Sr Financial Analyst Manufacturing

our team • East Stroudsburg, PA

25d

About The Position

SPX is a diverse team of unique individuals who all make an impact. As a Sr Financial Analyst - Manufacturing, you will be a key finance leader responsible for delivering accurate, timely financial statements and reporting. In this role, you will collaborate closely with operations, cross-site finance teams and shared services to deliver insights, support forecasting and reporting processes, and help strengthen financial and operational performance. This position also contributes to continuous improvement efforts that enhance efficiency, accuracy, and overall business performance.

Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in public and/or manufacturing accounting.
• Demonstrates strong understanding US GAAP and Sarbanes-Oxley / internal controls.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance required.
• Minimum of 2 years of management experience.
• Highly motivated, energetic, self-directed individual with good analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrates strong organizational skills, including following up on his/her own needed actions.
• Must be able to effectively communicate and build professional relationships.
• Demonstrates strong teamwork and team management abilities.
• Must have strong experience with Microsoft excel and ability to manipulate large amounts of data.
• High attention to detail/accuracy.

Nice To Haves

• CPA strongly preferred.
• JDE ERP and/or OneStream financial consolidation tool knowledge a plus.
• SQL knowledge a strong plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead weekly and monthly plant performance reviews with clear commentary on volume, mix, productivity, and cost drivers.
• Provide forward‑looking forecast updates, including rolling 13‑week OPEX and conversion cost forecasts.
• Identify operational risks and opportunities with quantified financial impact.
• Conduct variance root‑cause analysis linking operational drivers such as yield, scrap, downtime, labor efficiency, and cycle time.
• Prepare and interpret financial analyses to support strategic objectives and implementation plans.
• Communicate financial results and analytical insights to stakeholders across the organization.
• Develop and manage unit economics and cost‑per‑unit modeling, including throughput, mix, and capacity utilization impacts.
• Track productivity pipelines, validate continuous improvement (CI) savings, and evaluate payback and ROI.
• Perform capacity modeling (fixed vs. variable absorption, idle time, what‑if conversion cost impacts).
• Analyze waste, yield, and scrap in alignment with operations KPIs.
• Track and review gross margin by product line and family.
• Continuously evaluate processes to identify improvement opportunities and cost savings, implementing sustainable solutions with partners.
• Participate in daily/weekly Gemba or Tier meetings to provide real‑time financial insight.
• Support operations leadership with constraint management, throughput optimization, labor planning, and capital allocation.
• Translate operational metrics (OEE, throughput, labor efficiency) into financial/economic impact and trade-offs.
• Co‑lead cross‑functional initiatives across procurement savings, outsourcing vs. insourcing, shift modeling, and continuous improvement.
• Serve as a financial consultant to non‑finance leaders, supporting budgeting, KPI tracking, and new product introductions.
• Work with operations to ensure inventory controls are properly designed, documented, implemented, and followed.
• Lead preparation of quarterly forecasts (“Outlook”) and the Annual Operating Plan (“AOP”).
• Build bottom‑up factory budgets tied to volume, mix, productivity assumptions, and operational milestones.
• Develop scenario models, including volume ramps, supply risks, and capacity expansion options.
• Create bridge‑style storytelling for budget/forecast changes (volume, price/cost, mix, productivity, inflation).
• Support long‑range capital planning, including automation, new line investment, ROI, NPV, and cash flow modeling.
• Monitor capital spending and assist with capital justification (CAP) submittits.
• Build capital project business cases (ROI, NPV, payback) and conduct post‑completion reviews.
• Support make‑vs‑buy analysis, outsourcing economics, and shift‑pattern evaluations.
• Audit capital project results after implementation.
• Maintain full ownership of local financial statements, including variance analysis, cost trends, and balance sheet integrity.
• Coordinate accurate and timely month‑end, quarter‑end, and year‑end close processes with shared services.
• Ensure proper governance of inventory, absorption, and capacity/under‑utilization.
• Manage standard cost setting strategy and annual cost roll.
• Reconcile local hourly payroll weekly (Dayforce) and record entries monthly.
• Participate in internal audits, external audits, and SOX compliance activities.
• Resolve AR/AP matters and day‑to‑day accounting concerns through shared services.
• Administer Delegation of Authority approval matrices and routing workflows (JDE).
• Translate complex financial insights into clear, actionable messages for operators, engineers, and plant leadership.
• Build one‑page dashboards highlighting productivity, cost per unit, OEE, and safety/quality linkages.
• Facilitate regular finance–operations review sessions to align priorities and resource allocation.
• Build trust through proactive insights, forward‑looking guidance, and value‑added business partnership.

Benefits

• Generous and flexible paid time off including paid personal time off, caregiver, parental, and volunteer leave
• Competitive health insurance plans and 401(k) match, with benefits starting day one
• Competitive and performance-based compensation packages and bonus plans
• Educational assistance, leadership development programs, and recognition programs

What This Job Offers

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