Senior FP&A Analyst - Manufacturing Profitability

GTI Fabrication; Seneca (IL); On-site; USD 104,000 - 138,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) match

PTO & holidays

Life insurance

Career advancement

Job summary

GTI is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to support financial planning, operational performance, and profitability across manufacturing facilities. You will analyze production costs, build forecasts, and deliver actionable insights to plant leadership and executives.

Reporting to the VP of Strategic Finance, you will drive financial models, budgeting, and scenario analyses to inform pricing, capital investments, and strategic initiatives in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience in financial planning and analysis (FP&A), operations finance, or financial analysis, including hands-on manufacturing experience.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing cost structures, financial statements, profitability analysis, and financial forecasting.
• Experience developing financial models and analyzing operational and financial data.
• Advanced Excel skills, including financial modeling and complex data analysis.
• Experience with Power BI or similar business intelligence and reporting tools.
• Ability to work with data from multiple systems, validate financial information, and improve reporting processes.
• Strong communication and business partnership skills, with the ability to present financial insights to non-finance stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Analyze financial performance across multiple manufacturing facilities, including revenue, margins, production costs, and profitability.
• Evaluate key manufacturing cost drivers, including materials, labor, overhead, scrap, rework, and production efficiency.
• Partner with plant finance and operations teams to investigate financial variances, identify trends, and recommend improvements.
• Assess project, product, and customer profitability to support operational and commercial decisions.
• Develop and maintain financial models, budgets, and forecasts using manufacturing and operational data.
• Support annual budgeting, monthly forecasting, and long-range financial planning.
• Perform scenario and sensitivity analyses to evaluate changes in production volume, pricing, labor, and material costs.
• Identify financial risks, opportunities, and performance trends to support proactive decision-making.
• Provide financial analysis to support pricing decisions, operational initiatives, and business growth opportunities.
• Contribute to strategic projects, including business expansion, acquisitions, and other corporate initiatives as needed.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Power BI

SQL

Power Query

Financial Modeling

Data Analysis

Communication

Business Partnership

Manufacturing FP&A

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting/Economics

Tools

NetSuite

SAP

Oracle

Job description

GTI is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to support financial planning, operational performance, and profitability across manufacturing facilities. You will analyze production costs, build forecasts, and deliver actionable insights to plant leadership and executives.

Reporting to the VP of Strategic Finance, you will drive financial models, budgeting, and scenario analyses to inform pricing, capital investments, and strategic initiatives in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.