Manufacturing Financial Analyst; in Valencia, CA)

SetPoint Medical's Manufacturing Financial Analyst provides financial analysis and support to the Manufacturing department while owning the company's cost accounting and inventory accounting functions. This role combines manufacturing financial analysis, including budgeting, forecasting, KPI reporting, and decision support for manufacturing leadership - with the technical rigor of standard costing, inventory valuation, and variance analysis. The role will be instrumental in supporting manufacturing leaders in understanding and improving cost performance, and in ensuring accurate product costing and cost controls.

Responsibilities include partnering with the Manufacturing department on budgets, forecasts, and operational metrics; analyzing manufacturing variances and product margins; supporting monthly close activities; maintaining inventory accounting processes; and collaborating cross-functionally with operations, supply chain, quality, and finance teams.

In a fast-paced medical device environment, this role requires strong analytical skills, business acumen, attention to detail, effective communication, and the ability to translate financial data into actionable insights for non-finance stakeholders while managing multiple priorities under tight deadlines. The ideal candidate is equally comfortable on the manufacturing floor and in the general ledger, will thrive in a collaborative setting, and will contribute to strengthening financial processes and internal controls in support of a growing public-company environment.

• Serve as the primary finance resource for the Manufacturing department, providing financial guidance, analysis, and decision support to manufacturing and operations leadership.
• Participate in the annual budget and periodic forecast processes for Manufacturing, including headcount, direct labor, overhead spending, and capital expenditures.
• Prepare monthly manufacturing financial reviews comparing actual results to budget and forecast, explaining key drivers, and recommending corrective actions.
• Build financial models and business cases to support manufacturing decisions such as improvements and cost-reduction initiatives.
• Support production scale-up planning by modeling projected product costs, margins, and manufacturing cost roadmaps.

• Implement and maintain standard costs for medical device products, materials, labor, and overhead, including the annual standard cost roll and periodic updates.
• Analyze manufacturing variances (purchase price, material usage, labor, and overhead absorption) and collaborate with Manufacturing to identify root causes and drive corrective actions.
• Prepare and review monthly inventory reconciliations and inventory reserve analyses, including excess and obsolete inventory.
• Support monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close activities related to inventory, cost of goods sold, and cost accounting, including journal entries and account reconciliations.
• Assist in physical inventory counts, cycle and annual count programs, and inventory control procedures.
• Prepare financial analyses and reports for management related to inventory, product margins, and manufacturing performance.
• Ensure compliance with GAAP, SOX readiness initiatives, and company accounting policies, and develop and maintain cost accounting procedures, procedures, and internal controls.
• Support external audits by preparing schedules, reconciliations, and supporting documentation.

Assist with ERP system enhancements and implementation of cost accounting and manufacturing reporting best practices.

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, Finance, or related field required.
• 3+ years of progressive…