Hybrid Senior Financial Analyst — Ops Strategy & Costing

Versique Executive, Professional & Interim Recruiting; Brooklyn Park (MN); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

Wellness programs

Paid time off

401(k) with company match

Career development

Job summary

Versique Executive, Professional & Interim Recruiting in the Twin Cities area seeks a Senior Financial Analyst to partner with engineering and manufacturing teams on long-term strategy. You will develop metrics, drive cost processes, and influence leadership to improve financial performance.

The role emphasizes hands-on analysis, process improvement, and collaboration across sites to achieve financial targets and operational excellence.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• 7+ years of progressive finance and manufacturing operations experience in an industrial manufacturing environment.
• Experience developing and driving operational metrics, reporting, forecasting, capacity analysis, and risk mitigation with plant leadership.
• Well-developed cost and managerial accounting expertise, including standard costing and project cost accounting.
• Strong understanding of bills of materials, routings, manufacturing variances, and ERP interaction.

Responsibilities

• Develop robust processes and reporting linking monthly operational activity to financial results.
• Own redevelopment of the standard cost process including labor rates, routings, material costs, and annual roll.
• Partner with Finance across sites to share best practices and drive change.
• Enhance daily to quarterly reporting metrics for plant performance and support commitments.
• Track and support savings targets for key capital investments.
• Prepare analyses for capital investments and sourcing decisions; develop reusable tools.
• Own the engineering invoicing process and final review before client invoices.
• Coordinate with Program Management and Engineering to meet milestones on time and budget.
• Forecast risks and work with leadership on action plans.

Skills

Operational metrics development

Forecasting

Cost accounting

Variance analysis

Data-driven decision making

Influence leadership

Lean Manufacturing

Communication skills

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field

Tools

ERP systems

Standard costing

Project cost accounting

Capacity analysis

BOM & routings knowledge

Job description

Versique Executive, Professional & Interim Recruiting in the Twin Cities area seeks a Senior Financial Analyst to partner with engineering and manufacturing teams on long-term strategy. You will develop metrics, drive cost processes, and influence leadership to improve financial performance.

The role emphasizes hands-on analysis, process improvement, and collaboration across sites to achieve financial targets and operational excellence.