What are the responsibilities and job description for the Operations Finance Analyst position at ESCO Group LLC?
Operations Financial Analyst
Portland, OR
Hybrid (3 days/week onsite)
What We Do At Weir
We are a global leader in mining technology for a sustainable future. We help our customers extract the resources the world needs more efficiently and more sustainably. Our planet’s future depends on the transition to renewable energy, and that transition can only happen with the metals and minerals our customers deliver. So, we work side by side with mines across the globe to move less rock, use less energy, use water wisely, and create less waste. Together, we drive the shift to smart, efficient, and more sustainable mining.
Make your impact
You’ll play a key role in solving real-world challenges. You’ll apply your skills to deliver results that matter whether that’s through engineering, planning or customer support. You’ll work with purpose, learn every day and help shape a more sustainable future.
What You’ll Do
⦿ Financial Operations Management: Own the manufacturing operations monthly close, forecasting, and budgeting processes to ensure accurate and timely financial results aligned with IFRS standards.
⦿ Performance Analysis: Analyze actual results versus forecast and prior periods, providing clear variance explanations and actionable performance insights to support margin, cost, and working capital management.
⦿ Accounting Responsibilities: Manage assigned accounting activities including preparation and review of journal entries, coordination of reclasses and corrections with Accounting Shared Services, ensuring adherence to financial controls and statutory requirements.
⦿ Costing and Inventory: Support standard costing, manufacturing variance analysis, and inventory valuation to maintain accurate cost insights and financial integrity.
⦿ Cross-Functional Partnership: Collaborate closely with plant and operations leaders, Division Finance, and Accounting Shared Services to understand cost drivers, productivity, and margin performance, enabling data-driven decision making.
⦿ Capital and Profitability Analysis: Support pricing, profitability analysis, and capital investment evaluations, including heavy focus on CapEx and ROI analysis.
⦿ Safety First: Demonstrate 100% commitment to our zero harm behaviors in support of our drive towards developing a world-class safety culture.
What You’ll Bring
Must-haves:
⦿ Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field.
⦿ Minimum 2 years of experience in manufacturing finance, operations finance, cost analysis, or accounting within a manufacturing environment.
⦿ Hands-on experience with journal entries, account analysis, monthly close support, and ERP reporting (Oracle or SAP preferred).
⦿ Strong understanding of manufacturing costs, standard costing, inventory-related financials, and ability to partner with non-finance stakeholders to translate data into actionable insights.
Nice-to-haves:
⦿ Experience with OneStream or similar financial systems.
⦿ Experience in industrial or engineered-product manufacturing environments.
⦿ Familiarity with capital expenditure (CapEx) and ROI analysis.
Why join Weir?
We live our values we think safety first, do the right thing, respect each other, aim high, and delight our customers. We encourage our people to lead by example and celebrate our successes.
We’re passionate about our purpose to help deliver the natural resources that are essential to create a better future for the world. We do this by combining our deep customer insights, world-class engineering, materials science expertise, and intelligent automation to deliver innovative end-to-end solutions incorporating our signature technologies.
We believe your voice matters and your ideas make a difference. We’re working hard to nurture a diverse culture where our people feel like they belong and can do the best work of their lives. You can help shape our unique culture through our inclusion networks and safety initiatives.
For additional information about what it is like to work at Weir, please visit our Career Page and LinkedIn Life Page.
Weir is committed to an inclusive and diverse workplace. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability, age, or any other legally protected status.
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Portland, OR
Hybrid (3 days/week onsite)
What We Do At Weir
We are a global leader in mining technology for a sustainable future. We help our customers extract the resources the world needs more efficiently and more sustainably. Our planet’s future depends on the transition to renewable energy, and that transition can only happen with the metals and minerals our customers deliver. So, we work side by side with mines across the globe to move less rock, use less energy, use water wisely, and create less waste. Together, we drive the shift to smart, efficient, and more sustainable mining.
Make your impact
You’ll play a key role in solving real-world challenges. You’ll apply your skills to deliver results that matter whether that’s through engineering, planning or customer support. You’ll work with purpose, learn every day and help shape a more sustainable future.
What You’ll Do
⦿ Financial Operations Management: Own the manufacturing operations monthly close, forecasting, and budgeting processes to ensure accurate and timely financial results aligned with IFRS standards.
⦿ Performance Analysis: Analyze actual results versus forecast and prior periods, providing clear variance explanations and actionable performance insights to support margin, cost, and working capital management.
⦿ Accounting Responsibilities: Manage assigned accounting activities including preparation and review of journal entries, coordination of reclasses and corrections with Accounting Shared Services, ensuring adherence to financial controls and statutory requirements.
⦿ Costing and Inventory: Support standard costing, manufacturing variance analysis, and inventory valuation to maintain accurate cost insights and financial integrity.
⦿ Cross-Functional Partnership: Collaborate closely with plant and operations leaders, Division Finance, and Accounting Shared Services to understand cost drivers, productivity, and margin performance, enabling data-driven decision making.
⦿ Capital and Profitability Analysis: Support pricing, profitability analysis, and capital investment evaluations, including heavy focus on CapEx and ROI analysis.
⦿ Safety First: Demonstrate 100% commitment to our zero harm behaviors in support of our drive towards developing a world-class safety culture.
What You’ll Bring
Must-haves:
⦿ Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field.
⦿ Minimum 2 years of experience in manufacturing finance, operations finance, cost analysis, or accounting within a manufacturing environment.
⦿ Hands-on experience with journal entries, account analysis, monthly close support, and ERP reporting (Oracle or SAP preferred).
⦿ Strong understanding of manufacturing costs, standard costing, inventory-related financials, and ability to partner with non-finance stakeholders to translate data into actionable insights.
Nice-to-haves:
⦿ Experience with OneStream or similar financial systems.
⦿ Experience in industrial or engineered-product manufacturing environments.
⦿ Familiarity with capital expenditure (CapEx) and ROI analysis.
Why join Weir?
We live our values we think safety first, do the right thing, respect each other, aim high, and delight our customers. We encourage our people to lead by example and celebrate our successes.
We’re passionate about our purpose to help deliver the natural resources that are essential to create a better future for the world. We do this by combining our deep customer insights, world-class engineering, materials science expertise, and intelligent automation to deliver innovative end-to-end solutions incorporating our signature technologies.
We believe your voice matters and your ideas make a difference. We’re working hard to nurture a diverse culture where our people feel like they belong and can do the best work of their lives. You can help shape our unique culture through our inclusion networks and safety initiatives.
For additional information about what it is like to work at Weir, please visit our Career Page and LinkedIn Life Page.
Weir is committed to an inclusive and diverse workplace. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability, age, or any other legally protected status.
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