Financial Analyst - Manufacturing

This job is posted on behalf of Your Talent Source LLC by Top Echelon.

FINANCIAL ANALYST - Manufacturing
We're looking for a Financial Analyst with 2–3 years of experience in a manufacturing environment.

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• This is a highly data-intensive position with a primary focus on collecting, validating, analyzing, and reporting financial and manufacturing/operational metrics.
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• You should be naturally curious and willing to investigate when numbers do not appear correct rather than simply reporting them.
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QUALIFICATIONS:

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• 2–3 years of Financial Analyst, Data Analyst, or similar analytical experience within a manufacturing environment required
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• Be very comfortable working extensively with data while meeting recurring daily reporting deadlines.
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• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills required, including PivotTables, XLOOKUP, complex formulas, data manipulation, and working with large data sets; Power Query experience strongly preferred
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• Experience collecting, validating, reconciling, and analyzing data from multiple sources and preparing recurring metrics, KPIs, and management reports
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• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with exceptional attention to detail and data accuracy, including the ability to identify and investigate discrepancies
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• Ability to manage large amounts of information accurately while meeting strict daily reporting deadlines
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• Experience with ERP systems and extracting data from business systems preferred
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• Experience with Power BI, SQL, or other data analysis and reporting tools is a plus
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EDUCATION: BS degree in Finance, Accounting, Data Analytics, or related field

RESPONSIBILITIES

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• Responsible for gathering large amounts of data from multiple sources, ensuring its accuracy, analyzing results and trends, and preparing required daily metrics and reports.
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• Collect, consolidate, and analyze financial and operational data from multiple sources and systems
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• Prepare and deliver required daily metrics and reports to the parent company accurately and on time
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• Validate data and investigate discrepancies, inconsistencies, and unusual results
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• Analyze large data sets to identify trends, variances, and changes in business and operational performance
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• Develop, maintain, and improve recurring reports, dashboards, and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
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• Work closely with Finance, Accounting, Operations, and other departments to gather and validate information
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• Reconcile data between different reports, systems, and sources to ensure accuracy
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• Monitor manufacturing and business metrics and identify significant changes or trends
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• Improve reporting processes to increase accuracy, consistency, and efficiency
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• Identify opportunities to automate repetitive data collection, manipulation, and reporting
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• Prepare ad hoc data analysis and reports for management as needed
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• Present data and findings in a clear, concise manner to support management decision-making
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