Operations Finance Lead - Budgets, Inventory, Insights

The Happy Group Inc; Rogers (AR); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO 3 weeks

12 paid holidays

401(k) matching

Health insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Job summary

The Happy Group Inc in Rogers, AR, seeks a Senior Operations Finance Specialist who will own budgets, forecasts, and inventory numbers behind Operations and translate them into clear actions for leadership.

Responsibilities include building budgets, supporting monthly close, analyzing costs and variances, reporting weekly, managing inventory valuation and reconciliations, and partnering with Accounting, Plant Operations, and Inventory to improve data accuracy and processes.

Qualifications

• A bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• Five or more years of progressive experience in financial analysis, operations finance, accounting, or a related field.
• Hands-on experience with budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, variance analysis, and inventory reconciliation.
• Advanced Excel and data-analysis skills, with the ability to organize and interpret large or complex data sets.
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills. You can explain a variance to someone who doesn’t speak finance.
• The independence to juggle competing priorities and take ownership of weekly, monthly, and annual financial processes.

Responsibilities

• Build the plan. Prepare and maintain annual budgets and recurring forecasts for Operations.
• Close the month. Support monthly close and deliver accurate, timely explanations of operational cost variances.
• Follow the dollars. Analyze supplier pricing, invoices, purchase orders, and other operating expenses to spot trends, risks, and opportunities.
• Report every week. Prepare inventory and cost reporting, leadership dashboards, and other recurring financial analyses.
• Own the inventory. Valuation, adjustments, reconciliations, and the resolution of financial discrepancies, start to finish.
• Partner widely. Work shoulder to shoulder with Accounting, Finance, Plant Operations, and Inventory to improve data accuracy and reporting consistency.
• Make it better. Identify and lead improvements to reporting, financial controls, reconciliation processes, and operational workflows.
• Translate. Turn complex financial results into clear, actionable recommendations for Operations leadership.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Data analysis

Financial analysis

Budgeting

Forecasting

Inventory reconciliation

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Independence

Education

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

Tools

Excel

Job description

The Happy Group Inc in Rogers, AR, seeks a Senior Operations Finance Specialist who will own budgets, forecasts, and inventory numbers behind Operations and translate them into clear actions for leadership.

Responsibilities include building budgets, supporting monthly close, analyzing costs and variances, reporting weekly, managing inventory valuation and reconciliations, and partnering with Accounting, Plant Operations, and Inventory to improve data accuracy and processes.