Highlights
This role will lead AOP and forecasting activities, perform process-order and cost variance analysis, support month-end close, and provide financial reporting for plant operations. By applying for this job, you agree to receive calls, AI-generated calls, text messages, or emails from and its affiliates, and contracted partners.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Massillon, OH |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Company Size | 500 to 999 employees |
| Website | https://www.thefountaingroup.com/ |
Description
Senior Financial Analyst
Location: Massillon, OH
Pay Rate: $32.00/hr
Duration: 6 months
Job Description
The Senior Financial Analyst will support financial planning, reporting, and cost management for a manufacturing plant. This role will lead AOP and forecasting activities, perform process-order and cost variance analysis, support month-end close, and provide financial reporting for plant operations.
Develop and maintain the Annual Operating Plan (AOP), including product cost standards, raw and packaging yields, master recipes, and cost-change bridges.
Prepare weekly and monthly actual-versus-forecast cost reporting and KPI analysis for manufacturing operations.
Analyze direct expense variances and process-order performance against targets.
Support month-end close activities, including journal entries, SAP requirements, FAC review, and variance commentary.
Partner with Production and Continuous Improvement teams to quantify and track operational savings.
Perform financial modeling, scenario analysis, and forecasting to support plant-level decisions.
Review operational BOM accuracy and support inventory financial controls.
Identify and implement improvements to financial planning and reporting processes.
Education
Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
MBA, CPA, or CMA preferred.
Required Skills
3+ years of financial analysis or manufacturing finance experience within a plant or supply chain environment.
Hands-on manufacturing finance experience, including plant cost reporting and financial planning.
Advanced Microsoft Excel, including financial modeling and data analysis.
SAP experience, preferably SAP FI/CO and plant cost-center reporting.
3–4+ years of financial forecasting and budgeting experience.
Strong cost accounting and variance analysis experience.
Experience with actual-versus-forecast reporting and process-order variance analysis.
Experience supporting month-end financial close and journal entries.
Preferred Skills
Experience with 4Site or similar manufacturing savings/operations systems.
Experience with BOM accuracy, product costing, raw/pack yields, and master recipes.
Experience developing AOP schedules and product cost standards.
CPA, CMA, or MBA.
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About Company
The Fountain Group provides Contingent Labor, Statement-of-Work, and Contingent-to-Permanent resources to clients with an internal/external Contingent Labor Managed Service Program or Clients without a program. The Fountain Group is committed to the belief that we all share in the responsibility to conduct our businesses in a socially and environmentally responsible manner. We base this on the premise that a company is much more than the products it offers. The effect a company has on the environment, the people and the communities it serves reflects the company’s dedication to being not only a good business, but to being a good corporate citizen. The Fountain Group believes the key to servicing a client is to identify the client demand precisely. Therefore, The Fountain Group focused its efforts on building and developing a process, which can identify an exact match for our client’s needs. Our process utilizes modern technology combined with 30+ years of Talent Acquisition experience to deliver Precision resources. Financial strength is prominent among The Fountain Group’s corporate values. The future of our business will be built on the innovation, compassion, outstanding services and technology, but a solid financial foundation is required to carry us forward to meet our business goal and support our long term vision.