Sr. Financial Analyst

Vaco Recruiter Services; Aliso Viejo (CA); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401(k) plan

Job summary

Vaco Recruiter Services is seeking a Financial Cost Analyst for a hybrid role in California. The position will interact with Sr.

Management to provide strategic analysis and advice for key decisions, using advanced Excel modeling and ERP data to drive cost efficiency. Responsibilities include budgeting, forecasting, KPI reporting, and monthly close support, with responsibilities for cost of goods sold, WIP, and inventory reconciliations.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in financial cost analysis or budgeting.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills including VLOOKUP, PivotTables, and formulas.
• Experience with Adaptive Planning or SAP/ERP systems.

Responsibilities

• Interact with Sr. Management to provide strategic analysis and advice for key decisions.
• Build financial models in Excel to support key decisions.
• Analyze manufacturing operations, BOM, standard costs, and cost variances.
• Develop annual budgets, forecasts, and detailed expense schedules including operating expenses, capex, sales, margin, profitability, headcount.
• Report KPI and dashboard metrics, and handle ad hoc projects.
• Perform physical inventory reconciliations and related reporting.
• Month-end adjusting journals for Sales, COGS, labor, materials, and overhead allocations.

Skills

Advanced Excel

ERP software

Financial modeling

Job description

Financial Cost Analyst (Hybrid)

Requirements:

• 5+ years experience
• Advanced Excel
• Adaptive or Hyperion & SAP or large ERP software

Description/Responsibilities:

• This position will have high-level exposure and be expected to interact with Sr. Management to provide strategic analysis and advice for key decisions.
• Financial modeling with Microsoft Excel to include V-look ups, pivot tables, and formulas.
• Analyze manufacturing operations, utilization, BOM, standard costs, unit cost variance, cost of goods sold, WIP and finished goods.
• Responsible for developing the annual budget, periodic forecasting, internal & financial reporting, prepare detailed budget schedules including operating expense, capital expenditures, sales, margin, profitability, headcount, etc.
• Position will also report key performance indicators (KPI), dashboard metrics, and ad hoc projects.
• Physical Inventory reconciliations, reporting, and analysis.
• Miscellaneous month end adjusting journals - Sales, COGS, labor, materials, & overhead allocations.
• Salary Range 100-110k base salary, plus bonus and great benefits.

Medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company's 401(k) retirement plan.