Sr. Financial Analyst

Glanbia Nutritionals, Inc.; West Haven (CT); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff discounts

Generous family leave policy

Health & dental plan

Job summary

Glanbia Nutritionals, Inc. is seeking a Sr Financial Analyst in West Haven, CT. This key role focuses on budgeting, financial reporting, and inventory management while partnering with operations teams to ensure cost efficiency.

The ideal candidate will have at least five years of experience, strong analytical skills, and the ability to communicate effectively across various departments. The position offers career development, competitive salary, and benefits including health & dental plans and 401K.

Qualifications

• Minimum of five years of related experience.
• Ability to read and interpret business and technical documents.
• Experience in preparing and presenting reports.

Responsibilities

• Prepare plant budgets and forecasts regarding costs.
• Support monthly financial operations and reporting.
• Analyze operations KPI’s and variances.
• Manage inventory control functions.
• Assist in capital expenditure project accounting.

Skills

Financial analysis

Budgeting

Interpersonal skills

Inventory management

Cost analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Join this dynamic team focused on delivering better nutrition for every step of life’s journey

The Opportunity

The Sr Financial Analyst is a key business partner to the operations teams located at West Haven CT, Taylorville IL, SpringfieldMOand Carlsbad CA. This position supports the Director of HN Premix Supply Chain Finance in the review and monitoring of all activities occurring at the manufacturing facilities involving or having a financial impact on the Company. Key areas of focus include cost of manufacturing, inventory, operations KPI’s and product costing.

Essential Functions

• Prepare plant budgets and forecasts in relation to cost of manufacture, inventory and operations KPI’s. Coordinate with the operations team members to determine direct and indirect headcount requirements, overhead costs, and quality testing costs.
• Support the monthly financial operations close and reporting cycle.
• Report on monthly site operations KPI’s. Measure the performance against the targets and provide detailed commentary on the variances.
• Support product costing at the sites, including setting standard costs, review of actual cost against standard, as well as supporting costing for business quotes and RFP’s. Ensure that key stakeholders understand the drivers of costs.
• Support inventory management and control functions. Identify and resolve inventory-related issues by analyzing data, defining problems, and providing valid conclusions.
• Ability to plan, organize, and provide analysis in all phases of the accounting process to ensure the plants have the tools needed to operate in an efficient and profitable manner. Responsible for monitoring compliance for a range of procedures and internal controls relating to plant activity.
• Support cost savings initiatives for the sites.
• Responsible for capital expenditure project accounting including ROI analysis , project spend vs. plan, and initial fixed asset setup
• Develop and maintain a close working relationship with the production, quality, maintenance, supply chain and other support departments by providing analytical support and data in a timely manner. Participate in operational decision making.
• The candidate must have in-depth experience of working across these areas, strong interpersonal skills and the ability to lead and work effectively with internal departments.

The Skills you will bring to the team

• Requires a Bachelor's degree and a minimum of five years of related experience.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and handle multiple projects simultaneously and delegate assignments to others.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
• Comply with all safety policies, practices, and procedures. Report all unsafe activities to supervisor and/or Human Resources
• Participate in proactive team efforts to achieve departmental and company goals
• Provide leadership to others through example and sharing of knowledge/skill

Where and how you will work

This role is based out of West Haven, CT.

What we would like to offer you!

The opportunity to develop your career on a global stage, continuous learning through an on-demand learning platform, and a competitive compensation package including staff discounts, generous family leave policy, health & dental plan, competitive salary, 401K.

At Glanbia, we welcome and encourage interest from a variety of candidates, we will give your application consideration, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status.

At Glanbia, our culture celebrates individuality, knowing that together we are more.