Financial Analyst

The Financial Analyst is a key business partner to the operations team located in Sharonville, Ohio, supporting flavors sites in Montreal, Bremen, Sharonville, Valencia, Linden. This position supports the Finance Manager in the review and monitoring of all inventory activities and production activities for product costing occurring at the manufacturing facilities involving or having a financial impact on the Company. Key areas of focus include product costing, inventory management and control, KPIs, cost of manufacture analysis, budgeting and forecasting.

• Support all aspects of product costing. This includes new raw material commercialization, preparing the standard costs of all new materials for bulk/finished goods commercialization, quarterly update of all standard costs for existing materials.
• Support overhead analysis by material to include cost of manufacture changes and validation of operational times for each routing group and its impact on the overall absorption rates.
• Perform the obsolete inventory process across sites, including preparing the reports, setting up and running of the bi‑weekly meetings, as well as following up on open action items.
• Support inventory management and control functions. Identify and resolve inventory‑related issues by analyzing data, defining problems and providing valid conclusions.
• Prepare, coordinate, and report monthly operations KPI. Measure performance against targets and provide commentary on the variances.
• Perform monthly financial operations close and reporting cycle, manufacturing labor and overhead variances, and production reports including overhead analysis.
• Support operational financial and accounting aspects including financial planning of annual budget and quarterly forecast for flavors plants. Coordinate with the operations team members to determine direct and indirect headcount requirements and non‑labor overhead costs.
• Develop and maintain a close working relationship with the production, quality, R&D, supply chain and other support departments by providing analytical support and data in a timely manner.
• Support the integration of other flavors plants to SAP and company reporting requirements.

• Bachelor’s degree required, along with 1‑2 years of relevant experience.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to quickly change priorities and handle competing priorities.
• Must be extremely accurate and detail‑oriented in performing tasks and cross‑checking work.
• Strong organizational skills with demonstrated accuracy and attention to detail.

The opportunity will be based in Sharonville, Ohio, with hybrid working arrangements available through our Smart working model which allows you a greater choice in how you work and live, giving you a better work‑life balance.

The opportunity to develop your career on a global stage, continuous learning through an on‑demand learning platform, and a competitive compensation package including staff discounts, generous family leave policy, health & dental plan, competitive salary, and 401(k). Factors that could be used to determine your actual salary may include your specific skills, years of experience and comparison to current employees already in this role.

At Glanbia, we celebrate diversity, because we know that our individual strengths make us stronger together. We welcome and encourage interest from a wide variety of candidates, and we will give your application consideration, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status.