Sr. Manufacturing Financial Analyst

Software Placement Group, SPG; Little Rock (AR); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Software Placement Group seeks a Senior Manufacturing Financial Analyst to support plant operations, costing, and planning across a complex manufacturing setting in Little Rock, AR. You will partner with leadership to drive profitability, cost control, and strategic decision-making.

Responsibilities include standard costing management, variance analysis, budgeting, and capital ROI evaluations, with heavy emphasis on data-driven insights and ERP utilization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field required.
• 5+ years in manufacturing finance, cost accounting, or operations finance.
• Strong costing and manufacturing cost accounting background required.
• Experience supporting plant operations and leadership.
• ERP experience, SAP strongly preferred.
• Advanced Excel with financial modeling and data analysis.
• Ability to translate financial data into actionable operational actions.

Responsibilities

• Maintain standard costing systems, BOM reviews, cost rollups, and overhead allocations.
• Analyze manufacturing variances including labor efficiency and material usage.
• Support inventory valuation, WIP, and COGS reconciliation.
• Partner with operations to identify cost reduction opportunities and profitability.
• Monitor KPIs and provide actionable recommendations to improve performance.
• Lead budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning activities.
• Develop financial models for revenue, cost, margin, and cash flow.
• Perform monthly variance analysis and report to leadership.
• Support executive reporting and business performance reviews.
• Serve as finance partner to manufacturing, supply chain, procurement, and plant leadership.
• Assist with capital project ROI evaluations and investment decisions.
• Support reporting automation and data integrity improvements.
• Utilize ERP systems to analyze operational and financial performance.

Skills

Standard costing

Manufacturing cost accounting

ERP (SAP)

Advanced Excel

Financial modeling

Data analysis

Operational recommendations

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting or related field

5+ years manufacturing finance or cost accounting experience

Tools

SAP FI/CO

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

Location: Little Rock, AR | Schedule: Full-time, on-site

Overview

A leading heavy industrial manufacturer is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Financial Analyst to support plant operations, cost accounting, financial planning, and operational performance across a complex manufacturing environment. This role acts as a key finance business partner to executive leadership, operations, supply chain, and manufacturing teams, helping drive profitability, cost control, inventory accuracy, and strategic decision-making.

What you'll do

• Manage and maintain standard costing systems, including BOM reviews, cost rollups, and overhead allocations
• Analyze manufacturing variances including labor efficiency, material usage, purchase price variance, and overhead absorption
• Support inventory valuation, WIP analysis, inventory controls, and COGS reconciliation
• Partner with operations leadership to identify cost reduction opportunities and improve plant profitability
• Monitor manufacturing KPIs and provide actionable recommendations to improve operational performance
• Lead budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning activities
• Develop financial models supporting revenue, cost, margin, and cash flow analysis
• Perform monthly variance analysis and communicate results to leadershipSupport executive reporting and business performance reviews
• Serve as a finance business partner to manufacturing, supply chain, procurement, and plant leadership teams
• Support capital project analysis, ROI evaluations, and investment decisions
• Assist with operational improvement initiatives and financial impact assessments
• Utilize ERP systems to analyze operational and financial performance
• Develop reporting tools, dashboards, and financial models
• Support reporting automation, data integrity, and continuous improvement initiatives

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field
• 5+ years of manufacturing finance, cost accounting, or operations finance experience
• Strong standard costing and manufacturing cost accounting background
• Experience supporting plant operations and manufacturing leadership
• ERP experience (SAP strongly preferred)
• Advanced Excel skills including financial modeling and data analysis
• Ability to translate financial information into actionable operational recommendations

Preferred qualifications

• Background in steel, metals, pipe, tubular, oil & gas, forging, foundry, fabrication, industrial equipment, building products, chemical, paper, or other heavy manufacturing environments
• SAP FI/CO experience
• Power BI, Tableau, or advanced reporting tools
• Multi-site manufacturing support
• CPA, CMA, or MBA

Why this role

This is a highly visible role offering direct interaction with executive leadership and significant opportunity to influence operational performance, manufacturing efficiency, profitability, and strategic growth initiatives.