Title : Sr. Financial Analyst
Location : Fort Lauderdale, FL, 33309
Duration : Fulltime
Shift Hours (8 Hours / 10 Hours / 12 Hours) : 8 hours per day
Pay Rate : $31- $45 / hr with benefits
Job Description :
- Financial Analyst to join our Plant Controlling team. This role is a critical business partner to the plant management and operations teams, providing financial insights and support to drive efficiency, profitability, and informed decision-making. The ideal candidate will have a strong foundation in cost accounting, financial analysis within a manufacturing environment, and hands-on experience with SAP, particularly the CO (Controlling) and FI (Financial Accounting) modules.
Cost Accounting & Analysis :
Perform month-end, quarter-end, and year-end closing activities, including journal entries, accruals, and reconciliations related to production costs.Analyze and report on manufacturing variances (material, labor, overhead, purchase price).Maintain and update standard costs for raw materials, packaging, and finished goods.Assist in the annual standard cost roll-up process.Reporting & Performance Management :
Prepare, analyze, and distribute daily, weekly, and monthly plant performance reports and KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) to plant and corporate management.Develop and maintain financial models to track and forecast plant performance, operational spending, and capital expenditures.Provide clear, concise commentary on financial results, explaining deviations from budget, forecast, and prior periods.Budgeting & Forecasting :
Play a key role in the annual budgeting and periodic forecasting processes for the plant.Collaborate with department heads (Production, Maintenance, Quality, etc.) to develop departmental budgets and spending forecasts.Monitor spending against budget and work with managers to identify and implement cost-saving opportunities.Inventory Control :
Participate in physical inventory counts and cycle count programs.Analyze inventory levels, identify slow-moving or obsolete inventory (SLOB), and ensure proper valuation and reserve calculations.Support production ad-hoc issues related with inventory.Reconcile inventory sub-ledgers to the general ledger and conduct inventory adjustments.SAP System Management :
Utilize SAP CO-PC (Product Costing), CO-PA (Profitability Analysis), and FI modules as a primary tool for data extraction, analysis, and reporting.Assist in maintaining master data integrity within SAP, including cost centers, profit centers, and material masters.