Plant Finance Analyst: Cost & Performance Insights

UNAVAILABLE; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 73,000 - 99,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Prescription Drug Coverage

401k Plan

Wellness Program

Life Insurance

Tuition Reimbursement

Flexible Time Off

Paid Parental Bonding Leave

Job summary

Danone USA seeks a Finance Analyst for the Dallas beverage manufacturing plant. The role partners with Operations, Maintenance, Supply Chain and Corporate Finance to deliver insightful financial analysis, strengthen controls, and support business decisions.

You will help with month-end close, forecasting, and budgeting while creating clear variance analyses. You will develop Power BI dashboards, manage PO workflows in Coupa, and analyze inventory, variances, and cost centers to drive

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field required.
• Minimum of 3 years accounting, cost accounting, or financial analysis experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong understanding of general ledger accounting, journal entries, debits and credits, accruals, payroll accounting, account reconciliations, and month-end close processes.
• Experience with inventory accounting, fixed assets, standard costing, and manufacturing financial reporting.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills including Pivot Tables, XLOOKUP, SUMIFS, INDEX/MATCH, advanced formulas, Power Query, and data analysis techniques.
• Experience with Power BI dashboard development and data visualization preferred.
• ERP experience required; SAP and Coupa experience strongly preferred.
• Strong financial modeling, analytical, and problem-solving skills with the ability to identify trends and provide actionable recommendations.
• Excellent presentation and communication skills with the ability to explain financial concepts to both finance and non-finance audiences.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and post monthly journal entries while ensuring compliance with company accounting policies and internal controls.
• Maintain a strong understanding of general ledger accounting concepts, including debits, credits, accruals, prepaids, and account reconciliations.
• Perform monthly Balance Sheet reconciliations and support Income Statement reviews and variance analysis.
• Analyze and monitor plant cost centers, identifying risks and opportunities to meet financial targets.
• Support payroll accounting processes and labor cost analysis.
• Develop and present financial analyses, forecasts, and business cases to plant leadership and cross-functional teams.
• Create and manage purchase orders through Coupa and support procurement-related financial processes.
• Develop Power BI dashboards and reporting tools to improve visibility of key operational and financial KPIs.
• Support inventory accuracy initiatives and conduct periodic analysis of material consumption, losses, and manufacturing variances.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives through data analysis and process standardization.

Skills

Accounting

Cost accounting

Financial analysis

General ledger

Journal entries

Accruals

Payroll accounting

Account reconciliations

Month-end close

Cost centers

Financial reporting

Excel advanced

Power BI

SAP

Coupa

Data analysis

Cross-functional partnering

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

CPA or CMA a plus

Tools

SAP

Coupa

Power BI

Excel

ERP systems

Job description

Danone USA seeks a Finance Analyst for the Dallas beverage manufacturing plant. The role partners with Operations, Maintenance, Supply Chain and Corporate Finance to deliver insightful financial analysis, strengthen controls, and support business decisions.

You will help with month-end close, forecasting, and budgeting while creating clear variance analyses. You will develop Power BI dashboards, manage PO workflows in Coupa, and analyze inventory, variances, and cost centers to drive