Sr. Financial Analyst

We are looking for an experienced Sr. Financial Analyst to support plant finance activities and provide meaningful analysis that helps guide operational and financial decisions. Based in Dallas, Texas, this role works closely with plant leaders and finance partners to strengthen reporting accuracy, evaluate performance trends, and identify opportunities to improve results. The position is well suited for a finance specialist who is comfortable in a manufacturing environment and enjoys combining detailed analysis with cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities:

• Coordinate month-end and pre-close finance activities for the plant, including journal preparation, account review, inventory-related support, and analysis of financial fluctuations.

• Produce monthly and quarterly financial reports with clear explanations of business performance for finance leadership and operational stakeholders.

• Review product cost inputs such as bills of material and raw material consumption data to help maintain reliable costing information.

• Analyze manufacturing costs and plant performance to highlight trends, risks, and opportunities that can improve financial and operational outcomes.

• Partner with plant leadership to translate financial results and operational metrics into actionable recommendations for decision-making.

• Compare production measures such as yield, scrap, and throughput against financial performance to uncover drivers of variance and areas for improvement.

• Develop, track, and refine key performance indicators that support visibility into plant efficiency and business results.

• Assist with budgeting, forecasting, and scenario analysis by gathering data, evaluating assumptions, and explaining performance against plan.

• Monitor adherence to plant financial and operational processes and raise concerns to the appropriate stakeholders when issues are identified.

• Contribute to special projects and ad hoc analyses while continuing to build knowledge of manufacturing operations, costing practices, and finance processes.

• Experience in financial analysis within a manufacturing, plant finance, or operational finance environment.
• Strong ability to perform variance analysis, interpret financial results, and communicate findings clearly to business partners.
• Proficiency in financial modeling and ad hoc analysis to support planning, forecasting, and decision-making.
• Ability to work with operational and financial data sets to identify trends, risks, and performance drivers.
• Knowledge of cost accounting concepts, including product costing, inventory-related analysis, and reconciliation processes.
• Strong collaboration skills with the ability to build effective working relationships across plant operations and finance teams.
• High attention to detail and a commitment to producing accurate, timely, and well-supported reporting.