Senior Financial Analyst

Express Employment Professionals Northwest San Antonio; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Express Employment Professionals Northwest San Antonio is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to partner with Finance, Operations, Supply Chain, and Commercial teams. The role combines FP&A, budgeting, forecasting, manufacturing cost analysis, financial modeling, and BI to drive profitability and performance.

The ideal candidate will have 5+ years in manufacturing/CPG environments, strong Excel and Power BI skills, and experience with SAP ERP.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related field.
• 5+ years of progressive FP&A, cost accounting, or financial analysis experience.
• Strong financial modeling and analytical skills.
• Advanced Excel skills with complex formulas and data analysis.
• Experience with ERP systems; SAP experience preferred.
• Ability to analyze complex data and translate into business recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Support development and consolidation of annual operating budgets and long-range plans.
• Prepare forecasts and analyze budget-to-actual performance.
• Identify key business drivers, risks, and opportunities.
• Develop financial models and scenario analyses to support decisions.
• Prepare financial reports, management presentations, and executive analyses.
• Analyze manufacturing performance: labor, materials, overhead, inventory, plant efficiency, yields.
• Investigate variances and identify profitability improvements; partner with operations on cost reduction.
• Support standard cost development, maintenance, and analysis; evaluate logistics and supply chain from a financial view.
• Develop KPIs, dashboards, and automated reporting; use ERP and reporting systems for insights.
• Translate large datasets into actionable leadership recommendations.

Skills

Analytical skills

Financial modeling

Excel advanced

Power BI

ERP SAP

Budgeting

Forecasting

Cost accounting

Business partnering

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting/Business

Tools

Power Query

SQL

Power BI Desktop

Job description

Employment Type: Full-Time

Industry: Manufacturing / Consumer Products

Position Overview

An established manufacturing organization is seeking an experienced Senior Financial Analyst to serve as a strategic business partner across Finance, Operations, Supply Chain, and Commercial teams.

This position combines financial planning & analysis (FP&A), budgeting, forecasting, manufacturing cost analysis, financial modeling, and business intelligence to help leadership improve profitability and operational performance.

The ideal candidate brings strong analytical skills along with experience in a manufacturing, CPG, food production, or supply-chain-intensive environment and can translate complex financial and operational data into actionable business recommendations.

What You'll Do:

• Support development and consolidation of annual operating budgets and long-range financial plans.
• Prepare forecasts and analyze budget-to-actual performance.
• Identify key business drivers, financial risks, and opportunities.
• Develop financial models and scenario analyses to support business decisions.
• Prepare financial reports, management presentations, and executive-level analyses.

Manufacturing & Operational Finance

• Analyze manufacturing performance, including labor, materials, overhead, inventory, plant efficiency, and production yields.
• Investigate manufacturing variances and identify opportunities to improve profitability.
• Partner with operational leaders on cost-reduction and process-improvement initiatives.
• Support standard cost development, maintenance, and cost analysis.
• Evaluate logistics, warehousing, and supply chain initiatives from a financial perspective.
• Develop and maintain KPIs, dashboards, and automated reporting solutions.
• Use ERP and reporting systems to provide actionable financial and operational insights.
• Analyze large datasets and translate findings into clear recommendations for leadership.
• Support reporting standardization and continuous improvement initiatives.

Cross-Functional Business Partnership

• Partner with Finance, Operations, Supply Chain, and Commercial leadership.
• Support capital investment decisions and other strategic initiatives.
• Identify opportunities to improve financial processes, reporting accuracy, and efficiency.
• Support internal and external audit activities and financial systems initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related field
• 5+ years of progressive experience in FP&A, cost accounting, operational finance, or a related financial analysis role
• Strong financial modeling and analytical skills
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including complex formulas, pivot tables, data analysis, and ideally Power Query
• Experience working with ERP systems; SAP experience preferred
• Strong understanding of budgeting, forecasting, cost accounting, and performance management
• Ability to analyze complex data and communicate clear business recommendations
• Strong communication, presentation, and business partnering skills

Preferred Experience

Experience in one or more of the following areas is particularly valuable:

• Manufacturing finance
• Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG)
• Food manufacturing
• Supply chain finance
• Cost accounting
• Multi-site operations
• SAP
• Power BI or other business intelligence/data visualization tools

CPA, CMA, MBA, or another relevant professional credential is a plus but not required.

What We're Looking For:

We're looking for more than someone who can produce financial reports. The successful candidate will be able to understand what the numbers mean to the business and use financial analysis to influence decisions.

You should be comfortable working across departments, challenging assumptions when appropriate, identifying opportunities for improvement, and presenting financial insights to both financial and operational leaders.

If you enjoy combining financial analysis with real-world business operations and want your work to have a direct impact on profitability and performance, we'd like to hear from you.