Manufacturing Finance Analyst - Forecasting & Cost Control

Adecco US, Inc.; Clarendon (VT); On-site; USD 55,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Short-term Disability

401K

Commuter Benefits

Paid Leave

Holiday Pay

Job summary

Adecco Staffing is seeking a highly analytical Finance Analyst to join the finance team at a large manufacturing plant in Vermont. The role centers on Excel-based financial modeling, reporting, CapEx oversight, and inventory management to support the Finance Leader.

The ideal candidate will have strong Excel skills and experience in manufacturing finance, with a data-driven mindset, capable of driving cost efficiency and process improvements in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, or related field.
• 2–5 years of experience in cost accounting, controllership, or financial reporting within a manufacturing environment.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, advanced formulas, macros, financial modeling).
• Excellent organization, and problem-solving skills

Responsibilities

• Support the Site Finance Leader in preparing, analyzing, and distributing key financial reports.
• Assist in developing financial forecasts and annual budgets.
• Create and maintain Excel-based and system-driven financial models.
• Create and maintain Smartsheet, Hyperion and/ or Spotfire driven reports
• Vouchering, IME, absenteeism & OT weekly reporting
• Assist in entering, validating, and tracking capital investment requests in Smartsheet and pace actuals vs. planned investments.
• Assist in Asset Management updates namely CIP (Construction in Process), QAR (Quarterly Asset Reviews), Tagging
• Partner with supply chain, cost/CMS and production teams to ensure accurate valuation of inventory
• Monitor inventory turnover, Aged WIP and obsolescence trends.
• Collaborate with CMS team to ensure accurate reporting of measured and non-measured parts
• Prepare weekly expense reports for both Headquarters and plant operations teams, highlighting week-over-week expense variations and providing detailed explanations for significant changes.
• Collaborate closely with operations leaders to review departmental costs, identify drivers of variance, and ensure expenses align with budget expectations.
• Work with Bullet Train and expense accounts to analyze cost trends, identify inefficiencies
• Identify and support initiatives to reduce costs
• Support analysis of T&L, transportation & assessments.

Skills

Excel

Financial modeling

Problem solving

Organization

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting/Finance or related field

Tools

SAP

Oracle

Power BI

Tableau

Spotfire

Smartview

Hyperion

Job description

Adecco Staffing is seeking a highly analytical Finance Analyst to join the finance team at a large manufacturing plant in Vermont. The role centers on Excel-based financial modeling, reporting, CapEx oversight, and inventory management to support the Finance Leader.

The ideal candidate will have strong Excel skills and experience in manufacturing finance, with a data-driven mindset, capable of driving cost efficiency and process improvements in a fast-paced environment.