Finance Analyst (Only on W2 - Onsite)

Job Description:

·         Job Title: Finance Analyst

·         Contract Terms: 3 months with extension

·         Schedule/ Location: Red Oak M-Th on site, F - WFH

·         Top 3 Skills: Cost Accounting, Excel/BI Reporting, Strong Data Analysis skills to be able to understand the impact of the data on inventory etc. We will take a junior cand with 2-3 years’ experience.

****Manager said candidate will need to work 1/2 days on Saturdays for month end reporting, and she will login as well to support***

·         The Plant Cost & Financial Analyst supports the Plant Controller in delivering accurate, timely and insightful manufacturing finance reporting. The role owns a recurring cadence of weekly and intra-week reports — WIP, inventory transactions, material usage variance, PPV and the plant P&L — and prepares the Analysis of Change (AOC) that explains period-over-period movements in plant performance. The analyst turns transactional data into clear explanations of cost drivers and flags anomalies early so the Controller and Operations leadership can act on them.

·         Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or a related field.

·         Desirable experience in cost accounting, manufacturing finance or plant finance.

·         Understanding of standard costing, inventory valuation, WIP, PPV and usage variances.

·         Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, lookups, data modeling) and experience working with ERP data.

·         Strong attention to detail with the ability to reconcile data across multiple sources.

Preferred

·         Experience with Oracle ERP (costing, inventory and subledger reporting).

·         Exposure to engineer-to-order or project-based manufacturing environments.

·         Experience with Power BI, Power Query or other reporting automation tools.

·         Bilingual English/Spanish is a plus.

KEY COMPETENCIES

·         Analytical rigor: explains the "why" behind the numbers, not just the numbers.

·         Ownership and reliability: delivers a high-frequency reporting cadence on time, every time.

·         Proactive communication: flags anomalies and data errors early, with a proposed next step.

·         Collaboration: works effectively with Master Data, Operations, Purchasing and Finance partners.

• Continuous improvement: simplifies and automates recurring work.
  
  

Requirements

·         Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or a related field.

·         Desirable experience in cost accounting, manufacturing finance or plant finance.

·         Understanding of standard costing, inventory valuation, WIP, PPV and usage variances.

·         Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, lookups, data modeling) and experience working with ERP data.

·         Strong attention to detail with the ability to reconcile data across multiple sources.

Preferred

·         Experience with Oracle ERP (costing, inventory and subledger reporting).

·         Exposure to engineer-to-order or project-based manufacturing environments.

·         Experience with Power BI, Power Query or other reporting automation tools.

·         Bilingual English/Spanish is a plus.