Financial Analyst (Manufacturing Operations)

What You Will Do:

Financial Reporting, Planning & Analysis:

• Assist with the plants’ monthly closing cycle by performing various month-end reviews and analyses, ensuring financial information is recorded appropriately, and providing financial commentary related to plant performance.
• Support the timely preparation of periodic and ad-hoc management reporting for various stakeholders, including plant directors, business and division management, Corporate Finance,.
• Analyze financial data and create financial models for decision-making.
• Perform variance analysis, identify trends, and make recommendations for improvements.
• Recommend actions by analyzing and interpreting data and making comparative analyses.

Finance Business Partnership & Operational Support:

• Analyze and review the profitability of our products, partnering with Operations to understand our product portfolio and return on investment.
• Engage with internal customers, develop strong relationships with the Operations team to better understand and anticipate needs, and support the plants by assisting with various financial analyses and supporting ad hoc financial projects for plant operations.
• Work with operations to establish KPIs and assist in reporting KPIs.
• Analyze expenses and KPIs to identify underlying business issues and provide input for operational decisions.
• Continuously look to identify, challenge, recommend, and support process improvements, standardization, automation, and optimization.
• Provide continuous finance training (e.g., financial metrics, decision-making framework) to the plant operations teams.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications):

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or a Business related field.
• 4 years of experience in accounting, financial reporting, or financial analysis.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Strong organizational skills to anticipate, plan, organize, and self-monitor workload.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills, demonstrating the ability to express ideas and exchange information clearly and concisely across functions and levels within the organization.

What Will Put You Ahead:

• Experience working with SAP, OneStream, or other large ERP systems.
• Advanced MS Excel capability (e.g., Pivot Tables, V & H Lookups, creating charts and tables, data modeling, financial returns, forecasting, graphs, charts, macros).
• Familiarity with business/data analysis and data visualization tools (e.g. Python, Power BI, Tableau, Alteryx, SQL).
• Flexibility and ability to prioritize work in a dynamic environment, embrace and lead change, and seek to improve processes.

How We Work:

At ADS Finance, every team member is viewed as an owner and entrepreneur, taking initiative and responsibility for the success of the locations and businesses they support. We foster a culture where priorities are guided by value creation, and continuous coaching is provided to enhance capabilities and drive innovation.

How You Succeed:

Success in this role is achieved by cultivating and maintaining trusted business partnerships. You will leverage a strong analytical mindset to challenge and improve existing processes, driving value and efficiency. Your role also involves coaching our operations partners, empowering them with the insights needed for sound economic decision-making and providing robust support for project initiatives. Embrace opportunities for personal growth and contribute to the collective success of the team by embodying a spirit of principled entrepreneurship.

The above information is intended to describe the general nature and level of work to be performed in this position.  This description is not intended to be interpreted as a complete list of all duties, responsibilities or requirements for this position.

[Equal Opportunity Employer - Disability/Vet]

This job may require applicant to conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.  Learn more about the ITAR here.