Financial Analyst

Koch Business Solutions, LP; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Smiths Interconnect, a Molex company, is seeking a Finance Analyst to partner with the Semi Test business unit in Irving, TX, or Kansas City, MO. You will work with Finance, Operations, Sales, and Product teams to improve forecasting, pricing governance, and management reporting.

The role emphasizes collaboration, governance, and delivering actionable financial insights to drive growth and profitability.

Qualifications

• 2–4 years in a similar role with a track record of success.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience with pricing, margins, and forecasting processes.

Responsibilities

• Act as the day-to-day Finance Business Partner to leadership and commercial teams.
• Support pricing and margin discussions by analyzing product, customer, and market profitability.
• Collaborate with Sales, Product Line Managers, and Operations to identify risks and opportunities.
• Provide financial insight to support pricing decisions and investment tradeoffs.
• Own monthly orders, sales and margin reporting with clear variance explanations.
• Support annual planning, S&OP processes, and governance of reporting.

Skills

Communication

Analytical thinking

Forecasting

Strategic mindset

Tools

Salesforce

Glovia ERP

Power BI

Epicor ERP

Job description

Your Job

Smiths Interconnect, a Molex company, is seeking a Financal Analyst in our Irving, Texas or Kansas City, Missouri location.

Our Team

You'll join a dynamic team that works closely with business leaders to strengthen our workplace culture and drive operational excellence.

What You Will Do

• Business partner-oriented environment.
• Reporting to the Finance Director and supporting the Semi Test BU team across financial reporting & pricing, contributing to revenue and margin growth and driving improved forecast accuracy.
• Collaborate with business partners & analyst peers to ensure consistency & best practice in partnering with stakeholders
• Review and supply advice on opportunities to ensure continuous enhancement of our business partnering, to drive growth
• Work with other areas including Operations and Finance teams, to ensure we are aligned and working collaboratively
• Ensure strong governance & control around the pricing & business partnering processes & reporting
• Working with the business systems team to identify & evaluate system needs to enhance the pricing process and management reporting to both monitor & drive improvements in business & individual performance.

Finance Business Partnering

• Act as the daytoday Finance Business Partner to the SemiTest leadership and commercial teams, providing financial insight to support pricing, customer decisions, product mix, and investment tradeoffs
• Partner with Sales, Product Line Managers, and Operations to identify risks and opportunities, and help translate financial results into clear actions
• Support pricing and margin discussions by analyzing product, customer, and market profitability
• Provide insight into new products, new customers, and new markets, helping leaders understand performance trends and implications

Forecasting, Planning & Commercial Analytics

• Support bookings and sales forecasting in collaboration with Commercial teams as part of the S&OP process
• Monitor and analyze the CRM pipeline, sales funnel, and distributor POS data to support demand planning and outlook accuracy
• Evaluate forecast changes and variances, clearly communicating drivers and assumptions
• Support Sales Incentive Plan calculations & communication

MonthEnd Reporting & FP&A Discipline

• Own monthly orders, sales, and margin reporting, including clear explanations of performance versus prior year, budget, and forecast
• Partner with the Finance Director to ensure timely, accurate, and wellexplained monthend close outputs
• Develop and deliver management reporting that is decisionoriented, not just backwardlooking

Annual Planning & Continuous Improvement

• Support the development of the annual operating plan and budget process for SemiTest
• Work with Finance, Operations, and Business Systems teams to improve reporting, forecasting tools, and processes
• Ensure strong governance and consistency across pricing, forecasting, and reporting processes
• Provide monthly orders, sales, and margin reporting - working with the business team to explain movements to prior year, budget, and latest forecast
• In collaboration with the commercial teams, manage bookings & sales forecasts, as part of the S&OP process
• Work with Finance Director & commercial teams to understand risks & opportunities to forecast (with relevant action plans)
• Evaluate and monitor progress on sales relating to new products, new customers, or new markets
• Report on the CRM pipeline & sales funnel, looking for valuable insights, and driving planning outcomes
• Work with Product Line Managers to review product line margin performance, creating insights to both price & cost structure
• Analyze the point of sale (POS) data from the distributor network
• Work with functional teams and aid in development of annual operating budget plan

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Preferred 2-4 years' experience in a similar role with a history of success
• Occasional business travel needed (5%, as needed)
• Knowledge of Salesforce, Glovia ERP, Power BI, Epicor ERP preferable but not essential
• Confident communication, ability to challenge business teams effectively
• Ability to balance short term demands with a long term, strategic agenda
• Comfortable to work in rapidly changing environment
• Identified training mandatory for the role to be completed competently
• Excel
• Glovia / Epicor ERP
• Salesforce
• Power BI
• Key Internal & External Stakeholders & Relationships
• Finance
• Sales and Marketing teams
• Engineering
• Operations
• Legal
• Business Systems team

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophyhere.

Who We Are

With a strong legacy of engineering excellence, Smiths Interconnect, a Molex company, is part of Molex's Aerospace & Defense Solutions Division and represents the Signal Technologies business unit. Smiths Interconnect delivers mission-critical connectivity solutions-including ruggedized connectors, cable assemblies, Fiber & RF, and high-reliability technologies-designed to perform in the most demanding environments. From aerospace and defense to space, medical, and industrial applications, our innovative products enable reliability where it matters most. Join a passionate, global team helping shape the future of high-reliability interconnect solutions.

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Our Benefits

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

Equal Opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here, aqui, or tu).