Financial Analyst

Company Overview:

The Hospeco Brands Group is the hub for a strategic collection of manufacturing and sales companies that lead the way in multiple categories — from personal care and protection to textiles, from cleaning products to contamination control — to empower its distributor partners into the future. Their cohesive approach promotes operational efficiency and fuels innovation, while equipping its varied businesses to tackle the toughest challenges across industrial and manufacturing, healthcare and life sciences, food service, hospitality, transportation, and many other dynamic market segments. Tranzonic's rapid growth, both organic and via acquisition, is powered by its team of driven, innovative problem-solvers and a culture of integrity and respect.

Position Summary:

The Financial Analyst supports strategic decision-making across the organization through financial planning, forecasting, reporting, and analysis. This role partners closely with Finance, Operations, Sales, and functional leaders to deliver meaningful insights that drive business performance. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, analytical, and comfortable working in a fast-paced, matrixed environment.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• Support the development of annual budgets, quarterly forecasts, and long-range financial plans.
• Build and maintain financial models to project revenue, margin, expenses, and cash flow.
• Analyze trends, variances, and business drivers to refine forecasts and identify risks/opportunities.
• Partner with department leaders to understand key assumptions and operational impacts.
• Prepare monthly financial reporting packages with commentary on performance versus plan, forecast, and prior year.
• Conduct detailed variance analyses on revenue, gross margin, operating expenses, and working capital.
• Track KPIs and operational metrics, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and timely reporting.
• Present insights and recommendations to management to inform decision-making.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to support initiatives, cost-savings efforts, and investment decisions.
• Provide financial guidance and analytical support for Sales, Operations, Supply Chain, HR, Marketing, and other areas.
• Assist leaders in understanding financial results and identifying root causes of performance issues.
• Develop tools, templates, and dashboards to improve forecasting and reporting processes.
• Analyze pricing, customer profitability, margin improvement, and scenario modeling as needed.
• Support capital expenditure requests, ROI analyses, and ad hoc modeling.
• Identify opportunities to enhance reporting accuracy, streamline processes, and improve data consistency.
• Support system upgrades, BI tool enhancements, and integration activities (D365, Power BI, Paycor, etc.).
• Help drive standardization across the Finance function.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field required.
• 4 years of experience in financial analysis, FP&A, or relevant finance roles.
• Manufacturing, distribution, or multi-site experience a plus.
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills with the ability to interpret data and draw meaningful conclusions.
• Advanced Excel skills (Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, SUMIFS, modeling).
• Experience with BI/reporting tools (Power BI, Tableau) and ERP systems (D365 preferred).
• Excellent communication skills—able to translate data into actionable insights for non-finance partners.
• Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
• Strong business acumen and attention to detail.