Senior Financial Analyst- Operations

Smiths Group • Edgewood, MD

2d • $69,600 - $156,720

About The Position

The Senior Operations Financial Analyst is responsible for enhancing manufacturing profitability through rigorous cost control, operations project oversight, and operational partnership. This role is a critical component of the Ops Finance transformation journey, transitioning the site from reactive variance reporting to proactive prevention and influence

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting required.
• 5-7 years of experience in cost accounting, preferably in a manufacturing environment
• ERP experience, SAP preferred
• Intermediate or above User of Excel and MS Office programs
• Strong analytical skills, motivated, able to meet required deadlines, and detail-oriented
• The ability to communicate across all levels of the organization

Nice To Haves

• MBA or CPA strongly preferred

Responsibilities

• Cost Center Management & Budget Accountability:
• Conduct monthly "Deep Dive" spend reviews with Department Managers to analyze actuals vs. budgets, preventing financial "surprises" and driving active cost containment.
• Project Governance:
• Manage the full lifecycle of capital and internal projects; ensure correct coding, spend tracking, and timely closure of assets to ensure P&L accuracy.
• Variance Root-Cause Analysis:
• Investigate material usage, scrap rates, and labor efficiency variances, translating raw financial data into "shopfloor speak" to improve operational efficiency.
• Margin Protection & BOM Integrity:
• Perform routine audits of Bills of Materials (BOMs) and labor routings; coordinate with Engineering on new product setups to ensure sales pricing reflects current manufacturing realities.
• Inventory Control & Cycle Count Oversight:
• Lead the site cycle counting program, investigate large adjustments, and reconcile perpetual inventory to the General Ledger to optimize working capital.
• CAPEX Management:
• Ensure Capital Expenditure is not incorrectly expensed to the P&L and that assets are put into service on time to begin depreciation in compliance with audit standards.
• Strategic Partnership:
• Partner directly with production leads to perform real-time analysis on inefficiencies rather than month-end "autopsies".

Benefits

• Join us and we’ll help build your career, with excellent training and opportunities for career growth across the business, both locally and globally.
• You’ll experience an inclusive environment, with strong leadership and a focus on safety and wellbeing.
• You’ll also have the flexibility to choose from a wide range of benefits to suit your lifestyle, offering you and your family support from a health and wellbeing, financial and lifestyle perspective.
• The compensation for this position ranges from $69,600 - $156,720.00/yr and will vary depending on factors such as your location, skills, job-related knowledge, and experience.
• The compensation package may also include incentive compensation opportunities in the form of discretionary annual bonus or commissions.
• Smiths Detection provides comprehensive benefits including healthcare, 401K savings plan, company holidays, vacation, sick time, parental leave and an employee assistance program.
• Eligibility requirements apply.

What This Job Offers

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