Senior Financial Analyst

Chesapeake Search Partners; Baltimore (MD); Vor Ort; USD 85.000 - 115.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Chesapeake Search Partners seeks a Senior Financial Analyst for a growing manufacturing organization. The role analyzes financial data, prepares reports, monitors budgets, and provides insights to support business decisions and improve overall financial performance.

You will work with leadership and department managers to evaluate costs, forecast results, and ensure accurate financial reporting. The position emphasizes Excel-based modeling, budgeting coordination, and cross-functional

Qualifikationen

• Four to six years of experience in financial analysis, FP&A, accounting, or a related discipline.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including complex formulas, pivot tables, data manipulation, and financial modeling.
• Experience preparing recurring management reports, analyzing financial and operational performance, and explaining significant variances.
• Experience supporting or coordinating budgets, financial forecasts, and FP&A activities.

Aufgaben

• Develop and maintain reports tracking KPIs including production volumes, labor efficiency, throughput, manufacturing costs, margins, and other metrics.
• Partner with Operations leadership to understand performance drivers and provide actionable insights.
• Identify opportunities to streamline and automate reporting processes and improve data integrity.

Kenntnisse

FP&A experience

Budgeting

Forecasting

Analytical thinking

Independence/drive

Excel modeling

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting/Economics/Business Admin

Tools

Power BI

Power Query

Power Pivot

Jobbeschreibung

Chesapeake Search Partners is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst for a reputable growing manufacturing organization. The Senior Financial Analyst is responsible for analyzing financial data, preparing reports, monitoring budgets, and providing insights to support business decisions and improve overall financial performance. This role works closely with leadership and department managers to evaluate costs, identify trends, forecast financial results, and ensure accurate financial reporting.

Responsibilities:

Financial and Operational Reporting

• Develop and maintain reports tracking key performance indicators, including production volumes, labor efficiency, throughput, manufacturing costs, margins, and other operational metrics.
• Partner with Operations leadership to understand performance drivers, investigate variances, and provide actionable insights to support decision-making.
• Identify opportunities to streamline and automate reporting processes, improve data integrity, and enhance the quality of management reporting.

Budgeting and Forecasting

• Coordinate with department leaders to develop annual budgets, establish assumptions, and consolidate financial projections.
• Monitor actual performance against established budgets and forecasts, investigating significant variances and communicating findings to management.
• Support periodic reforecasting activities based on changing operational and business conditions.

Financial Modeling and Business Analysis

• Develop, maintain and enhance Excel-based financial models to support operational planning, profitability analysis, and management decision-making,
• Partner with Sales & Operations to evaluate customer pricing, product profitability, and changes in cost assumptions.
• Perform scenario analysis to assess financial impact of changes in production volumes, labor requirements, pricing, product mix, or other operating variables.
• Provide timely ad-hoc analysis to support evaluations of capital investments, operational improvements, and other business initiatives.
• Troubleshoot complex financial models, validate underlying assumptions, and ensure accuracy and reliability of analytical output.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Four to six years of experience in financial analysis, FP&A, accounting, or a related discipline.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including complex formulas, pivot tables, data manipulation, and financial modeling.
• Demonstrated ability to independently develop, maintain, and troubleshoot complex Excel-based reports and financial models.
• Experience preparing recurring management reports, analyzing financial and operational performance, and explaining significant variances.
• Experience supporting or coordinating budgets, financial forecasts, and FP&A activities.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with exceptional attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to manage multiple competing priorities, meet recurring reporting deadlines, and work independently in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience with Power BI, Power Query, Power Pivot, or other business intelligence or data visualization tools.