SR Financial Analyst

Camaco LLC; North Carolina; On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Camaco is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst with extensive automotive manufacturing experience to deliver rigorous financial analysis and insights that drive operational decisions, cost control, budgeting, forecasting, and profitability improvements.

The role partners with finance, operations, and senior leadership to identify trends, explain variances, build financial models, and evaluate capital and cost-reduction opportunities across plants.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or related field.
• Several years of progressive financial analysis experience; automotive manufacturing experience preferred.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing costs: labor, materials, overhead, inventory, variances.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience with financial reporting or ERP systems.
• Strong analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and analyze budgets, forecasts, and financial reports for manufacturing operations.
• Monitor and explain variances in labor, material, overhead, production costs, and other key financial measures.
• Analyze product costs, margins, inventory, scrap, and plant performance.
• Partner with plant leaders and cross-functional teams to evaluate operational results and improvement opportunities.
• Support month-end close, account reconciliations, and financial reporting.
• Develop financial models, business cases, and scenario analyses for operational and strategic decisions.
• Track key performance indicators and communicate findings and recommendations to leadership.
• Support annual planning, cost-reduction initiatives, capital requests, and investment analysis.
• Improve reporting processes, data quality, and internal controls.
• Assist with audits and other finance projects as needed.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Problem solving

Multitask management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business or related field

Tools

ERP systems

Workday Financial Management

Job description

Location: Columbus, Nebraska Company: Camaco Employment Type: Full-time Position Summary Camaco is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst with strong experience in automotive manufacturing. This role provides financial analysis and insight to support operational and business decisions, with a focus on cost, plant performance, budgeting, forecasting, and profitability. The analyst will partner with finance, operations, and leadership to identify trends, explain variances, and support continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare and analyze budgets, forecasts, and financial reports for manufacturing operations.
• Monitor and explain variances in labor, material, overhead, production costs, and other key financial measures.
• Analyze product costs, margins, inventory, scrap, and plant performance.
• Partner with plant leaders and cross-functional teams to evaluate operational results and improvement opportunities.
• Support month-end close, account reconciliations, and financial reporting.
• Develop financial models, business cases, and scenario analyses for operational and strategic decisions.
• Track key performance indicators and communicate findings and recommendations to leadership.
• Support annual planning, cost-reduction initiatives, capital requests, and investment analysis.
• Improve reporting processes, data quality, and internal controls.
• Assist with audits and other finance projects as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related field.
• Several years of progressive financial analysis experience; automotive or manufacturing experience strongly preferred.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing costs, including labor, materials, overhead, inventory, and variances.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience with financial reporting or ERP systems.
• Strong analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to explain financial results clearly to both finance and operations teams.
• High attention to detail and ability to manage multiple deadlines.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in automotive manufacturing or a Tier 1 or Tier 2 supplier environment.
• Experience with standard costing, cost accounting, and plant-level financial analysis.
• Experience with Workday Financial Management, or another ERP and planning/reporting system.
• CPA, CMA, MBA, or other relevant certification or graduate degree.

We achieve prudent and profitable growth through people development, world-class manufacturing, innovation, and relentless customer focus while supporting the communities where we operate