Senior Financial Operations Analyst

Aerio Partners; New Mexico; On-site; USD 100,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Aerio Partners in the United States is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to partner with manufacturing leadership and improve financial performance, visibility, and decision-making. You will own forecasting, budgeting, cost analysis, and KPI reporting for plant operations.

The role emphasizes collaboration with plant leadership, capital expenditure analysis, variance analysis, and cross‑functional finance support to drive productivity and profitability in a hands-on onsite environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or related field.
• 3+ years of relevant finance experience
• Manufacturing, plant, operations-finance, or cost-accounting experience strongly preferred
• Experience with budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and financial reporting
• Strong understanding of P&L, balance sheet, and cash-flow drivers
• Power BI or similar reporting/analytics experience is a plus
• Ability to work cross-functionally with manufacturing and operations teams
• Comfortable working in a hands-on, onsite plant environment

Responsibilities

• Support budgeting, forecasting, and ongoing financial planning for manufacturing operations
• Analyze plant performance, cost trends, operating results, and key financial drivers
• Partner with operations leaders on productivity, efficiency, cost savings, and profit improvement initiatives
• Perform manufacturing cost, inventory, COGS, and variance analysis
• Monitor and report on manufacturing and operational KPIs
• Support capital expenditure analysis and business casesIdentify financial and operational risks, trends, and improvement opportunities
• Prepare recurring financial reporting and management presentations
• Support process improvement and continuous‑improvement initiatives
• Provide financial insight to operational stakeholders and plant leadership

Skills

Budgeting

Forecasting

Variance analysis

Financial reporting

P&L/Cash flow

Cost accounting

Power BI

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or related field

Tools

Power BI

Job description

Compensation: $100K–$105K base + 8% bonus

Stretch: strong manufacturing candidates can push higher, with ~$108K practical upper end and ~$110K absolute max

Position Overview

The Senior Financial Analyst will support plant and operations finance, partnering closely with manufacturing leadership to improve financial performance, operating visibility, and decision-making.

This role will own and support core areas of plant finance including forecasting, budgeting, cost analysis, operational reporting, manufacturing KPIs, productivity, capital investment analysis, and variance analysis.

Key Responsibilities

• Support budgeting, forecasting, and ongoing financial planning for manufacturing operations
• Analyze plant performance, cost trends, operating results, and key financial drivers
• Partner with operations leaders on productivity, efficiency, cost savings, and profit improvement initiatives
• Perform manufacturing cost, inventory, COGS, and variance analysis
• Monitor and report on manufacturing and operational KPIs
• Support capital expenditure analysis and business casesIdentify financial and operational risks, trends, and improvement opportunities
• Prepare recurring financial reporting and management presentations
• Support process improvement and continuous‑improvement initiatives
• Provide financial insight to operational stakeholders and plant leadership

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or related field
• 3+ years of relevant finance experience
• Manufacturing, plant, operations‑finance, or cost‑accounting experience strongly preferred
• Experience with budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and financial reporting
• Strong understanding of P&L, balance sheet, and cash‑flow drivers
• Power BI or similar reporting/analytics experience is a plus
• Ability to work cross‑functionally with manufacturing and operations teams
• Comfortable working in a hands‑on, onsite plant environment