Senior Financial Analyst

Rohrer•Huntley, IL

About The Position

The Senior FP&A Analyst will partner closely with executive leadership, Operations, Sales, Accounting, and plant management teams to improve profitability, operational performance, cash flow generation, and financial visibility. This position will also serve as a key administrator and champion of the organization's financial reporting and consolidation platform (Datarails), while supporting various financial needs within the organization.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or related discipline.
Minimum Three (3) years of progressive experience in Financial Planning & Analysis, Corporate Finance, Cost Accounting, or Manufacturing Finance.
Experience supporting manufacturing operations and partnering with operational leadership teams.
Demonstrated experience with budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, and business analysis.
Strong background in cost accounting, profitability analysis, and operational finance.
Experience presenting financial information and recommendations to senior leadership teams.
Advanced financial modeling and analytical capabilities.
Strong understanding of manufacturing cost accounting principles and standard costing.
Experience with financial consolidation and reporting systems, preferably Datarails or similar planning platforms.
Advanced Microsoft Excel capabilities.
Experience utilizing business intelligence, automation, and AI-enabled analytic tools.
Strong understanding of working capital management and cash flow planning.
Ability to translate financial data into actionable operational insights.

Nice To Haves

Strategic Thinking
Business Acumen
Financial Analysis & Problem Solving
Continuous Improvement Mindset
Executive Communication
Cross-Functional Collaboration
Data-Driven Decision Making
Project Leadership
Change Management
Customer Focus

Responsibilities

Coordinate the annual budgeting, strategic planning, and forecasting processes across the organization.
Develop monthly, quarterly, and annual financial forecasts, including Profit & Loss, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow, Working Capital, Capital Expenditures, and Headcount planning.
Perform financial analyses to identify trends, risks, opportunities, and operational improvement initiatives.
Partner with business leaders to evaluate financial performance against budget, forecast, and prior-year results.
Prepare financial models supporting strategic business decisions and investment opportunities.
Support corporate leadership through ad hoc financial analysis, project evaluations, and strategic business initiatives.
Analyze profitability by customer, product line, job, and manufacturing location while comparing actual results to standards, budgets, and quoted assumptions.
Identify operational and financial improvement opportunities through detailed cost, labor, margin, inventory, and efficiency analysis.
Partner with Thermoforming leadership teams to review variances and develop corrective action plans.
Conduct detailed labor, material, overhead, and manufacturing cost analyses to improve operational performance.
Support segmentation and profitability initiatives that provide greater visibility beyond divisional-level financial reporting.
Collaborate with plant leadership to improve inventory valuation accuracy and resolve financial reporting discrepancies.
Analyze inventory, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and other working capital drivers to identify improvement opportunities.
Develop reporting and analytics that provide operational leaders with greater visibility into divisional working capital performance.
Conduct root cause analysis of inventory fluctuations and net-working capital trends.
Support initiatives designed to improve cash flow, inventory turns, and overall working capital efficiency.
Serve as the primary business owner for financial reporting and consolidation tools, including Datarails.
Maintain data governance standards within financial reporting and consolidation platforms.
Lead initiatives to automate and streamline month-end close, reporting, forecasting, and financial planning activities.
Expand utilization of Datarails and AI-enabled tools to improve reporting efficiency and decision support.
Develop and enhance reporting packages, dashboards, KPI scorecards, and executive management reports.
Drive continuous improvement initiatives that reduce manual processes and improve reporting accuracy and timeliness.
Support Board of Directors presentations, executive reporting, and strategic planning initiatives.
Review capital expenditure requests and provide financial analysis related to ROI, payback periods, and cash flow impact.
Partner with Accounting and Controller functions during monthly close activities, including accruals, reserves, standard costing, and financial reconciliations.
Monitor market conditions, public company performance, M&A activity, industry trends, and competitive intelligence to support future corporate strategy initiatives.
Assist with acquisition evaluations, due diligence activities, and integration planning efforts, as needed.
Other duties as assigned.