Senior Financial Analyst

Job Type / Role: FP&A (Financial Planning & Analysis) Analyst

Industry: Manufacturing & Supply Chain

About the Role

Our client is looking for an Operations Financial Analyst to support operations, finance, and other senior management team members in driving key strategic decision-making. This role is responsible for analyzing, interpreting, and summarizing financial data for management and managing periodic reporting processes. This is a critical and highly visible finance position that provides financial consultation and leadership to key managers. Reporting to the VP of Finance with a dotted line to Operations, this role requires a collaborative cross-functional effort to drive key projects, ability to multi-task, and efficient financial planning and analysis that supports strategic business decisions. Ideally, the candidate has prior experience in a similar role in a global, multi-site manufacturing company. The role operates in a lean, results-oriented environment.

Responsibilities

- Support senior executives with key strategic initiatives and analysis specific to Monster’s dynamic manufacturing operations
- Analyze and interpret complex managerial financial information, identify trends, variances, and key issues, and provide recommendations
- Provide financial support to Operations and partner with plant leaders to monitor detailed financial results
- Educate and train plant leaders on key financial matters to drive execution and performance
- Create and produce management and executive reporting including budgeting, plant P&Ls, capital planning, inventory analysis, and CAPEX
- Deliver high value-added financial analyses for operations leadership to drive strategic planning and decision-making
- Enhance profitability awareness across manufacturing network
- Prepare presentations summarizing key findings of analyses and projects
- Prepare detailed rolling quarterly and annual forecasts with input from key stakeholders and communicate implications to senior management
- Support operations leadership in development and maintenance of KPIs
- Lead ad-hoc projects focused on reducing costs and driving operational efficiencies
- Identify areas for improvement in processes and reporting
- Conform with all regulations, policies, work procedures, and instructions
- Partner with accounting and operations to assess working capital and enhance inventory control

Qualifications

- Minimum 5–7 years’ experience in financial planning & reporting
- Fluency in English and Spanish required
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field; MBA preferred
- FP&A experience in a manufacturing environment or operations finance strongly preferred
- Travel required across locations
- Strong understanding of operational metrics, manufacturing variances, and inventory accounting
- Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills with ability to manage and analyze large datasets, comfortable navigating ERP, BI, and other financial systems
- Excellent communication skills with ability to translate complex financial information into actionable insights
- Demonstrated ability to partner with cross-functional teams, understand operational workflows, and influence decision-making
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, high attention to detail, excellent organizational ability
- Embraces continuous improvement and a growth mindset

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