Senior Financial Analyst

Virtual Hire Staffing; North Vernon (IN); On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Virtual Hire Staffing seeks a Senior Financial Analyst for an automotive manufacturing plant in Indiana to support all areas of plant accounting and partner with plant and corporate teams to analyze data behind business decisions. You will serve as backup when the Finance Manager is unavailable.

Key duties include maintaining internal controls, supporting standard costing, preparing journal entries, reconciling balance sheets, and assisting with forecasts, budgeting, audits, and capital project

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting required.
• 5+ years of accounting experience in a manufacturing environment.
• ERP experience; strong skills in Excel, QAD, and MFG/Pro.
• Working knowledge of SOX and internal controls.
• Strong business acumen, communication, organization, and problem-solving skills.
• High ethical standards and sound judgment.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and maintain internal financial controls and SOX controls.
• Support the standard cost process for material, labor, and overhead, including cost roll updates in production.
• Prepare standard and miscellaneous journal entries for monthly close.
• Complete monthly balance sheet account reconciliations.
• Partner with the inventory manager on materials transactions and inventory valuation.
• Support physical inventories and reconcile perpetual inventory to the general ledger.
• Provide accounting and reporting guidance across teams, using QAD and other systems for internal and external reporting.
• Assist with monthly forecasts and the annual budget.
• Support cost studies, special projects, and new business evaluations with recommendations that drive cost reductions and profit improvement.
• Support internal and external audit data requests.
• Track capital project spending and capitalization.

Skills

Strong business acumen

Communication

Organization

Problem-solving

Ethical judgment

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

Tools

QAD

MFG/Pro

Excel

Job description

Required Skills

• ERP experience

Job Summary

An automotive manufacturing plant is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to support all areas of plant accounting. Reporting directly to the Finance Manager, you'll partner with plant and corporate teams to analyze and present the data behind sound business decisions, and serve as backup when the Finance Manager is unavailable.

What You'll Do

• Coordinate and maintain internal financial controls and SOX controls


• Support the standard cost process for material, labor, and overhead, including cost roll updates in production


• Prepare standard and miscellaneous journal entries for monthly close


• Complete monthly balance sheet account reconciliations


• Partner with the inventory manager on materials transactions and inventory valuation


• Support physical inventories and reconcile perpetual inventory to the general ledger


• Provide accounting and reporting guidance across teams, using QAD and other systems for internal and external reporting


• Assist with monthly forecasts and the annual budget


• Support special projects, cost studies, and new business evaluations with recommendations that drive cost reductions and profit improvement


• Support internal and external audit data requests


• Track capital project spending and capitalization

What You Bring

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting


• 5+ years of accounting experience in a manufacturing environment


• ERP experience; strong skills in Excel, QAD, and MFG/Pro


• Working knowledge of SOX and internal controls


• Strong business acumen, communication, organization, and problem-solving skills


• High ethical standards and sound judgment

Nice to Have

• Cost accounting background


• Familiarity with Agile PLM and IPM systems


• Awareness of ISO 9001, IATF 16949, and ISO 14001 standards


• Experience with customer‑specific requirements in automotive manufacturing

Details

• Schedule: Monday to Friday, 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM


• 100% onsite


• No relocation assistance or visa sponsorship available