Sr. Financial Analyst

Job Summary (List Format): Senior Financial Analyst - Partner directly with CFO and operational leadership to provide financial insights and support decision-making. - Lead budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning cycles for all business units. - Build, maintain, and enhance financial models for revenue, costs, and cash flow analysis. - Conduct and present variance analysis (actual vs. budget vs. prior year) to senior leadership. - Prepare executive-level presentations and board reporting packages. - Manage and analyze standard costing systems, including cost rollups, BOM reviews, and overhead rate analysis. - Analyze manufacturing variances (purchase price, labor efficiency, overhead absorption) and recommend corrective actions. - Collaborate with plant operations on cost reduction initiatives and margin improvement. - Support month-end close processes, including inventory valuation, WIP analysis, and COGS reconciliation. - Extract, analyze, and report financial data using SAP (FI/CO modules) or comparable ERP systems. - Maintain and improve financial reporting tools, dashboards, and models in Excel and Power BI. - Work with IT and operations to enhance ERP data integrity and automate reporting. - Act as a financial business partner to supply chain, procurement, and operations teams. - Support capital expenditure analysis, ROI modeling, and project-level financial tracking. - Assist with annual audit preparation, internal controls documentation, and compliance activities. - Leverage advanced Excel skills; experience with Power BI or Tableau preferred. - Apply strong organizational skills to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment. - Manufacturing finance experience required, preferably in steel, metals, or heavy industrial sectors.