Senior Financial Analyst

Molex is hiring a Senior Financial Analyst who will support our PS Business Unit FP&A and the High-Power Segment. The Senior Financial Analyst is a strategic role that bridges financial analysis with business decision-making. This position focuses on preparing and explaining financial results, collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive business performance, and ensuring alignment with financial goals. The role requires deep expertise in cost structures, demand trends, and profitability optimization while supporting key strategic projects and operational initiatives.

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Corporate HQ. The Senior Financial Analyst will report to a Senior Manager of Finance. You will work onsite at our office in Lisle, IL (5 days a week). This is a visible role and fostering relationships and collaborating with teams across the company will be key to your success.

• Support the monthly closing process by performing detailed month-end reviews and analyses, ensuring financial data accuracy and providing insightful commentary on key variances.
• Prepare timely and accurate management reports, both periodic and ad hoc, for business unit leaders, division management, Corporate Finance, and executive leadership.
• Analyze historical results and performance drivers, conduct variance analysis, identify emerging trends, and recommend actionable improvements.
• Leverage real-time and trend data to deliver forward-looking insights that enable early management action.
• Coordinate closely with CCS FP&A and Corporate FP&A teams on consolidation, submissions, and executive review materials to ensure consistency and alignment.
• Deliver actionable insights by interpreting key business trends, highlighting risks and opportunities, and supporting data-driven decision‑making.
• Develop and maintain forecasts and budgets in collaboration with cross‑functional teams, ensuring alignment with strategic and financial objectives.

• Review and assess Decision Making Framework (DMF) and Global Cost Analysis (GCA)/One pager requests for:
  • New Product Development (NPD) and Modification (MOD) projects.
  • Capacity Expansion investments to support growth.
  • Make or Buy decisions to ensure strategic alignment.
• Provide robust financial modeling and scenario analysis to evaluate investment feasibility such as GP%, NPV6, NPV6/CC, IRR, etc.

• Gain a deep understanding of cost structures, including raw materials, manufacturing overheads, and operational expenses.
• Work closely with manufacturing plants to track cost changes and identify cost reduction opportunities to improve profitability. Collaborate with PMs to understand cost structures and action needed from front end.

• Partner with the Demand Planning Team and Product Managers to understand current market trends and understand future sales opportunities influencing business trends.
• Act as a trusted financial advisor to drive informed decision‑making within the business unit, especially in footprint and vendor selection by leveraging knowledge over Plant capabilities, tax treaty and trade and compliance requirements.

• Experience in a similar role, preferably in manufacturing or product-based industry.
• Expertise in financial analysis tools, ERP systems, and advanced Excel skills.
• Strong knowledge of cost accounting and investment evaluation methodologies.

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Finance, Accounting, or related field (MBA or CPA preferred).
• Experience with varied financial reporting and accounting practices in large global companies.
• Commercial finance, strategic finance experience.
• Experience working with international stakeholders and manufacturing plants.
• Interest in and a passion for technology markets (e.g., hardware, software, componentry, silicon).
• Prior experience in or deep knowledge of data center architecture, AI hardware applications, as well as Energy Storage.

For this role, we anticipate paying $100,000-$120,000 per year. This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form.

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value, and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location.

If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

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