Senior Financial Analyst - Manufacturing Operations

Trystar Inc•Houston, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Trystar is a leader in power distribution equipment and related services, supporting critical electrical infrastructure across North America. Based in our Houston, TX facility, safety and integrity guide everything we do, and collaboration drives our success. Trystar’s team members are our most important asset, and we expect this position to play a critical role in achieving our objectives. We are seeking a Senior Financial Analyst – Manufacturing Operations to serve as a key business partner to operations, engineering, and supply chain leadership. This role blends cost accounting expertise with forward‑looking financial analysis, enabling data‑driven decision making, improved profitability, and operational efficiency. As a member of Trystar’s finance team, this role goes beyond transactional accounting to provide financial insights, performance analytics, forecasting support, and strategic recommendations that help leadership optimize cost structure, manage working capital, and achieve business objectives.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field
Minimum of 7 years of progressive experience within accounting/finance with experience in manufacturing environment
Strong understanding of manufacturing cost accounting, standard costing, and inventory accounting
Proficient use of financial systems and Microsoft Office tools, including proficiency in Excel
Excellent communication skills, with a bias towards collaboration and teamwork
Advanced analytical skills with the ability to translate data into meaningful financial insights
High attention to detail with the ability to see the “big picture”

Nice To Haves

Experience with ERP systems, Epicor experience, a plus
Positive attitude, adept at problem solving
Willingness and ability to travel 15%
Demonstrated success influencing cross‑functional stakeholders through financial insight
Continuous improvement mindset with strong problem‑solving skills

Responsibilities

Serve as a financial business partner to manufacturing and operations leadership, providing insights that support profitability, efficiency, and growth.
Develop, analyze, and explain manufacturing cost trends, margin performance, productivity metrics, and key operational KPIs.
Provide actionable analysis to support pricing, make/buy decisions, capital investments, and operational trade‑offs.
Prepare and present financial results, variance explanations, and recommendations to finance and operations leadership.
Support manufacturing accounting activities, ensuring accurate costs, inventory valuation, internal controls, and financial integrity.
Analyze material, labor, and overhead variances, identify root causes, and partner with operations to drive corrective actions.
Establish, maintain, and analyze labor and overhead rates aligned with budgets, standard costs, and production assumptions.
Review job costing activity daily to ensure accuracy, completeness, and timely transaction processing.
Partner with Inventory Control to support inventory analysis, reporting, cycle counts, and adjustments, ensuring strong inventory accuracy.
Perform monthly inventory reconciliations and support inventory reserve analysis.
Assist with annual physical inventory observations across the enterprise.
Provide insight into working capital drivers, including inventory turns and excess/obsolete inventory exposure.
Partner with Engineering to validate and improve Bills of Materials and Bills of Operations, ensuring ERP accuracy and financial reliability.
Prepare and maintain standard adjusting journal entries related to manufacturing and inventory close processes.
Support ERP implementation and optimization efforts (Epicor), with a focus on reporting, costing accuracy, and data integrity.
Identify and lead process improvement and analytics initiatives that enhance financial visibility and operational performance.