Senior Financial Planning & Analysis Analyst

GEMINI INDUSTRIES INC • El Reno, OK

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Financial Planning & Analysis Analyst serves as a financial and operational business partner, connecting corporate strategy, financial planning, and operational needs to support profitable growth. The role translates financial and operational metrics into actionable insights for leadership and relies on prior cost accounting experience in a manufacturing environment. The analyst connects standard costing, inventory valuation, and production variances to the company’s financial performance and strategic forecasts, working with Plant Management, Purchasing, Information Systems, and Management to identify trends, inefficiencies, and opportunities to expand margins.

The position develops and improves budgets, forecasts, long-range plans, scenario analyses, management reporting, dashboards, KPIs, and analytical tools. It supports strategic decisions—including acquisitions, capital investments, expansion, and pricing—through financial and operational analysis. The analyst also helps improve modeling, forecasting, reporting, data accessibility, and automation, and supports implementation and development of AI, business intelligence, and reporting tools.

This is a full-time, day-shift position in El Reno, Oklahoma. It reports to the CFO and is based primarily in a standard office environment, with occasional visits to production, warehouse, or plant areas. Occasional travel to company locations may be required.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
• At least 3 years of experience as an FP&A Analyst or in a similar financial analysis role.
• Cost accounting experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong analytical skills, including the ability to gather, organize, and interpret large datasets.
• Proficiency in financial modeling and data analysis tools such as Excel, SQL, Tableau, or Power BI.
• Familiarity with ERP systems and financial planning software.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build trust across organizational levels, from the shop floor to the executive team.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to work with tight deadlines.
• Proactive, inquisitive approach and interest in improving processes and business performance.
• Ability to travel occasionally to company locations, including walking through manufacturing or plant areas.
• Ability to sit, stand, and walk for extended periods in an office setting.
• Ability to use a computer, keyboard, mouse, and other standard office equipment for extended periods.
• Ability to communicate effectively in person, by phone, and by video, including speaking, listening, and reading.
• Ability to occasionally lift, carry, push, or pull up to 25 pounds.

Nice To Haves

• At least 5 years of experience as an FP&A Analyst or in a similar financial analysis role.
• Master’s degree in Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Analyze manufacturing costs, bills of materials, and labor and overhead rates to ensure standard costs are updated accurately and on time.
• Translate production data into useful information for non-financial leaders and analyze material, labor, and volume variances.
• Partner with department heads to connect operational drivers with financial outcomes.
• Develop and continually improve annual budgets, financial forecasts, long-range plans, and scenario analyses.
• Collaborate with department and business leaders on projections for revenue, margins, expenses, capital expenditures, working capital, and other key business drivers.
• Monitor actual performance against budgets, forecasts, prior periods, and expectations; explain variances and work with business leaders to address underlying causes.
• Apply knowledge of financial statements and accounting principles to ensure analysis is accurate, complete, and consistent with reported financial results.
• Develop and maintain management reports, dashboards, KPIs, and analytical tools that provide timely visibility into business performance.
• Combine financial and operational information from multiple systems and sources to develop a complete view of company performance.
• Support the implementation and continued development of AI, business intelligence, and reporting tools.
• Improve the accessibility, consistency, and reliability of management information.
• Analyze acquisitions, capital investments, expansion opportunities, pricing decisions, and other strategic initiatives.
• Perform scenario and sensitivity analyses to show the financial and operational effects of alternative business decisions.
• Assist leadership in evaluating expected returns, risks, and business impacts of significant investments and initiatives.
• Support executive leadership and business decisions through special projects and ad hoc analysis.
• Develop and implement best practices for financial modeling, forecasting, performance measurement, and management reporting.
• Work across departments to strengthen the connection between operational activity, financial performance, and company strategy.
• Identify process optimization and automation opportunities that improve the efficiency and accuracy of financial analysis and reporting.

Benefits

• Employee ownership: employees share in the company’s success as employee-owners.

What This Job Offers

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