Senior Financial Analyst
CFS
Chicago, IL
Senior Financial Analyst
$100,000 to $107,000 per year + Bonus +Equity (RSU's)We are a rapidly growing manufacturing company and are adding a Senior Financial Analyst to our FP&A team. This is a newly created role and the fifth addition to our tight‑knit Finance, Accounting, and Tax group. . It’s a high‑visibility opportunity supporting key business operations while helping build scalable FP&A processes in a fast‑growing environment.
What You’ll Do as a Senior Financial Analyst
- Support annual budgeting, quarterly forecasting, monthly outlooks, and long‑range planning
- Build and enhance driver‑based financial models for COGS, raw materials, production capacity, and inventory
- Prepare monthly reporting packages including variance analysis, KPIs, and financial insights for leadership
- Analyze financial and operational results to identify risks, opportunities, and cost‑saving initiatives
- Perform detailed actual vs. forecast analysis across COGS, material spend, production variances, and inventory
- Conduct scenario analysis, sensitivity modeling, and strategic decision support
- As a Senior Financial Analyst you will lead cost planning, including raw materials analysis, manufacturing cost evaluation, and inventory analytics
- Partner closely with Supply Chain, Technical Operations, and Procurement to support operational decisions
- Provide financial input on supplier negotiations, production planning, and make‑vs‑buy evaluations
- Support automation, process improvements, and operational efficiency initiatives across FP&A
- Play a key role in implementing Workday, including its Inventory Planning module
- Work extensively in Excel to build models, tools, and scalable reporting processes
What We’re Looking for in a Senior Financial Analyst
- 2+ years of FP&A experience with exposure to COGS, manufacturing finance, inventory, or cost analysis OR a Cost Accountants looking to move into FP&A)
- Strong analytical skills and experience with financial modeling in Excel
- Ability to translate data into actionable insights and communicate clearly with cross‑functional partners
- Proactive, curious, and collaborative mindset
Why Join Us as a Senior Financial Analyst
- High‑growth firm with stock increasing
- Newly created role with real impact and visibility
- Collaborative, tight‑knit Finance/Accounting/Tax team
- Proven upward mobility (leaders have been promoted internally)
- Meaningful business partnership with Supply Chain and Operations Hybrid schedule
- BCBS medical
- Free dental & vision
- 5% 401(k) match
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Supportive culture that values development, ownership, and partnership
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MaxSalary: USD110000
MinSalary: USD100000
About the Company
CFS
Founded by CPA firms in 1994, Creative Financial Staffing has spent over 30 years helping job seekers and employers succeed. In fall 2025, we rebranded as CFS—a name that reflects our full range of expertise while staying true to the trusted company you know.
CFS is the industry’s leading employee-owned staffing firm, connecting top talent in accounting, finance, technology, and human resources. We provide skilled professionals on both a temporary and permanent basis across diverse industries, leveraging our extensive network to match the right people with the right opportunities.
Our dedication to excellence extends to our award-winning culture, recognized repeatedly for growth, recruiting, workplace environment, and employee support. Honors include Forbes’ “America’s Best Recruiting and Temporary Staffing Firms,” Staffing Industry Analysts’ top U.S. staffing rankings, FlexJobs’ Top 100 Companies for Remote and Hybrid Work, Top Workplaces USA, Newsweek’s Best Practices awards, and more.