Financial Analyst

Xplora Search Group; Mantua Township (NJ); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

401(k) with company match

15 days PTO

7 paid holidays

Life insurance

Employee appreciation events

Training and professional development

Strong benefits package

Job summary

Xplora Search Group in South Jersey is seeking a Financial Analyst to join a growing finance team. This role offers hands-on exposure to product costing, profitability analysis, inventory and capital projects, with direct collaboration across Operations and senior leadership.

You will support budgeting, forecasting, month-end close, and variance analysis, develop financial models and dashboards, and help drive cost reductions and better financial visibility across the business.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of public accounting experience strongly preferred.
• Strong accounting foundation with the ability to transition into an operational finance environment.
• Experience with financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting, or variance analysis.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and business partnering abilities.
• Comfortable working directly with operational and executive stakeholders.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Support annual budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, and month-end close
• Analyze financial results and provide variance analysis against budget, forecast, and prior periods
• Prepare recurring financial and operational reporting for leadership
• Develop financial models, dashboards, and business cases to support decision-making
• Perform product costing, gross margin, and profitability analysis
• Analyze labor, material usage, scrap, yield, and overhead variances
• Review Bills of Materials (BOMs) and production data to ensure costing accuracy
• Maintain standard cost models and support labor and overhead allocation methodologies
• Provide cost and margin analysis to support pricing decisions
• Partner with Operations and cross-functional teams to identify cost savings opportunities
• Monitor inventory, reserves, obsolescence, and working capital impacts
• Develop ROI analyses for capital projects and operational initiatives
• Track KPIs and help leadership identify trends and opportunities
• Improve reporting efficiency, data accuracy, and financial visibility
• Communicate financial insights to both financial and non-financial stakeholders

Skills

Public accounting experience

Budgeting & forecasting

Variance analysis

Financial analysis

Stakeholder communication

Job description

**This opportunity is open to candidates currently residing in the Greater Philadelphia (NJ/ PA/ DE) area only**

About the Opportunity

A well-established, family-owned manufacturing organization in South Jersey is adding a Financial Analyst to its growing finance team.

This is a great opportunity for someone who wants more than a traditional reporting or FP&A role. You'll have the opportunity to work directly with Operations and senior leadership while getting hands-on exposure to product costing, profitability, manufacturing variances, inventory, budgeting, forecasting, and capital projects.

The role offers strong visibility across the organization and the opportunity to directly influence financial and operational performance.

Why Consider This Role?

• FP&A, operational finance, and cost accounting
• High visibility with senior leadership
• Direct impact on profitability and business decisions
• Significant cross-functional exposure
• Opportunity to work closely with Operations, Supply Chain, Procurement, Engineering, and Sales
• Growth, training, and advancement opportunities
• Annual performance-based bonus
• Strong benefits package

What You'll Do

• Support annual budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, and month-end close
• Analyze financial results and provide variance analysis against budget, forecast, and prior periods
• Prepare recurring financial and operational reporting for leadership
• Develop financial models, dashboards, and business cases to support decision-making
• Perform product costing, gross margin, and profitability analysis
• Analyze labor, material usage, scrap, yield, and overhead variances
• Review Bills of Materials (BOMs) and production data to ensure costing accuracy
• Maintain standard cost models and support labor and overhead allocation methodologies
• Provide cost and margin analysis to support pricing decisions
• Partner with Operations and other cross-functional teams to identify cost savings opportunities
• Monitor inventory, reserves, obsolescence, and working capital impacts
• Develop ROI analyses for capital projects and operational initiatives
• Track KPIs and help leadership identify trends and opportunities
• Improve reporting efficiency, data accuracy, and financial visibility
• Communicate financial insights to both financial and non-financial stakeholders

What We're Looking For

• 3+ years of public accounting experience strongly preferred
• Strong accounting foundation with the ability to transition into an operational finance environment
• Experience with financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting, or variance analysis
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and business partnering abilities
• Comfortable working directly with operational and executive stakeholders
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• 401(k) with company match
• 15 days PTO
• 7 paid holidays
• Life insurance
• Employee appreciation events and company perks
• Training and professional development opportunities