Senior Financial Analyst, Manufacturing Supply Chain

Kinders; Walnut Creek (CA); Hybrid; USD 115,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Kinder’s is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst, Supply Chain Finance - Manufacturing, to strengthen cost analysis across co-manufacturing, logistics, and SKU expansion. You will develop reporting, models, and insights to drive cost efficiency and manufacturing performance.

Based in Walnut Creek, CA, the role partners with manufacturing, operations, and finance to translate data into clear business actions and value. A strong analytical mindset and ERP experience are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or related field.
• 3+ years of progressive finance, accounting, analytics, manufacturing finance, operations finance, or FP&A experience.
• Strong understanding of COGS, standard costing, variance analysis, gross margin, inventory, and manufacturing cost drivers.
• Experience analyzing productivity, yield, scrap, labor, overhead, conversion costs, or capacity is strongly preferred.
• Experience in Consumer Packaged Goods, food, manufacturing, retail, or another inventory-intensive business is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manufacturing reporting & analysis for co-manufacturing costs and operational performance, including cost per unit and capacity utilization.
• Analyze actual results versus budget, forecast, and prior periods; identify root causes and quantify financial impact.
• Build and maintain dashboards connecting KPIs to COGS, gross margin, EBITDA, inventory, and cash flow.
• Reconcile operational, supplier, ERP, and financial data and resolve data quality issues with business partners.
• Support period-end close through accrual analysis, cost validation, true-ups, and review of unusual transactions.
• Develop ad hoc analyses in response to business questions and deliver accurate, decision-focused outputs under tight timelines.

Skills

COGS analysis

Costing models

Variance analysis

Inventory control

Excel skills

BI tools

ERP systems

Finance partnering

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or related field

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

Looker

SAP

Oracle

NetSuite

Anaplan

Job description

Kinder’s is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst, Supply Chain Finance - Manufacturing, to strengthen cost analysis across co-manufacturing, logistics, and SKU expansion. You will develop reporting, models, and insights to drive cost efficiency and manufacturing performance.

Based in Walnut Creek, CA, the role partners with manufacturing, operations, and finance to translate data into clear business actions and value. A strong analytical mindset and ERP experience are essential.