Senior Financial Analyst - Manufacturing Finance

Saronic Technologies•Austin, TX

About The Position

Saronic Technologies is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to join its Manufacturing Finance team. The role owns defined areas of financial planning, cost analysis, and reporting that connect factory-floor and supply-chain activity to financial outcomes. The analyst works closely with Manufacturing, Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering, and Accounting partners to provide accurate, timely, and actionable analysis. The role is expected to take ownership of work, address challenging cost and variance questions, maintain high-quality standards, and help develop junior analysts in a fast-moving manufacturing environment. Responsibilities include leading manufacturing variance analysis; providing product- and program-level cost of goods sold and gross margin analysis; supporting budgets, forecasts, overhead rates, standard costs, inventory analysis, and month-end close; building financial models; preparing management reporting; conducting scenario and return-on-investment analyses; mentoring junior analysts; and improving costing, reporting, and planning processes and tools. The role requires independent day-to-day prioritization and appropriate escalation of blockers and complex issues. The position requires 4–6 years of relevant experience, hands-on standard costing and inventory valuation experience, familiarity with product manufacturing processes, strong analytical and modeling abilities, advanced Excel skills, and a bachelor’s degree in a related field. The posting describes physical demands involving desk and computer work, occasional movement around the office, and occasional lifting of items up to 20 pounds. The listed benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance; generous PTO and holidays; paid parental leave; competitive salary and potential performance-based bonuses; a 401(k) with company match; stock options; life and disability insurance; discounted pet insurance; and free lunch, drinks, and snacks in the office. If based in the United States, the role requires U.S. Person status for access to export-controlled information or items.

Requirements

4–6 years of experience in manufacturing finance, cost accounting, FP&A, or a related analytical role.
Hands-on experience with standard costing, including cost roll-ups, variance analysis, and inventory valuation.
Experience in product manufacturing environments and working knowledge of production processes, bills of materials (BOMs), routings, and factory cost drivers.
Strong analytical and financial modeling skills and advanced proficiency in Excel.
Experience with budgeting, forecasting, and management reporting.
Ability to work cross-functionally and clearly communicate financial insights to operations and leadership stakeholders.
Ability to own work end to end, with strong attention to detail and commitment to high-quality results.
Comfort working in fast-paced, ambiguous environments with evolving priorities and multiple work streams.
Experience with ERP and planning systems such as NetSuite, Adaptive, Foundry, or similar.
Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.

Nice To Haves

Experience with overhead pools and overhead rate development.
Exposure to supply chain or procurement analysis, including material cost and purchase price variance.
Experience in high-growth, defense, aerospace, shipbuilding, robotics, or deep-tech manufacturing environments.
Experience mentoring or informally leading junior analysts.
Experience partnering with accounting teams during month-end close.
CPA, CMA, CFA, or an advanced degree such as an MBA.
Ability to interpret accounting data and translate financial results into actionable business insights.

Responsibilities

Own end-to-end manufacturing variance analysis, including purchase price, material usage, labor, overhead, and yield variances; identify root causes and follow up with operations partners.
Own product- and program-level cost of goods sold and gross margin reporting, including the financial impact of design, sourcing, and production changes.
Build and maintain the manufacturing budget and quarterly forecast using production plans, headcount, material costs, and other operating drivers.
Contribute to overhead pools and overhead rates and support standard-cost updates and cost roll-ups.
Analyze inventory balances, valuation, and excess and obsolete exposure; reconcile inventory activity with Accounting.
Partner with Accounting during month-end close by preparing cost accounting analyses and support schedules, reviewing actuals, and aligning actuals with forecasts.
Develop and update production, material, labor, and capacity financial models for operating forecasts and decision-making.
Prepare monthly business review materials, budget-versus-actual reporting, and forecast updates with commentary on key drivers.
Partner with Manufacturing, Operations, Supply Chain, and Engineering leaders, including director-level partners, to understand performance drivers and provide actionable financial insights.
Lead scenario analysis, ROI assessments, and other analysis supporting equipment, tooling, and capacity decisions.
Coach junior analysts, review their work, and establish quality standards and best practices in the analyst’s area.
Identify and implement improvements to costing, reporting, planning processes, and tools; document procedures.
Make day-to-day decisions independently, organize priorities, and escalate blockers and complex issues appropriately.

Benefits

Medical insurance; the company pays 100% of the employee premium and 80% of dependent premiums.
Dental and vision insurance; the company pays 100% of the basic-plan employee premium and 80% of dependent premiums.
Generous paid time off and holidays.
Paid maternity and paternity leave.
Competitive salary and opportunities for performance-based bonuses.
401(k) plan with company match.
Stock options.
Basic life insurance and short- and long-term disability coverage.
Discounted pet insurance options, including a 24/7 telehealth helpline.
Free lunch and unlimited free drinks and snacks in the office.