Financial Analyst - Manufacturing

Your Talent Source, LLC; Youngstown (OH); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Your Talent Source, LLC in Youngstown, OH seeks a Financial Analyst to support manufacturing operations with data-driven insights. You will collect, validate, and analyze financial and operational metrics and report them to management.

The role emphasizes accuracy, reliability, and timely daily reporting of KPIs. The ideal candidate has 2–3 years of relevant experience in a manufacturing setting, advanced Excel skills (PivotTables, XLOOKUP, formulas), and a proactive approach to investigating

Qualifications

• 2–3 years of Financial Analyst, Data Analyst, or similar analytical experience within a manufacturing environment required.
• Comfort with data and meeting daily reporting deadlines.
• Advanced Excel skills: PivotTables, XLOOKUP, complex formulas, large data sets; Power Query preferred.
• Experience collecting, validating, reconciling, and analyzing data for metrics and KPIs.

Responsibilities

• Gather large amounts of data from multiple sources, ensure accuracy and analyze results.
• Collect, consolidate, and analyze financial and operational data from multiple sources and systems.
• Prepare and deliver daily metrics and reports to the parent company on time.
• Validate data and investigate discrepancies, inconsistencies, and unusual results.
• Analyze large data sets to identify trends and changes in performance.
• Develop, maintain, and improve recurring reports, dashboards, and KPIs.
• Collaborate with Finance, Accounting, Operations to validate information.
• Reconcile data between reports, systems, and sources.
• Monitor manufacturing and business metrics for significant changes or trends.
• Identify opportunities to automate data collection and reporting.
• Prepare ad hoc data analyses and reports for management.
• Present data and findings clearly to support decisions.

Skills

Financial analysis

Excel – PivotTables

XLOOKUP

Power Query

Power BI

SQL

ERP systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Data Analytics

Tools

Power BI

SQL

ERP systems

Job description

We're looking for a Financial Analyst for our client with 2–3 years of experience in a manufacturing environment.

Highly data-intensive position with a primary focus on collecting, validating, analyzing, and reporting financial and manufacturing/operational metrics.

Must be naturally curious and willing to investigate when numbers do not appear correct rather than simply reporting them.

QUALIFICATIONS

• 2–3 years of Financial Analyst, Data Analyst, or similar analytical experience within a manufacturing environment required
• Be very comfortable working extensively with data while meeting recurring daily reporting deadlines.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills required, including PivotTables, XLOOKUP, complex formulas, data manipulation, and working with large data sets; Power Query experience strongly preferred
• Experience collecting, validating, reconciling, and analyzing data from multiple sources and preparing recurring metrics, KPIs, and management reports
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with exceptional attention to detail and data accuracy, including the ability to identify and investigate discrepancies
• Ability to manage large amounts of information accurately while meeting strict daily reporting deadlines
• Experience with ERP systems and extracting data from business systems preferred
• Experience with Power BI, SQL, or other data analysis and reporting tools is a plus

EDUCATION:

BS degree in Finance, Accounting, Data Analytics, or related field

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsible for gathering large amounts of data from multiple sources, ensuring its accuracy, analyzing results and trends, and preparing required daily metrics and reports.
• Collect, consolidate, and analyze financial and operational data from multiple sources and systems
• Prepare and deliver required daily metrics and reports to the parent company accurately and on time
• Validate data and investigate discrepancies, inconsistencies, and unusual results
• Analyze large data sets to identify trends, variances, and changes in business and operational performance
• Develop, maintain, and improve recurring reports, dashboards, and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
• Work closely with Finance, Accounting, Operations, and other departments to gather and validate information
• Reconcile data between different reports, systems, and sources to ensure accuracy
• Monitor manufacturing & business metrics and identify significant changes or trends
• Improve reporting processes to increase accuracy, consistency, and efficiency
• Identify opportunities to automate repetitive data collection, manipulation, and reporting
• Prepare ad hoc data analysis and reports for management as needed
• Present data and findings in a clear, concise manner to support management decision-making