Senior Financial Analyst

Senior Financial Analyst

Location: SW Suburbs of Chicago

Schedule: Hybrid, 2-3 days onsite

Employment Type: Permanent, full-time

Industry: Manufacturing

Compensation: $100K-$130K base salary plus annual bonus

Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, 401(k), PTO, and standard company benefits

Position Summary

The Senior Financial Analyst will support financial planning, forecasting, reporting, and operational analysis for a food manufacturing organization. This position will partner with finance, operations, supply chain, procurement, and commercial leadership to evaluate business performance, explain financial results, and support decision-making.

The role requires 2-3 days onsite at the company’s SW Suburban Chicago location.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Prepare annual budgets, periodic forecasts, and long-range financial plans
• Analyze monthly financial results against budget, forecast, and prior year
• Identify key drivers behind revenue, margin, labor, overhead, and operating expense variances
• Develop and maintain financial models to support business planning and investment decisions
• Partner with plant and operations leadership to evaluate manufacturing performance
• Analyze product margins, pricing, volume, mix, material costs, labor, freight, and production efficiency
• Support plant-level reporting, including standard cost, inventory, waste, yield, and overhead analysis
• Prepare management reporting packages, dashboards, and financial presentations
• Support new product, customer, capital expenditure, and cost-saving analyses
• Improve forecasting, reporting, and financial modeling processes
• Assist with month-end close activities, accruals, and management reporting
• Provide ad hoc financial analysis as requested by senior leadership

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field
• 3+ years of financial analysis, FP&A, or related accounting and finance experience
• Strong understanding of budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, and variance analysis
• Experience analyzing gross margin, inventory, standard cost, labor, overhead, and operational KPIs
• Experience with an ERP system and financial reporting tools
• Ability to communicate financial information to both finance and non-finance stakeholders

Compensation and Benefits

• Base salary of $100K-$130K
• Annual performance bonus
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) plan
• Paid time off and company holidays
• Additional standard company benefits

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