Financial Analyst - Plant

Ken Grossman started Sierra Nevada in 1980 with a hand-built brewhouse and the odds stacked against him. That passion forever changed the course of American craft brewing and launched a beer revolution that's in full force today. Turns out, good beer can do a lot of good, and Sierra Nevada became a cornerstone for both its innovation and its care for the Earth and its people.

We’re committed to advancing a culture of inclusion and believe diversity in all its forms makes us stronger. We keep pushing boundaries, whether that’s in the brewhouse, with sustainability, or in the great outdoors.

The Plant Analyst will be responsible for all duties related to production plant financial analysis. The role will report to the FP&A Supervisor and work with various production colleagues in providing meaningful and actionable analysis to guide the company's success from a financial perspective. This individual will act as a finance partner with all production departments to help the organization understand site specific Plant PnLs, identify anomalies & inefficiencies in processes, create supporting systems and reports to improve insights, productivity, and quality.

This position plays an important role in the goal of analyzing cost of goods sold and will act as the financial lead for cost saving projects.

We’re committed to our employees and work hard to prove it. For starters, we’re offering $65,382 to $101,016 base compensation for this role. Individual offers are based on skills, experience, and qualifications. This role may be eligible for our bonus program – inquire with our Talent Acquisition Partner for additional details.

But base pay is just the beginning. We support your future by offering a generous 10% company match on 401(k) contributions, providing learning and development opportunities, and fostering your safety at work with ongoing trainings, state-of-the-art equipment, and preventative care. We offer medical, dental, and vision insurance, an onsite medical clinic, as well as mental health and well-being benefits including paid sick leave.

We foster a culture of work-life balance and always encourage employees to use and enjoy their paid time off.

• Act as lead financial team member for cost saving projects, from initial development to realization
• Develop, maintain, and optimize analytical reports that support data driven decision making. Including but not limited to plant-specific P&L’s, consumption v budget variances.
• Own plant-specific standard-to-actual variances, driving deep understanding and pinpointing areas for improvement
• Act as lead financial team member in Cap Ex investment decisions, calculating ROI / payback period and following up on investment annually via audit of project workbook
• Assist with production-related financial planning activities around quarterly forecast and annual budgeting process
• Help identify operational concerns and makes recommendations to streamline processes
• Leverage ERP system capabilities to create and enhance financial reporting that drives actionable insights on manufacturing performance, cost control, and profitability
• Development and maintenance of standard product costing, including understanding of master routings, BOMs, and activity-based costing activities
• Facilitate process workflow modeling in order to collaborate on process improvements, automation capabilities and clearly defined end-to-end use cases

• Bachelor's Degree in business, business administration, accounting, engineering or finance required or any combination of education and/or experience from which comparable knowledge, skills, and abilities have been achieved
• 2 years Advanced Analytical capabilities required and
• 3 years Finance and accounting experience working in a manufacturing environment preferred
• Demonstrated strong analytical skills
• Must possess a continuous improvement mindset, with a results-oriented philosophy and take initiative on improving processes
• Desire and aptitude to question the numbers
• High attention to detail and accuracy in record-keeping and numbers driven data
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills required to perform and interact at senior management level and with cross functional internal parties
• Excellent problem solving, decision making and organizational skills
• Experience with Oracle Essbase and databases is preferred
• Proficiency with MS Office suite and Power BI with expert level experience using Outlook & Excel
• Experience with ERP systems
• Excellent oral and written communication skills