Manufacturing Senior Finance Analyst

Whirlpool • Tulsa, OK

9d • Onsite

About The Position

Whirlpool Corporation is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst for an onsite position in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The role leads and manages financial initiatives throughout a manufacturing plant, with emphasis on labor expense forecasting, variance analysis, and productivity project management. The analyst supports business decisions through plant budget management, World Class Manufacturing Cost Deployment activities, product costing, and capital acquisition activities. The position offers opportunities to develop finance skills and business acumen, work in different manufacturing-plant roles, and potentially pursue opportunities elsewhere in the company, including treasury, corporate accounting, control functions, and regional Sales, Marketing, Product Development, or Procurement support.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree.
• At least 3 years of experience in Finance or Accounting.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.
• MBA in Finance or Master’s degree in Accounting.
• CMA or CPA certification.
• Demonstrated experience in labor expense forecasting, productivity tracking, and productivity project management in a manufacturing environment.
• Proficiency in Excel or Google Spreadsheets, with working knowledge of macros and scripts.
• Proficiency with SAP, Tableau, Alteryx, Blackline, or ERP systems.
• Technical continuous improvement knowledge, such as LEAN, Six Sigma, or WCM.

Responsibilities

• Provide near- and long-range financial forecasting for strategic planning, the annual profit plan, and monthly outlook.
• Lead labor expense forecasting and variance analysis, tracking direct and indirect labor costs, overtime, and headcount planning against operational budgets.
• Review Annual Profit Plan financial results for reasonableness and consistency with financial objectives.
• Manage financial oversight and progress tracking for productivity projects and World Class Manufacturing Cost Deployment initiatives.
• Improve annual profit planning and monthly outlook processes, simplifying them and reducing processing and cycle time.
• Use knowledge of processes and systems to advise cross-functional teams on appropriate data sources for analysis.
• Improve financial and labor management processes to optimize efficiency and data quality.
• Provide insights into plant labor efficiency, productivity metrics, and spending drivers to influence decisions by plant operations leaders.
• Provide analytical insights and influence decisions with category and channel finance leaders.
• Build relationships with finance process partners to support collaboration and positive process changes.
• Collaborate across the North America finance organization to support accurate financial reporting and effective internal controls.
• Ensure adherence to Sarbanes-Oxley requirements and Whirlpool manufacturing standards and methods.
• Serve as a leader within the supported operational team to enable effective and timely decisions.
• Support business decisions through plant budget management, product costing, and capital acquisition activities.

Benefits

• Generous benefits package.
• Whirlpool employee discount.
• Fitness and educational reimbursement programs.
• Kitchenettes.
• Always On Flexibility to manage personal, family, and outside-of-work commitments.
• Two weeks of work from anywhere per year, in minimum one-week increments.
• Four weeks of paid sabbatical leave after every five years of service.
• At Saint Joseph/Benton Harbor locations: recently renovated office space, free coffee, biking and walking trails, and access to The Eddy Early Childhood Center, subject to availability and additional costs.

What This Job Offers

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