Finance Analyst - Manufacturing: Budget & Cost Control

Lancesoft; Clarendon (VT); On-site; USD 55,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

LanceSoft is seeking a Finance Analyst for a major manufacturing site in North Clarendon, VT 05759. This onsite role is an 18-month contract-to-hire. The successful candidate will leverage advanced Excel, financial modeling, and modern analytical tools to support reporting, CapEx oversight, and inventory management.

Strong data-driven mindset and collaboration with operations are essential. You will contribute to cost efficiency and accurate financial planning in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, or related field.
• 2–5 years of experience in cost accounting, controllership, or financial reporting within a manufacturing environment.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, advanced formulas, macros, financial modeling).
• Excellent organization, and problem-solving skills

Responsibilities

• Support the Site Finance Leader in preparing, analyzing, and distributing key financial reports.
• Assist in developing financial forecasts and annual budgets.
• Create and maintain Excel-based and system-driven financial models.
• Create and maintain Smartsheet, Hyperion and/ or Spotfire driven reports
• Vouchering, IME, absenteeism & OT weekly reporting
• Assist in entering, validating, and tracking capital investment requests in Smartsheet and pace actuals vs. Planned investments.
• Assist in Asset Management updates namely CIP (Construction in Process), QAR (Quarterly Asset Reviews), Tagging
• Partner with supply chain, cost/CMS and production teams to ensure accurate valuation of inventory
• Monitor inventory turnover, Aged WIP and obsolescence trends.
• Collaborate with CMS team to ensure accurate reporting of measured and non-measured parts
• Prepare weekly expense reports for both Headquarters and plant operations teams, highlighting week-over-week expense variations and providing detailed explanations for significant changes.
• Collaborate closely with operations leaders to review departmental costs, identify drivers of variance, and ensure expenses align with budget expectations.
• Work with Bullet Train and expense accounts to analyze cost trends, identify inefficiencies
• Identify and support initiatives to reduce costs
• Support analysis of T&L, transportation & assessments.

Skills

Excel

Financial modeling

Problem-solving

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, or related field

Tools

SAP

Oracle

Smartsheet

Hyperion

Spotfire

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

LanceSoft is seeking a Finance Analyst for a major manufacturing site in North Clarendon, VT 05759. This onsite role is an 18-month contract-to-hire. The successful candidate will leverage advanced Excel, financial modeling, and modern analytical tools to support reporting, CapEx oversight, and inventory management.

Strong data-driven mindset and collaboration with operations are essential. You will contribute to cost efficiency and accurate financial planning in a fast-paced environment.