Senior Financial Analyst

E78 Talent; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

E78 Talent seeks a highly analytical Senior FP&A Analyst to join a PE-backed manufacturing and distribution group. Reporting to the Director of FP&A, you will partner with executive leadership across commercial, operational, and corporate finance functions to deliver insights that drive business performance and strategic decision-making.

This role blends financial planning, business partnership, operational analytics, and strategic modeling while offering broad exposure to senior leadership in a

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of FP&A, financial analysis, cost accounting, or related finance role.
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field; MBA/CPA preferred.
• Strong budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, cost accounting, and investment analysis.
• Experience supporting both commercial and operational finance functions is highly preferred.
• Experience in manufacturing, distribution, or industrial environments is REQUIRED.
• Advanced Excel modeling; experience with ERP systems (Great Plains) and BI tools (Power BI/Tableau).

Responsibilities

• Partner with commercial leadership to provide financial analysis and insights.
• Develop weekly and monthly reporting across customers, products, and channels.
• Analyze performance against budget, forecast, and prior-year results, identifying key drivers.
• Build profitability analyses to identify margin improvement opportunities.
• Support pricing strategy with price-volume-mix analysis and forecasting models.
• Prepare KPI reporting for manufacturing and supply chain operations; variance analysis.
• Develop investment analyses (ROI, NPV, IRR) and track capital expenditures.

Skills

Financial analysis

Budgeting & forecasting

Variance analysis

Cost accounting

Investment analysis

Advanced Excel

Business partnering

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics

MBA preferred

CPA preferred

Tools

Great Plains

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

Hybrid | Manufacturing & Distribution | Private Equity-Backed Growth Environment

We're seeking a highly analytical and driven Senior FP&A Analyst to join a fast-growing manufacturing and distribution organization. Reporting directly to the Director of FP&A, this role will partner closely with executive leadership across commercial, operational, and corporate finance functions to deliver insights that drive business performance and strategic decision-making.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys blending financial planning, business partnership, operational analytics, and strategic modeling while gaining broad exposure to senior leadership in a dynamic, PE-backed environment.

Commercial Finance

• Partner with commercial leadership and sales teams to provide financial analysis and actionable business insights.
• Develop weekly and monthly reporting across customers, products, and sales channels.
• Analyze performance against budget, forecast, and prior-year results, identifying key business drivers.
• Build profitability analyses to uncover margin improvement opportunities across products, customers, and channels.
• Support pricing strategy through price-volume-mix analysis and financial modeling.
• Incorporate market and industry trends into forecasting and demand planning activities.
• Assist with commercial budgeting, forecasting, and revenue planning.

Operations & Manufacturing Finance

• Support KPI reporting for manufacturing and supply chain operations.
• Prepare plant-level financial reporting and variance analysis.
• Contribute to annual budgeting and forecasting processes for manufacturing and distribution facilities.
• Track capital expenditures and develop investment analyses, including ROI, NPV, and IRR evaluations.
• Maintain labor and overhead rate models supporting standard costing processes.
• Monitor synergy realization and performance of acquired businesses.

Strategic FP&A & Modeling

• Develop financial models to support strategic initiatives, investment decisions, and scenario planning.
• Provide ad hoc analysis and executive-level reporting for senior leadership and investors.
• Drive continuous improvement across FP&A processes, reporting tools, and forecasting methodologies.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of experience in FP&A, financial analysis, cost accounting, or a related finance role.
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
• MBA and/or CPA preferred.
• Strong knowledge of budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, cost accounting, and investment analysis.
• Experience supporting both commercial and operational finance functions is highly preferred.
• Experience working within manufacturing, distribution, or industrial environments REQUIRED
• Advanced Excel modeling skills.
• Experience with ERP systems such as Great Plains or similar platforms.
• Familiarity with Power BI, Tableau, or other business intelligence tools is a plus.
• Previous experience in a private equity-backed company is advantageous.