Senior FP&A Analyst

Quanex is looking for a Senior FP&A Analyst to join our team located in St. Cloud, Minnesota.

The Senior Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Analyst supports the division’s financial planning, forecasting, and performance management processes. This role partners with operations and finance leadership to deliver insights that improve profitability, cost control, and capital efficiency.

The ideal candidate is highly analytical, detail-oriented, and naturally curious—someone who enjoys digging into the “why” behind the numbers, identifying trends, and translating data into meaningful business insights.

We Offer You!

• Competitive Salary - $105K-$125K base
• Excellent Bonus Potential
• Paid Time Off, Training & Holidays
• Charitable Contribution Match Program
• Tuition Assistance
• Wellness/Fitness Resources
• Training & Professional Development
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Dynamic Culture & People - just to name a few!

What’s attractive about the Senior FP&A Analyst?

• Ongoing interaction with multiple levels of the organization
• Collaborative and Team-Oriented environment

What Success Looks Like:

• Support the annual budgeting process and monthly forecasting cycle, including development of detailed, department-level budgets.
• Build and maintain driver-based financial models to improve forecast accuracy and visibility into business performance.
• Analyze assumptions, validate inputs, and identify risks and opportunities within forecasts.
• Continuously refine models by digging into variances and understanding underlying drivers.
• Perform detailed variance analysis (actual vs. forecast, budget, and prior year), identifying key drivers and root causes.
• Develop and track KPIs, ensuring alignment between operational performance and financial results.
• Collaborate with Operations, Sales, and Supply Chain teams to understand business drivers and support decision-making.
• Provide analytical support for pricing, product profitability, and cost optimization initiatives.
• Support development of financial models for scenario analysis, including pricing, cost changes, and capacity utilization.
• Assist in evaluating capital expenditures using ROI, NPV, and payback methodologies.
• Conduct deep-dive analyses on specific business issues, bringing a fact-based, investigative approach.
• Partner with operations and cost accounting to analyze inventory trends, variances, and working capital impacts.
• Translate cost and operational data into insights that improve product profitability and efficiency.
• Explore data at a granular level to identify inefficiencies, anomalies, and improvement opportunities.
• Identify opportunities to improve financial reporting, forecasting, and data accuracy.
• Support implementation of standardized tools and processes to enhance transparency and consistency.
• Contribute to maintaining a strong internal control environment and compliance with company policies and SOX requirements.

What You Bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field required; CPA/CMA or MBA a plus.
• 3–5 years of experience in finance, accounting, or FP&A.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment preferred.
• Strong foundation in financial modeling, forecasting, and data analysis.
• Demonstrated ability to work with large data sets and synthesize findings into insights.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with high attention to detail
• Intellectual curiosity and a proactive mindset—willing to dig deeper and ask “why”
• Ability to connect financial results to operational drivers
• Clear and concise communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Advanced Excel skills; experience with Power BI or similar tools preferred
• Experience with ERP systems and financial planning tools
• Understanding of standard costing principles

The salary range for this position is $100,000 to $125,000 plus bonus potential.

Quanex (NYSE: NX) is a global, publicly traded manufacturing company primarily serving OEMs in the fenestration, cabinetry, solar, refrigeration and outdoor products markets. We are A Part of Something Bigger by improving the performance and aesthetics of end products through continuous innovation, helping customers achieve greater production efficiencies, dedication to giving back to communities where we operate, producing shareholder value and helping our employees learn, grow, and thrive.

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