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Job description: Senior Financial Analyst
Greater South Bend, IN (Relocation Paid)
Competitive Pay, 10% bonus, 6% 401k match, Benefits Day 1, 4 weeks PTO
Immediate job opening for a Senior Financial Analyst (Professional / Manager level) with a
world-class, billion-dollar medical device & consumables manufacturer
Position is pegged to advance into a Controller position with success (reports to
Controller/Director level)
$1B business unit has experienced extensive organic & acquisitional growth over the past 5 years.
80K employees, 5 million patients worldwide, and over 18,000 patents.
Dynamic culture, best in class mentality, never a boring workday
Select Qualifications
Reporting directly to the Controller (Director), in this role youll be responsible for monthly reporting
and forecasting, cost center analysis, material variance analysis, and budgeting. Cost accounting
with SAP in manufacturing industry is required.
As this role is expected to grow into controller position, knowledge of managerial accounting and
Power BI will have a significant advantage. This is a perfect opportunity for whoever is willing to work
hard and quickly grow his/her career with business.
Month End Close And Monthly Reporting
Lead department KPI reporting and variance analysis
Work with department leaders and reflect KPIs into financial forecast of the plant.
Ensure alignment of reporting in SAP P41 and Jedox
Compile accurate internal reporting package by established deadline each month
Prepare high-level PowerPoint presentation and meet with manufacturing team each month to
effectively communicate results, trends, and concerns from projections
Work with team on productivity reporting, facilitate estimates for pipeline ideas, review project
calculations for accuracy, and update financial and status information in reporting system
Spend And Material Variance Analysis
Analyze manufacturing costs, including payroll, purchase orders, and allocations. Provide and
effectively communicate meaningful explanations for variances to budget and forecast and prior
year, and identify and work with business partners on improvement opportunities
Analyze, in detail, material costs and labor/overhead application for variances to standards and
provide summarized explanations. Work with operations personnel to understand variances,
mitigate risks, and identify opportunities in production process
Track and accurately report on project scrap and other costs
Support project implementation with financial analysis and master data review and update
Track spend and manufacturing orders at daily basis. Work with department leadership to
proactively solve issues, if any.
Budgeting And Forecasting
Coordinate and consolidate cost center spend information for budget process
Calculate and communicate allocation information
Determine annual production costs and standards
Compile P&L, volume, spend, headcount, capital expenditure, and inventory projections
Ensure all schedules tie to each other and are consistent with communicated assumptions
Generate accurate schedules for annual budget package and for monthly forecasts and distribute
within established deadlines
Generate and monitor monthly projections and identify and effectively communicate all material
variances to budget/forecast
Ensure effective two-way communication with operations team to align projections with trends,
underlying factors, and expected exceptions
Load budgets and forecasts in various systems and ensure alignment between systems
Complete cost roll in budget and maintain standard cost during fiscal year.
Qualifications
BS/BA in Finance, Accounting, or similar
Min 5+ years of finance experience required
Cost accounting with SAP in the manufacturing industry is required.
MS Excel Skills Required
CPA or CMA desired
Ability to analyze financial results to determine accuracy and completeness of information,
prepares various financial reports, compiles and reviews financial plans and budgets, ensures
compliance with budget allocations, performs financial analysis at complex levels including rate
of return, depreciation, working capital, investments, budgeting, and financial and expense
performance comparisons, ensures conformance to IFRS and SOA requirements, and may
perform commercial/contract activities, pricing, margin calculations, etc.
Excellent verbal and written communication, presentation, and leadership skills and ability to work
with all levels of management are required.
Must demonstrate successful experience of working with functional partners to improve process
and enhance efficiency.
Must demonstrate strong capability of handling challenges and pressures under dynamic
situation.
Direction Of Others
May provide general guidance or train support and/or professional staff
Why is This a Great Opportunity: Immediate job opening for a fast-track Senior Financial Analyst (Professional / Manager level) with a world-class, billion-dollar medical device & consumables manufacturer in Northern Indiana (relocation paid
