Financial Analyst

SUMMARY:

Crenlo is looking for a dynamic financial leader to lead and coordinate all activities and transactions associated with assigned core plant accounting areas including Sales, COGS, Margin, Inventory, Fixed Assets, Spend, Labor, and/or other areas as assigned.  The Plant Financial Analyst will act as a liaison between accounting and both its internal and external customers.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Analyzes profit Margin and manufacturing Cost
• Analyzes monthly gross margin by customer platform
• Analyzes PPV and cost variances
• Studies and collects data to determine costs of business activities such as raw material purchases, inventory and labor
• Works with plant operations to minimize excess inventory
• Analyzes and reports key measurables, including meaningful feedback, in a timely manner to influence the outcome
• Participates in Daily Management Meetings and Production Gemba Walks.
• Acts as a lead for above outlined functional areas, providing guidance and assistance to internal customers on how to achieve forecasted performance
• Assists with the completion of weekly/quarterly forecasts
• Interprets, clarifies, calculates, and triangulates inputs and outputs to ensure accuracy
• Maintains confidentiality of sensitive information. E. wage, bonus, discrete projects.
• KEY MEASURES: Margin, EBITDA, Direct Labor Efficiency, Indirect Labor Efficiency

KEY SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES:

• Excellent communications, interpersonal, and analytical skills required
• Strong ability to work under pressure, be trustworthy and discrete
• Intermediate working knowledge of MS Excel and Word
• Oracle (ERP) experience helpful
• Knowledge of GAAP fundamentals

WORKING CONDITIONS/OTHER:

• Work Hours/Status: Full-Time, Salary Exempt, 40 hours per week, Monday - Friday
• Travel Requirements: None
• Environment: Visual concentration on monitors, paperwork.  Extensive keyboard usage. Sitting, free to move around. The job works in a production facility requiring PPE and office environment, etc.  Respectful support and interaction with the people who make the cabs.
• Physical Requirements statement(s) Typical physical office, desk position requirements involving long periods of sedentary work, long periods of heavy concentration and computer use.

• Maintains up-to-date knowledge of federal and state employment law, compliance, trends, new technologies and best practices in areas of responsibilities.

This position description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and competencies required of this position. Employees are held accountable for all aspects of the job, which are subject to change at any time.  An individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Crenlo offers a competitive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision and life insurance. In addition to paid time-off and paid holidays, employees are offered participation in the company 401K with match. Regular fulltime employees working 30 hours or more hours per week will be eligible to enroll on the 1st of the month after hire. 

We provide high-quality, on-time supply of engineered cabs to top OEM manufacturers in agriculture, construction, forestry, military, mining, rail, and specialty truck markets. Our mission from concept design to volume production is leveraging our engineering innovations, manufacturing capabilities, and leadership team’s commitment to continuous improvement to deliver the best customer experience and build relationships that withstand the test of time. While our technology has evolved over the years, our concern for exceeding customer expectations has never changed. 

Qualifications:

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

• A bachelors’ degree in Accounting is required, equivalent work experience will be considered.
• Minimum 2 years’ financial analyst experience required, 4 years preferred; manufacturing environment preferred.
• Cost accounting experience a plus.