Senior Financial Analyst - Manufacturing Operations
About The Position
Trystar is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst – Manufacturing Operations to serve as a financial business partner to operations, engineering, and supply chain leadership. The role combines manufacturing cost accounting with forward-looking financial analysis to support data-driven decisions, profitability, and operational efficiency. It provides financial insights, performance analytics, forecasting support, and strategic recommendations to help leadership optimize costs, manage working capital, and meet business objectives. The position supports manufacturing finance and cost accounting, inventory and working capital management, financial reporting, and continuous improvement. It also supports ERP implementation and optimization, particularly in reporting, costing accuracy, and data integrity. The role is based at Trystar’s Houston, Texas facility.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
- At least 7 years of progressive accounting or finance experience, including experience in a manufacturing environment.
- Strong understanding of manufacturing cost accounting, standard costing, and inventory accounting.
- Proficiency with financial systems and Microsoft Office tools, including Excel.
- Excellent communication skills and a collaborative, team-oriented approach.
- Advanced analytical skills and the ability to translate data into meaningful financial insights.
- High attention to detail and ability to see the big picture.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with ERP systems; Epicor experience is a plus.
- Positive attitude and problem-solving ability.
- 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 leaders, providing insights to support profitability, efficiency, and growth.
- Develop, analyze, and explain manufacturing cost trends, margin performance, productivity metrics, and operational KPIs.
- Provide analysis for pricing, make-or-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, including cost accuracy, inventory valuation, internal controls, and financial integrity.
- Analyze material, labor, and overhead variances, identify root causes, and partner with operations on corrective actions.
- Establish, maintain, and analyze labor and overhead rates aligned with budgets, standard costs, and production assumptions.
- Review job costing activity daily for accuracy, completeness, and timely transaction processing.
- Partner with Inventory Control on inventory analysis, reporting, cycle counts, and adjustments.
- 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 or obsolete inventory exposure.
- Partner with Engineering to validate and improve Bills of Materials and Bills of Operations for ERP accuracy and financial reliability.
- Prepare and maintain standard adjusting journal entries for manufacturing and inventory close processes.
- Support Epicor ERP implementation and optimization efforts, focusing on reporting, costing accuracy, and data integrity.
- Identify and lead process improvement and analytics initiatives that enhance financial visibility and operational performance.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
