Senior Financial Analyst

Silgan Dispensing; Ede; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Silgan Dispensing in Europe seeks a Senior Financial Analyst to analyse financial and operational performance across eight production facilities located in six European countries. You will report to the Finance Director Europe and collaborate with the Directors of Europe and Operational Support, plus local Finance Managers.

You will benchmark costs, monitor inflation, track savings, and support strategic projects to improve profitability and cost competitiveness across sites.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in Financial Analysis, FP&A, Controlling or Manufacturing Finance.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment is strongly preferred.
• Experience working across multiple sites, countries or business units is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Analyze actual, forecast and budget financial performance across multiple production facilities.
• Monitor and evaluate operational KPIs including capacity utilization, scrap rates, manufacturing efficiency and labor productivity.
• Develop cost efficiency benchmarks and quantify the financial impact of improvement initiatives across sites.
• Track and report savings initiatives with consistent methodologies and verified benefits.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Financial modelling

Large data analysis

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting/Economics/Business Administration

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Job description

As Senior Financial Analyst, you will play a key role in analysing financial and operational performance across eight production facilities located in six European countries.

Reporting directly to the Finance Director Europe, you will work closely with the Director Europe, Director Operational Support & Projects, and local Finance Managers to identify opportunities, challenge assumptions and quantify improvement potential.

Key Responsibilities

Performance Analysis

• Analyze actual, forecast and budget financial performance across multiple production facilities.
• Monitor and evaluate operational KPIs including:
• Capacity utilization
• Scrap rates
• Manufacturing efficiency
• Labor productivity
• Identify trends, risks, performance gaps and improvement opportunities.
• Support monthly business reviews with meaningful analysis and recommendations.

Benchmarking & Cost Efficiency

• Develop and maintain cost efficiency benchmarks across production facilities.
• Analyze cost developments in relation to operational performance and production volumes.
• Quantify the financial impact of operational improvement initiatives.
• Identify best practices and support the implementation of improvement opportunities across sites.

Savings Reporting

• Track, validate and report operational and purchasing savings initiatives.
• Ensure consistent methodologies and calculations are applied across all facilities.
• Challenge assumptions and verify realised benefits against business expectations.

Inflation & Cost Monitoring

• Establish and maintain inflation trackers by production facility.
• Monitor developments in labour, energy, material and overhead costs.
• Support forecast and budget processes by providing insight into cost trends and inflation impacts.

Strategic Projects

Support various European projects including:

• Shared service cost allocation reviews
• Reporting standardization and process improvements

What We're Looking For

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in Financial Analysis, FP&A, Controlling or Manufacturing Finance.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment is strongly preferred.
• Experience working across multiple sites, countries or business units is an advantage.
• Strong analytical and financial modelling capabilities.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience with BI tools such as Power BI.
• Ability to analyse large datasets and transform them into actionable business insights.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing operations and cost structures.
• Excellent communication skills and confidence to interact with senior stakeholders.
• Able to challenge information constructively and drive fact-based decision making.
• Proactive, independent and results-oriented.

What Success Looks Like

In this role, you will:

• Deliver meaningful insights that improve operational and financial performance.
• Create transparency through robust benchmarking and performance analysis.
• Establish reliable savings and inflation reporting across Europe.
• Support key strategic projects that improve profitability and cost competitiveness.
• Become a trusted business partner to both Finance and Operations leadership.

What We Offer

• A highly visible European role with direct exposure to senior leadership.
• The opportunity to drive performance improvements across eight manufacturing facilities.
• A dynamic international environment with significant learning and development opportunities.