Senior FP&A & Manufacturing Cost Analyst

MAS HVAC, Inc; Dayton (MN); On-site; USD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Gradian Thermal Solutions is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to provide strategic financial insight across a multi-location manufacturing network. You will partner with plant leadership and operations to forecast, analyze performance, and identify cost improvements.

Responsibilities include budgeting, variance analysis, and producing executive-ready dashboards. The role emphasizes data governance, cross-functional collaboration, and communicating findings clearly across teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or related field.
• 5+ years of progressive FP&A, cost accounting, plant finance, or related experience.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and financial modeling.
• Strong knowledge of financial statements, budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis.
• Ability to synthesize data from multiple sites and make actionable recommendations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience with ERP, BI, data visualization or analytics tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead annual budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning across locations.
• Analyze plant-level and consolidated results; explain variances and trends.
• Evaluate costing, labor/overhead, scrap, yield, inventory, and other cost drivers.
• Partner with plant managers to assess throughput, capacity, productivity, and KPIs.
• Develop financial models for capital investments, make-vs-buy, footprint changes.
• Prepare scorecards, dashboards, and executive-level presentations.
• Improve reporting and planning processes through automation and data governance.
• Ensure data integrity and compliance with policies and internal controls.

Skills

Financial modeling

Advanced Excel

Cost accounting

Variance analysis

Forecasting

Cross-functional collaboration

Verbal communication

Data visualization tools

ERP systems

SQL / Power BI

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance or related field

MBA/CPA/CMA or related certification

Tools

ERP (NetSuite)

QuickBooks

NetSuite

Power BI

SQL

Power Query

Job description

Gradian Thermal Solutions is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to provide strategic financial insight across a multi-location manufacturing network. You will partner with plant leadership and operations to forecast, analyze performance, and identify cost improvements.

Responsibilities include budgeting, variance analysis, and producing executive-ready dashboards. The role emphasizes data governance, cross-functional collaboration, and communicating findings clearly across teams.