Senior Financial Analyst, Manufacturing Cost Accounting

Country United States of America

State / County Michigan

City Muskegon

Division Metals

Company Cannon Muskegon

Function Finance

Workplace Type On-Site

Position type Full Time

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* This position will have a strong focus on Cost Accounting and P&L Variance analysis*

The Senior Financial Analyst, Manufacturing Cost Accounting, is responsible for driving financial insight and operational performance through standard cost accounting, manufacturing variance analysis, inventory reporting, and P&L analysis. This role partners closely with Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, and Plant Leadership to identify cost drivers, explain manufacturing performance, and support profitability improvement initiatives. The ideal candidate has strong experience in a manufacturing environment and is highly skilled in cost accounting, inventory analysis, standard costing, and operational finance.

• Own standard cost accounting processes and support annual cost roll activities.
• Analyze manufacturing variances including labor, material, overhead, purchase price, scrap, yield, absorption, and inventory variances.
• Prepare and explain daily, weekly, and monthly P&L variance reporting.
• Partner with Operations and Engineering teams to identify opportunities to improve yield, throughput, OEE, and profitability.
• Analyze inventory valuation, inventory reserves, and manufacturing cost performance.
• Develop financial models to evaluate operational improvement initiatives and cost reduction opportunities.
• Support monthly forecasting, annual budgeting, and strategic planning processes.
• Prepare management reporting and present findings to plant and finance leadership.
• Investigate material cost, labor cost, and manufacturing overhead trends impacting plant performance.
• Support SOX compliance and internal controls related to inventory and cost accounting processes.
• Prepare journal entries and account reconciliations related to inventory and manufacturing accounting.
• Must be willing to work extra hours, when necessary, to ensure quality and timely deliverable of responsibilities.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• 3+ years of manufacturing finance, cost accounting, or operations finance experience.
• Experience with standard costing and manufacturing variance analysis.
• Experience analyzing labor, material, scrap, inventory, and overhead variances.
• Advanced Excel skills, including pivots, lookups, and large data analysis.
• Experience partnering with manufacturing or operations leadership.

• Experience in automotive, industrial manufacturing, metals, or engineered products environments.
• ERP experience (Syte Line/Infor preferred).
• Experience supporting inventory valuation and month-end cost accounting processes.
• CPA, CMA, or MBA.

• Explain monthly manufacturing performance through meaningful variance analysis.
• Identify and communicate cost-saving opportunities.
• Improve visibility into inventory, material, labor, and overhead costs.
• Partner with operations leaders to drive profitability improvements.
• Provide financial insights that support yield, throughput, and efficiency initiatives.

• Cost Accounting
• Standard Costing
• Manufacturing Variances
• Inventory Accounting
• Inventory Valuation
• Absorption
• Material Variance
• Labor Variance
• Overhead Variance
• BOM (Bill of Materials)
• Cost Roll
• Manufacturing Finance
• Plant Finance
• Operations Finance

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to talk or hear; frequently required to stand, walk, or sit. Must be able to constantly operate a computer and other office equipment such as printer, scanner, calculator, and copy machine. occasionally lift and/or move up to 35 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and color vision.

The typical work environment is a standard office setting / office contained in a manufacturing setting. The employee is occasionally required to perform work in a manufacturing setting,…