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Robert Half

Financial Analyst

Full Time · In Office · Lawrence, Massachusetts (USA)

$75,000–$80,000 · Posted Aug 4, 2026

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  • Key Responsibilities
  • Produce monthly labor cost reports and assist with the month-end financial close process.
  • Evaluate manufacturing costs, labor spending, and production volume variances against budgeted targets and prior-year results.
  • Track freight, transportation, and landed cost activity to maintain accurate product costing and financial reporting.
  • Create inventory analysis, reporting, and key performance indicators while collaborating with Operations to improve inventory management and working capital performance.
  • Generate recurring financial reports, dashboards, and operational metrics on a weekly and monthly basis.
  • Interpret financial results to identify trends, risks, cost-saving opportunities, and drivers of profitability, providing actionable recommendations to leadership.
  • Enhance financial reporting capabilities through Power BI, process automation, and AI-enabled reporting solutions.
  • Perform special financial analyses and contribute to cross-functional initiatives as business needs arise.
  • Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, or a related discipline.
  • Minimum of three years of experience in financial analysis, FP&A, accounting, cost accounting, or manufacturing finance.
  • Demonstrated analytical thinking with excellent organizational, problem-solving, and communication abilities.
  • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including PivotTables, complex formulas, and data analysis techniques.
  • Experience working with Power BI and enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems is highly desirable.
  • Understanding of inventory valuation, cost accounting principles, and manufacturing financial processes is preferred.
  • Proven ability to prioritize competing deadlines and thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced manufacturing environment.

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Financial Analyst

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