Senior Financial Analyst - Performance Management

Compensation: To $120, plus bonus.

Job Overview – Senior Financial Analyst – 34488

Please note this is a hybrid role 3 days in office and 2 out and client is not supporting relocation at this time.

Our client is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst, FP&A to join a growing a global manufacturing business. This role is focused on financial performance management, forecasting, business insights, and decision support, with significant exposure to operating leaders across the organization.

The Senior Financial Analyst will play a key role in helping the business understand what is driving financial performance, where results are trending, and what actions can improve future performance. The position will leverage OneStream and other financial systems to support planning, forecasting, reporting, analysis, and performance management.

This is an excellent opportunity for a finance professional who enjoys going beyond reporting the numbers and wants to become a true finance business partner to Operations and other functional leaders.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and support financial performance management for assigned operating sites and business units
• Analyze monthly results and identify key drivers of performance versus budget, forecast, prior year, and strategic objectives
• Translate financial and operational data into actionable insights and recommendations for business leaders
• Develop and maintain reporting and analysis within OneStream to support forecasting, budgeting, reporting, and performance management
• Support the annual budget, quarterly forecasts, and long-range planning processes
• Partner with Operations and functional leaders to establish, monitor, and improve financial and operational KPIs
• Develop performance dashboards, management reporting, and executive presentations highlighting trends, risks, opportunities, and key business drivers
• Perform detailed variance and root-cause analysis, identifying the underlying factors impacting revenue, margins, costs, productivity, and profitability
• Develop financial models and scenario analyses to evaluate potential business decisions and performance improvement initiatives
• Support product pricing and standard cost analysis, partnering with Sales and Operations to understand margin and profitability drivers
• Analyze manufacturing costs, productivity, and operational performance to identify opportunities for improvement
• Support capital investment analysis, including ROI modeling, business cases, and post-investment performance tracking
• Partner with Accounting to ensure financial results, forecasts, and management reporting are aligned and accurately reflect business performance
• Collaborate with Operations, Supply Chain, Sales, and other functional leaders to improve financial visibility and accountability
• Identify opportunities to improve OneStream reporting, FP&A processes, data quality, automation, and standardization
• Collaborate with the broader FP&A team to develop and implement consistent performance management processes and best practices
  
  
  

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field
• 3–6 years of experience in FP&A, financial analysis, operations finance, or performance management
• Strong experience with financial analysis, forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis
• Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills
• Experience translating financial results into business insights and performance improvement opportunities
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to identify root causes and key performance drivers
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present financial information to non-finance stakeholders
• High attention to detail with a strong continuous-improvement mindset
  
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with OneStream, including reporting, planning, forecasting, or performance management
• Experience in a manufacturing, industrial, or multi-site operating environment
• Experience partnering directly with Operations or plant leadership
• Strong understanding of operational KPIs, manufacturing costs, productivity, margins, and profitability
• Experience with Power BI, SQL, or other business intelligence/data visualization tools
• Experience working with ERP, EPM, CRM, or data warehouse environments
• Exposure to capital investment analysis, pricing, standard costing, or other operational finance activities
• Experience supporting a global or multi-business-unit organization
  
  
  

Additional Job Details

Seniority Level: Associate

About Our Process

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