Sr. Financial Analyst-Cost Accounting

Movement Search & Delivery www.movementsearch.com is working with a global manufacturing leader to identify and evaluate a Sr. Financial analyst who will focus on plant cost accounting, both capital and labor.

This role partners closely with Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, and Plant Leadership to identify cost drivers, explain manufacturing performance, and support profitability improvement initiatives. The ideal candidate has strong experience in a manufacturing environment and is highly skilled in cost accounting, inventory analysis, standard costing, and operational finance. This role is responsible for driving operational performance through standard cost accounting, manufacturing variance analysis, inventory reporting, and P&L analysis.

• Primary Responsibilities
• Own standard cost accounting processes and support annual cost roll activities.
• Analyze manufacturing variances including labor, material, overhead, purchase price, scrap, yield, absorption, and inventory variances.
• Prepare and explain daily, weekly, and monthly P&L variance reporting.
• Partner with Operations and Engineering teams to identify opportunities to improve yield, throughput, OEE, and profitability.
• Analyze inventory valuation, inventory reserves, and manufacturing cost performance.
• Develop financial models to evaluate operational improvement initiatives and cost reduction opportunities.
• Support monthly forecasting, annual budgeting, and strategic planning processes.
• Prepare management reporting and present findings to plant and finance leadership.
• Investigate material cost, labor cost, and manufacturing overhead trends impacting plant performance.
• Support SOX compliance and internal controls related to inventory and cost accounting processes.

• Required
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• 3+ years of manufacturing finance, cost accounting, or operations finance experience.
• Experience with standard costing and manufacturing variance analysis.
• Experience analyzing labor, material, scrap, inventory, and overhead variances.
• Advanced Excel skills, including pivots, lookups, and large data analysis.

• About Movement Search and Delivery
• MOVEMENT is a national executive search firm that connects companies with exceptional talent across engineering, manufacturing, finance, supply chain, information technology, sales, legal, and human resources.

• How to Apply
• Apply through this posting, and a member of the Movement Search and Delivery team will review your application. For more information on open jobs, visit www.movementsearch.com.