Plant Finance Partner: Costing & Efficiency

The Judge Group, INC.; Tulsa (OK); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Judge Group, INC. seeks a Plant Financial Analyst to partner with the Plant Controller in Tulsa, OK. This role focuses on cost accounting, operational reporting, variance analysis, budgeting, and internal controls to drive plant profitability and cost reduction.

You will translate complex production data into actionable financial insights, support month-end close, and collaborate with engineering and operations to optimize standard costs and BOM accuracy.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related quantitative field.
• 3–5 years of progressive financial analysis or cost accounting experience in manufacturing.
• CPA, CMA, or pursuing certification is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Analyze monthly manufacturing variances against standard costs and budget, presenting findings to Plant Controller.
• Support month-end close including accruals, journal entries, inventory valuations, and cost allocations.
• Partner with engineering/operations to maintain BOMs, labor routing, standard costs, and overhead rates.
• Assist budgeting and rolling forecasts for operating expenditures and capital outlays.
• Oversee physical inventory counts, cycle counts, and internal controls compliance.
• Evaluate CapEx requests, perform ROI/payback analyses, and track capital projects.

Skills

Variance analysis

Financial analysis

GAAP

Cross-functional collaboration

BOMs & standard costing

Excel advanced

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance

CPA / CMA (preferred)

Tools

SAP

Oracle

Microsoft Dynamics 365

Excel (PivotTables, Power Query)

Power BI/Tableau

Job description

The Judge Group, INC. seeks a Plant Financial Analyst to partner with the Plant Controller in Tulsa, OK. This role focuses on cost accounting, operational reporting, variance analysis, budgeting, and internal controls to drive plant profitability and cost reduction.

You will translate complex production data into actionable financial insights, support month-end close, and collaborate with engineering and operations to optimize standard costs and BOM accuracy.