Senrior Financial & Cost Analyst

Ledgent-Finance-; San Fernando (CA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Onsite role

Temp-to-hire

Conversion opportunity

Job summary

Ledgent-Finance- seeks a Senior Financial Analyst to support finance operations during a major ERP transformation. This hands-on role emphasizes cost accounting and SAP experience in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

You will manage month-end close, inventory reconciliations, product costing and margins, and partner with Operations on cost drivers. SAP S/4HANA implementation will require testing, validation, and process improvements.

Qualifications

• 7–10+ years of accounting/finance experience.
• Strong inventory & cost accounting in manufacturing.
• Hands-on SAP experience (S/4HANA preferred).
• Advanced Excel (Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, macros).
• Experience in ERP implementations or dual systems (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Support month-end close, including inventory and overhead journal entries.
• Perform inventory reconciliations, reserve analysis, and variance reporting.
• Manage and analyze product costing and margin performance.
• Partner with Operations and Supply Chain on cost drivers and process improvements.
• Play a key role in a multi-year SAP S/4HANA implementation (testing, validation, process improvement).

Skills

Cost accounting

Inventory management

ERP cost accounting

Advanced Excel

Variance analysis

Journal entries

Manufacturing accounting

Costing & margins

ERP implementations

Tools

SAP (S/4HANA)

Job description

Salary: USD85000 - USD95000 per year

A growing manufacturing company is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to support finance operations during a major ERP transformation. This is a hands-on role for someone with strong cost accounting and SAP experience in a fast-paced environment.

What You'll Do:

• Support month-end close, including inventory and overhead journal entries
• Perform inventory reconciliations, reserve analysis, and variance reporting
• Manage and analyze product costing and margin performance
• Partner with Operations and Supply Chain on cost drivers and process improvements
• Play a key role in a multi-year SAP S/4HANA implementation (testing, validation, process improvement)

What You Bring:

• 7-10+ years of accounting/finance experience
• Strong inventory & cost accounting in manufacturing
• Hands-on SAP experience (S/4HANA preferred)
• Advanced Excel (Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, macros)
• Experience in ERP implementations or dual systems (preferred)

Details:

• 100% onsite (San Fernando Valley)
• Temp-to-hire opportunity [conversion in about 3 months]
• $40-$46/hour (conversion approx. $85K-$95K)