Manufacturing Finance Analyst: Inventory & Costing

Fender; Corona (AL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Fender Musical Instruments Corporation based in Corona, CA, is seeking a Financial Analyst to support month-end close, standard cost accounting, and inventory control in a manufacturing context. You will partner with Operations to provide financial insights and influence decisions.

Key duties include cost estimation for new/existing SKUs, inventory management across cycles, and daily reporting on metrics. Strong Excel skills and the ability to work across finance and operations are essential.

Qualifications

• Degree in Finance or Accounting with 1-2 years in finance, ideally in manufacturing.
• Knowledge of GAAP and standard cost accounting.
• Experience with SAP including Fixed Assets, inventory, BOMs, and routings; strong Excel skills.
• Experience with high-frequency reporting cycles (daily/weekly/monthly).
• Spanish language skills preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform month-end close activities, including journal entries and Fixed Assets reconciliation.
• Prepare standard cost estimates for new and existing SKUs and support NPI cost estimating.
• Own and support inventory management activities including obsolete inventory tracking, cycle counts, and YEI.
• Perform daily reconciliation of scrap and produce daily reports on labor and other metrics.
• Own petty cash and account reconciliations; process expense requests for R&D/NPI/production areas.

Skills

GAAP knowledge

Excel

Inventory control

Fixed Assets

Bilingual English-Spanish

Cost accounting

Education

Finance or Accounting degree

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Fender Musical Instruments Corporation based in Corona, CA, is seeking a Financial Analyst to support month-end close, standard cost accounting, and inventory control in a manufacturing context. You will partner with Operations to provide financial insights and influence decisions.

Key duties include cost estimation for new/existing SKUs, inventory management across cycles, and daily reporting on metrics. Strong Excel skills and the ability to work across finance and operations are essential.