Senior Financial Analyst (Operations Finance)

Four Pillars Talent; Minneapolis, Saint Paul (MN, MN); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid schedule

Vacation and holidays

401(k) match

Job summary

Four Pillars Talent is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to join the Operations Finance team in a hybrid role serving the Greater Minneapolis area. You will partner with Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Engineering, and Procurement to drive cost visibility, forecasting, and strategic investment decisions.

You’ll act as a financial business partner to operations leaders, delivering data-driven analysis, scenario modeling, and KPI tracking to improve profitability and efficiency.

Qualifications

• 3–7 years of FP&A or operations finance experience.
• Experience in manufacturing/CPG or product-focused companies preferred.
• Strong analytical and forecasting skills.
• Excellent communication and cross-functional partnering.

Responsibilities

• Own forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis for operations.
• Analyze drivers of COGS, including materials, labor, overhead, and freight.
• Prepare monthly/quarterly reporting with insights.
• Lead month-end close activities, accruals, and cost allocations.
• Provide financial visibility into KPIs, cost trends, and productivity.

Skills

3–7 years FP&A / operations finance

Advanced Excel modeling

Strong communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics

Tools

Power BI

ERP systems

Enterprise planning tools (Anaplan, OneStream, Adaptive Insights)

Job description

Senior Financial Analyst – FP&A (Financial Planning and Analysis) – Operations Finance (Ops Finance) / Finance Operation (Finance Ops)

Location:

Hybrid (3 days onsite in the Greater Minneapolis area)

About the Role

We’re hiring a Senior Financial Analyst to join the Operations Finance team, partnering closely with Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Engineering, R&D and Procurement to drive cost visibility, efficiency, and strategic investment decisions. This is a high-impact FP&A role that connects financial insight with operational execution to influence both daily operations and long‑term strategy.

You’ll act as a key financial business partner to operations leaders, bringing data-driven analysis, forecasting, and planning support to critical functions across the supply chain.

This could be a great role for someone looking to exit consulting / advisory / public accounting looking to transition into FP&A in industry.

What You’ll Do

• Own financial forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis for manufacturing plants, logistics, procurement, and other operations functions.
• Analyze key drivers of cost of goods sold (COGS), including materials, labor, overhead, and freight.
• Prepare monthly and quarterly reporting packages with performance commentary and actionable insights.
• Drive key elements of the month-end close process, including accruals, cost allocations, and journal reclassifications.
• Partner with plant and supply chain leaders to provide financial visibility into KPIs, cost trends, and productivity initiatives.
• Develop & track financial and operational KPIs at the plant to improve profitability and operational efficiency and related analytics such as: sales (pricing/volume), profitability (revenue/gross margin/expense) at the product, market and department level
• Support capital expenditure (CapEx) planning, ROI modeling, and tracking of actuals vs. plan.
• Track capital expenditures (capex) vs. operating expenses (opex), including ROI of key investments.
• Evaluate inventory levels, working capital impacts, and inventory‑related reserves or write‑offs.
• Analyze standard cost variances and support updates to cost models.
• Assist in development of long‑range operational plans and strategic cost initiatives.
• Support scenario modeling, ‘what‑if’ analyses, and cost‑benefit evaluations for key operational decisions.
• Own portions of the Annual Operating Plan (AOP), partnering with cross‑functional teams to align assumptions and inputs.
• Collaborate cross‑functionally with Accounting, Procurement, Engineering, and FP&A to align financial plans with business goals.
• Drive continuous improvement in financial reporting, dashboarding, and operational analytics.
• Leverage financial systems (e.g., OneStream, Adaptive Insights, Anaplan, Power BI) to enhance reporting and forecasting accuracy.
• Automate manual processes and continuously improve financial models and reporting frameworks.

What We’re Looking For

• 3–7 years of experience in FP&A, operations finance, supply chain finance, or plant‑level financial analysis.
• Open to someone coming out of public accounting or advisory / consulting.
• Mix of both public accounting / consulting / advisory and either operations finance would be ideal
• General understanding of manufacturing cost structures, cost accounting, and operational KPIs.
• Experience partnering with operations leaders and translating financial data into business action.
• Advanced Excel modeling skills and familiarity with Power BI, ERP systems, or enterprise planning tools.
• Clear communicator with a proactive, collaborative, and business‑minded approach.
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field (MBA, MAcc, CPA, CFA or CMA a plus).
• Experience in manufacturing, CPG, or consumer / industrial products highly preferred, but open to others with tangible product exposure.

Why This Role?

• Impact – Help shape operational decisions that drive profitability and efficiency.
• Visibility – Work directly with plant operations, supply chain, and executive leadership.
• Growth – Excellent path to senior roles in finance or operations leadership.
• Culture – Fast-paced, collaborative, and performance‑driven team.
• Flexibility – Hybrid schedule with 3 days onsite each week.
• Ability to move around internally into other functional roles so that you continue to learn and grow

Comp and Benefits:

• Target base salary of $95-120k based on experience (if close, lets talk).
• Flexible work schedule – Hybrid (2-3 days in the office) but you are welcome to go onsite every day if you want
• Vacation and paid Holidays
• 401(k) match

Location:

Greater Minneapolis Area metro. Must currently reside in Greater Minneapolis, MN metro OR you are planning to relocate as this role is a hybrid role meaning there's a mix of in office and work from home each week. This position is not eligible for fully remote.

This position is not eligible for sponsorship. US Citizenship or Green Card is required.