Senior Financial Analyst POST NUMBER: 463004

Senior Finance Analyst
On-Site (North Aurora, Illinois)

Position Overview
Our rapidly growing private-equity–backed manufacturing client is seeking a Senior Finance Analyst to join their team. This newly created role supports a high-volume industrial manufacturing environment and plays a critical part in driving financial visibility, cost accuracy, and operational decision-making across multiple production sites. The Senior Finance Analyst will partner closely with operations, engineering, sales, and corporate finance while leading forecasting, reporting, and analytical initiatives. This is a high-impact position with strong exposure to leadership and significant opportunity for upward mobility.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Reporting & Compliance

• Support month-end close activities including accruals, freight analysis, and account reviews to ensure accuracy of the P&L and balance sheet.

• Ensure compliance with GAAP and internal accounting policies.

• Assist with internal and external audit requests, providing documentation and analysis as needed.

• Contribute to both monthly and year-end close processes.

Cost Accounting & Manufacturing Support

• Analyze standard costs, work-in-progress, raw materials, finished goods, and manufacturing variances.

• Partner with operations and supply chain to improve cost accuracy and drive margin improvement.

• Conduct detailed margin and variance analysis leveraging ERP data and Power BI dashboards.

• Support profitable decision-making through cross-functional review of cost drivers, trends, and performance insights.

Forecasting & Business Support

• Lead the preparation of weekly, monthly, and quarterly reporting packages.

• Support forecasting activities and conduct in-depth analysis of financial performance.

• Deliver financial insights to leadership that influence planning, budgeting, and strategic initiatives.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Act as a key liaison between finance, operations, sales, engineering, and shared services teams.

• Participate in ERP-related initiatives, process improvements, and system integrations.

• Provide ad hoc analysis to business unit leaders to support operational and commercial decision-making.

Team Leadership & Development

• Partner closely with corporate accounting and FP&A teams to promote consistency and continuous improvement.

• Share best practices and support knowledge transfer across departments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.

• 3–5 years of progressive accounting and/or finance experience.

• Manufacturing industry experience with a strong foundation in cost accounting.

• Strong understanding of GAAP, standard cost concepts, and financial planning.

• Proficiency with ERP systems (Infor VISUAL, CSI/SyteLine, SAGE or similar) and advanced Excel/Power BI skills.

• Excellent analytical, organizational, and communication abilities.

• Self-starter with curiosity, initiative, and the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, evolving environment.

Why Join Us?

• Private-equity–backed platform experiencing significant growth.

• Newly created, visible role supporting multiple manufacturing locations.

• Opportunity to work across cost accounting, FP&A, and multi-system integration initiatives.

• Strong exposure to corporate finance, plant leadership, and PE stakeholders.

• Growth-minded environment with a clear path for advancement.

• Competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, retirement savings with match, paid leave, employee assistance programs, and more.