Job Title: Senior Financial Analyst - Manufacturing Finance (Steel / Heavy Industrial)
Location: Little Rock, AR - On-Site - Full Time
Industry: Steel / Metals / Pipe & Tubular / Heavy Industrial Manufacturing
About the Opportunity:
We are hiring a Sr. Financial Analyst for a leading Steel Pipe & Tubular Manufacturing company in Little Rock, AR. This is a newly created position with room to shape and build the role. The role is 60-70% Cost Accounting weighted and is a critical business partner to Plant Leadership and Operations.
This is a hands-on, plant-level role - NOT a corporate HQ FP&A role.
Key Responsibilities:
Cost Accounting & Manufacturing Finance:
- Own and maintain the standard cost system including BOM reviews, cost rollups, and overhead rate analysis
- Lead manufacturing variance analysis - PPV, Labor efficiency/rate, Material usage, Overhead absorption - explain variances and drive corrective actions with operations
- Manage inventory valuation across raw materials, WIP, finished goods
- Perform WIP analysis and COGS reconciliation during month-end close
- Understand impact of manufacturing variances on inventory valuation and margins
FP&A & Business Partnering:
- Lead monthly, quarterly, annual budgeting and forecasting cycles
- Conduct variance analysis (Actual vs Budget vs Prior Year) and present findings
- Partner with Plant Operations, Supply Chain, Procurement to drive cost reduction and improve gross margin
- Support capital expenditure analysis, ROI modeling
Systems:
- Leverage SAP FI/CO (or equivalent ERP) for financial reporting and analysis
- Maintain reporting tools, dashboards in Excel / Power BI
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's in Finance, Accounting or related field - MBA/CPA/CMA a plus
- 5+ years of DIRECT manufacturing finance experience only - counted separately from total finance experience
- Proven experience OWNING and maintaining a standard cost system - not just reporting
- Strong hands-on experience with manufacturing variances: PPV, Labor, Material, Overhead
- Strong experience with Inventory, WIP, COGS accounting
- Plant-level experience - day-to-day involvement with plant leadership, operations, supply chain
- Advanced Excel, SAP FI/CO or equivalent ERP
- Must be willing to work Full-Time On-Site in Little Rock, AR
Preferred Background:
- Tier 1: Steel, metals, pipe/tubular, OCTG, line pipe, oil & gas manufacturing
- Tier 2: Heavy industrial manufacturing
- Tier 3: Other manufacturing with strong plant cost accounting
Work Authorization: US Citizen, Green Card Holder, H4EAD, H1B Transfer, F1-OPT
Location: Little Rock, AR - Full-Time On-Site
Travel: Minimal
Strictly Not a Fit:
- Banking, Healthcare, Software, Services, General Corporate FP&A backgrounds
- Upstream oil & gas accounting (E&P, JIB, LOE) - This is NOT plant cost accounting