Senior Financial Analyst

Advanced Energy; Laguna; On-site; PHP 700,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Advanced Energy in the Philippines is seeking a Senior Finance Analyst to partner with Manufacturing and Corporate Operations, delivering budget, forecast, cost control, and performance analyses. The role focuses on driving profitability and operational efficiency across plant sites.

You will prepare financial models, dashboards, and reports, evaluate capital investments, and collaborate with cross-functional teams including Operations, Procurement, and Finance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related discipline.
• Minimum of 5 years of FP&A, financial analysis, manufacturing finance, or related field.
• Strong knowledge of budgeting, forecasting, cost accounting, inventory management, and variance analysis.
• Advanced proficiency in MS Excel and ERP systems (SAP, Oracle).
• Experience with BI and data visualization tools (Power BI or Tableau) preferred.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, communication, and business partnering skills.
• Willing to work on-site in Rosario, Cavite or Sta. Rosa, Laguna.

Responsibilities

• Support annual budget, forecast, and long-range financial planning across manufacturing and non-manufacturing functions.
• Analyze monthly results and provide variance analysis against budget and forecast.
• Monitor manufacturing costs including materials, labor, overhead, and subcontracting; identify cost savings.
• Support standard costing activities and investigate variances related to cost, volume, mix, and efficiency.
• Prepare management reports, financial models, dashboards, and performance analyses.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to improve profitability and operational effectiveness.
• Evaluate capital investment proposals using ROI, NPV, IRR, and payback analyses.
• Track and report savings from productivity, automation, and compliance with policies.
• Provide actionable financial insights and presentations to senior leadership.

Skills

Financial planning & analysis

Budgeting

Forecasting

Variance analysis

Cost accounting

Inventory management

Business partnering

Analytical thinking

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related

Tools

SAP

Oracle

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

Advanced Energy (Nasdaq: AEIS) is a global leader in the design and manufacturing of highly engineered, precision power conversion, measurement and control solutions for mission-critical applications and processes. AE's power solutions enable customer innovation in complex applications for a wide range of industries including semiconductor equipment, industrial, manufacturing, telecommunications, data center computing and healthcare. Advanced Energy has devoted four decades to perfecting power for its global customers and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

WHY BE A PART OF ADVANCED ENERGY?

Some people say it's like working in the best of two worlds. We operate like an agile, growing, small company - you can see your work make a difference to the company every day. Things move quickly and you can see and feel it. At the same time, we're a global company founded in 1981 and have been publicly traded for more than 28 years. We have a strong cash position, deep trust and partnership with leading customers, a global best-in-class operations capability, and a proven leadership team. We have a track record and resources to make things happen both organically and inorganically. Being part of a nimble company with a solid foundation attracts team members that are capable, driven and like a challenge. Our employees collaborate and know how to have fun inventing, working, building and winning together. At our core, we are Advanced Energy - powering the future, together.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Senior Finance Analyst serves as a strategic finance partner to Manufacturing and Non-Manufacturing Operations, providing financial planning, analysis, cost management, and business decision support. This role is responsible for budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, cost analysis, capital investment evaluation, and profitability improvement initiatives that drive operational efficiency and business performance.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support annual budget, forecast, and long-range financial planning processes across manufacturing and non-manufacturing functions.
• Analyze monthly financial results and provide insightful variance analysis against budget, forecast, and prior-period performance.
• Monitor and evaluate manufacturing costs, including direct materials, labor, overhead, and subcontracting expenses, while identifying cost optimization opportunities.
• Support standard costing activities and investigate cost, volume, mix, yield, and efficiency variances.
• Prepare management reports, financial models, dashboards, and business performance analyses to facilitate informed decision-making.
• Partner with cross-functional teams, including Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering, Procurement, and other internal stakeholders, to improve profitability and operational effectiveness.
• Evaluate capital investment proposals through financial analyses such as ROI, NPV, IRR, and payback assessments.
• Track, validate, and report savings generated from productivity, automation, and compliance with corporate financial policies and internal controls.
• Provide actionable financial insights, recommendations, and presentations to senior leadership to support strategic business decisions.
• Performs other tasks that may be assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or any related discipline.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Financial
• Analysis, Manufacturing Finance, or a related field.
• Strong knowledge of budgeting, forecasting, cost accounting, inventory
• management, and financial variance analysis.
• Advanced proficiency in MS Excel and ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle, or
• Experience with business intelligence and data visualization tools, including Power
• BI or Tableau, is preferred.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and business partnering skills.
• Willing to work on-site in Rosario, Cavite or in Sta. Rosa, Laguna.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience in manufacturing environments such as semiconductor, electronics, or related industries.
• Demonstrated expertise in financial modeling, business analytics, and performance reporting.
• Ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders and drive results in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Proven capability to translate complex financial data into meaningful business insights and recommendations.