Senior FP&A Analyst - Manufacturing & Cost Optimization

Leoforce; Schaumburg (IL); On-site; USD 105,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Leoforce is seeking a Financial Business Analyst to drive FP&A, cost accounting, budgeting, and business partnering across a manufacturing division. You will partner with division leadership to influence decisions, identify cost-saving opportunities, and support strategic initiatives.

This role blends FP&A, budgeting, labor planning, and cost analysis, offering visibility to senior leadership and a path toward broader financial leadership within a global manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting required.
• MBA preferred.
• 4+ years of progressive experience in financial analysis, FP&A, cost accounting, or related finance roles.
• Manufacturing experience strongly preferred.
• Experience with budgeting, forecasting, labor planning, and cost analysis.
• Advanced Excel skills including complex financial modeling.
• Experience with SAP, BW, Vena, and/or Power BI.

Responsibilities

• Perform monthly financial reporting and analysis across sales, margins, inventory, labor, fixed costs, and operating expenses.
• Develop forecasts, budgets, and long-range financial plans for assigned business units.
• Analyze operating results against budgets, forecasts, historical performance, and standard costs while explaining key business drivers.
• Maintain and improve cost accounting processes, including labor and overhead absorption methodologies.
• Build financial models, dashboards, and reporting tools using SAP, BW, Vena, Power BI, and Excel.
• Partner with manufacturing and business leaders to identify trends, recommend improvements, and support strategic initiatives.
• Deliver ad hoc financial analysis to support operational and executive decision-making.
• Present financial findings and recommendations to leadership in a clear, business-focused manner.
• Support continuous improvement of financial reporting processes and business intelligence tools.

Skills

Financial analysis

Forecasting

Budgeting

Cost accounting

Data presentation

Strategic partnering

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting

MBA preferred

Tools

SAP

BW

Vena

Power BI

Excel

Job description

Leoforce is seeking a Financial Business Analyst to drive FP&A, cost accounting, budgeting, and business partnering across a manufacturing division. You will partner with division leadership to influence decisions, identify cost-saving opportunities, and support strategic initiatives.

This role blends FP&A, budgeting, labor planning, and cost analysis, offering visibility to senior leadership and a path toward broader financial leadership within a global manufacturing environment.