Senior Cost Accountant​/Financial Analyst

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Groton, Connecticut, United States

At Doncasters we have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Cost Accountant/Financial Analyst to join our team in Groton.

Did you know that every time you take a flight, drive somewhere, or switch on a light, there’s a chance Doncasters played a part in making that happen?

We are a specialist manufacturer of complex precision cast components for aerospace engines and industrial gas turbines, supporting leading OEM programs.

We excel in turning metals into motion, working in alloys and manufacturing complex product designs to offer an unparalleled range of solutions for high performance and specialist applications.

We employ more than 3,000 people across 14 core manufacturing facilities globally, providing the scale and expertise required to serve leading aerospace engine and IGT OEMs.

At Doncasters, we believe in doing things the right way. That means acting with integrity, delivering with commitment, and working as one team to achieve more, together. Whether you're developing precision-engineered components, running world-class manufacturing operations, or supporting our people and processes, your role is part of something much bigger.

Join us and contribute to a legacy built on performance, precision, and the values that drive us forward - excellence, commitment, integrity, and teamwork.

• An interesting and varied field to work in
• An environment where you can learn and grow through constant development opportunities
• PTO
• Competitive 401K
• Competitive medical insurance

The Senior Cost Accountant / Financial Analyst is a key member of the Groton Finance team responsible for manufacturing cost accounting, financial analysis, forecasting, operational performance and business decision support. Working closely with Finance and Operations leadership, this role translates financial and operational data into actionable insights, identifies risks and opportunities, strengthens financial controls and supports profitable business performance.

The position requires strong manufacturing cost-accounting expertise, analytical capability and the ability to independently evaluate complex issues, develop recommendations and effectively communicate findings to leadership.

• Analyze manufacturing costs and performance, including material, labor, overhead, inventory, scrap, productivity and manufacturing variances.
• Analyze actual results against budget, forecast and prior year, identifying key financial and operational drivers, risks and opportunities.
• Support budgeting and forecasting activities, including financial modeling, assumptions, trend analysis and scenario planning.
• Support month-end and quarter-end close, including journal entries, account analysis, reconciliations, inventory accounting and significant transaction review.
• Partner with Operations to analyze productivity, throughput, scrap, labor efficiency, inventory and other key performance indicators.
• Support standard costing, inventory valuation, physical inventory and cycle counts, including investigation and resolution of significant variances.
• Analyze working capital and cash flow, including accounts receivable, inventory and accounts payable trends.
• Provide customer, product and margin profitability analysis, including price, volume, mix, material cost and operational performance.
• Prepare management reporting and clearly communicate significant financial and operational results and variances.
• Develop financial models, dashboards and reporting tools that improve decision-making, data integrity and reporting efficiency.
• Support SOX/internal controls and internal and external audits through appropriate documentation, analysis and assigned control activities.
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