Finance Analyst, OFC

Role Purpose

The Finance Analyst provides analytical and accounting support to a manufacturing plant to ensure timely, accurate financial reporting and actionable insight for plant operations. This role supports period-end close, account reconciliations, variance analysis, cost and inventory accounting activities, fixed asset and capital project accounting, and compliance with U.S. GAAP, local requirements, and company policies and procedures. The Finance Analyst partners with Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, and plant leadership to help analyze spending, monitor plant performance, and support decision-making. This role also contributes to internal control and compliance processes, including SOX documentation, inventory counts, and fixed asset physicals, and helps improve reporting efficiency and data quality through process improvement and digital tools.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the period-end close process, including preparation and posting of journal entries, account reconciliations, variance analysis, and general ledger review
• Support compliance with internal controls, SOX requirements, U.S. GAAP, and company policies and procedures
• Prepare monthly account reconciliations and quarterly schedules supporting corporate SEC and tax reporting requirements
• Support plant cost accounting activities, including standard cost updates and validation of usage rates and labor hours in partnership with Engineering and Operations
• Assist with inventory accounting processes, including valuation, slow-moving and obsolete inventory (SLOB) reserves, write-offs, and related analysis
• Facilitate appropriation request processes, monitor capital spending, process asset capitalizations, and maintain the fixed asset ledger
• Provide financial analysis and decision support for capital projects, strategic investments, cost reduction initiatives, and other plant priorities
• Partner with department managers to monitor spending, research expense variances, and provide actionable cost insights
• Assist with inventory counts, fixed asset physicals, audit support, and SOX documentation updates
• Help improve reporting efficiency, data quality, and financial analysis through process improvement, automation, and effective use of digital tools
• Provide ad hoc financial analysis and reporting support as needed

Experiences/Education - Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration
• Minimum of 1 year of relevant experience
• Proven knowledge of US GAAP
• Strong foundation in financial accounting and reporting
• Experience supporting period-end closing, including journal entries and reconciliations
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; able to identify issues, research root causes, and communicate practical recommendations
• Internal controls mindset; able to support control documentation, testing, and audit/SOX activities
• Advanced Excel skills, including models, pivot tables, and lookup functions
• Working knowledge of ERP/finance systems to extract, validate, reconcile, and analyze data
• Ability to perform variance analysis and explain financial results clearly
• Foundational understanding of cost accounting, inventory accounting, and fixed asset/capitalization processes
• Strong communication and collaboration skills; comfortable working cross-functionally with Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, and plant leadership
• Ability to translate data into actionable financial insight for business partners
• Continuous improvement mindset; exposure to automation tools (e.g., Power Automate / Copilot) and a mindset for streamlining manual work through better data flows and standardization. 

Experiences/Education - Desired

• CPA/CMA certification 
• Experience with SAP (FI/CO), preferably in a manufacturing environment
• Manufacturing finance experience
• Experience with standard cost and inventory accounting
• Experience with reporting, analytics, or BI tools
• Customer and stakeholder focus; proactively anticipates questions and provides actionable insights