Financial Analyst - Manufacturing

Suburban Enterprises, Inc.; Appleton (WI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Team Member Ownership

Safety

Career Growth

Continuous Learning

Collaborative Culture

Comprehensive Benefits

Job summary

Suburban Enterprises, Inc. is seeking a Financial Analyst – Manufacturing to drive profitability and cost accuracy through rigorous financial and operational analysis.

You will analyze customer and product profitability, monitor variances, and partner with cross-functional teams to identify root causes and corrective actions. You will develop forecasts, prepare leadership presentations, and translate complex data into insights for monthly and quarterly reviews, owning data preparation and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related discipline with 3+ years in financial analysis or manufacturing environment.
• Strong analytical, organizational, communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel with ability to analyze large data sets.
• Working knowledge of ERP/MRP systems, item masters, BOMs, routings, work orders, inventory transactions, customer orders, and invoicing processes.
• Understanding of standard costing, actual costing, labor variance, material variance, PPV, contribution margin, and product/customer profitability.
• Experience creating executive-level financial and operational business review presentations.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain quote-to-actual analysis of labor, material, outside processing, freight, scrap, rework, revenue, margin, and manufacturing variances.
• Measure profitability and true manufacturing cost by customer, product family, top-level part number, assembly/SKU, work order, and work center.
• Compare quoted labor hours and costs with actual performance by work order, SKU, customer, and work center; quantify variances.
• Partner with Manufacturing, Planning, Quality, and Engineering to identify labor-variance drivers such as staffing, training, process flow, downtime, quality, rework, shortages, engineering changes, and quote assumptions.
• Compare quoted BOM and material costs with actual purchase cost and consumption; track material contribution and PPV by customer, SKU, supplier, and product family.
• Track financial impact, root cause, corrective action, owner, due date, expected recovery, and validated results.
• Translate demand, backlog, open orders, and production schedules into a rolling quarterly forecast of sales, revenue, labor, materials, margin dollars, and margin percentage.
• Own financial and operational data preparation and leadership presentations for Monthly and Quarterly Business Reviews, covering forecast performance, profitability, labor, materials, PPV, manufacturing variances, inventory, corrective actions, risks, and opportunities.

Skills

Analytical skills

Excel proficiency

ERP/MRP knowledge

Costing & PPV understanding

Executive presentations

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related discipline

Tools

Microsoft Excel

ERP/MRP systems

BOMs and routings

Job description

Take Ownership of Your Career and Shape Your Future!

Are you ready to become an Employee Owner? At Suburban Enterprises, you not only work for the company you own the company! The ideal candidate is happy where he/she is currently employed but is interested in a more self-directed work environment, increased responsibility, and the opportunity to grow into additional roles. We would like to hire someone interested in a career, not a job, who wants to do the work and be recognized for a job well done!

The Role – Financial Analyst – Manufacturing

The Financial Analyst – Manufacturing provides financial and operational analysis to improve profitability, cost accuracy, and business performance. Key areas of responsibility include analyzing customer and product profitability; monitoring labor, material, purchasing, and manufacturing variances; partnering with cross-functional teams to identify root causes and corrective actions; supporting cost standards, quoting, repricing, sourcing, and continuous-improvement decisions; developing forecasts and monitoring invoicing and order-to-cash performance; and translating complex data into clear insights for monthly and quarterly business reviews.

What You'll Do

• Develop and maintain quote-to-actual analysis of labor, material, outside processing, freight, scrap, rework, revenue, margin, and manufacturing variances.
• Measure profitability and true manufacturing cost by customer, product family, top-level part number, assembly/SKU, work order, and work center.
• Compare quoted labor hours and costs with actual performance by work order, SKU, customer, and work center; quantify favorable and unfavorable variances.
• Partner with Manufacturing, Planning, Quality, and Engineering to identify labor-variance drivers, including staffing, training, process flow, downtime, quality, rework, shortages, engineering changes, and quote assumptions.
• Compare quoted BOM and material costs with actual purchase cost and consumption; track material contribution and Purchase Price Variance (PPV) by customer, SKU, supplier, and product family.
• Track financial impact, root cause, corrective action, owner, due date, expected recovery, and validated results.
• Translate demand, backlog, open orders, and production schedules into a rolling quarterly forecast of sales, revenue, labor, material requirements, margin dollars, and margin percentage.
• Own financial and operational data preparation and leadership presentations for Monthly and Quarterly Business Reviews, covering forecast performance, profitability, labor, materials, PPV, manufacturing variances, inventory, corrective actions, risks, and opportunities.

What You Bring (Required Experience)

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related discipline and three or more years of experience in financial analysis, manufacturing finance, cost accounting, operations analysis, or a related manufacturing environment or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience required.
• Strong analytical, organizational, communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel with demonstrated ability to analyze large data sets.
• Working knowledge of ERP/MRP systems, item masters, BOMs, routings, work orders, inventory transactions, customer orders, and invoicing processes.
• Understanding of standard costing, actual costing, labor variance, material variance, PPV, contribution margin, and product/customer profitability.
• Experience creating executive-level financial and operational business review presentations.

What We Offer – Why Choose Suburban Enterprises?

• Team Member Ownership: Work for a company where your contributions directly impact your future
• Commitment to Safety: Safety isn't just a priority; it’s our promise to you and your family
• Career Growth: This isn't just a job - it's a career path with opportunities for advancement
• Continuous Learning: Investment in your professional development
• Collaborative Culture: Work with a team that values respect, integrity, and excellence
• Comprehensive Benefits: Competitive pay, ESOP, 401(K) with employer match, and much more!

Ready to Join Us?

Our high standards of service to our customers and clients require that we select only the top team members based on our culture and core values so please read and understand them or come with clarifying questions because we work, live, hire and promote by them. We will choose new team members with great care because the future of Suburban Enterprises rests with them. You are here because we believe in your character and abilities.

If you’re passionate about innovation, committed to excellence, and ready to be part of a company that invests in its people, we want to hear from you. Help us create a better future through innovation and automation.

We are an equal opportunity employer.