitability; price/mix and rebate tracking; margin improvement actions with Sales.