Financial Analyst - Senior
Cummins · Columbus, Indiana, United States · $91K–$137K/yr
Motor Vehicle Manufacturing · 10,001+ employees
About the role
Deliver decision-ready financial insights and manage budgets, forecasts, and product costing to support business priorities. Lead a small team to handle accounts payable and ensure compliance with internal and external audits.
What they look for
Requirements
Requires strong expertise in financial planning, variance analysis, and inventory management within a manufacturing environment. Must possess leadership capabilities to coach junior analysts and the ability to partner with cross-functional teams.
Full description
We are looking for a talented Financial Analyst - Senior to join our team specializing in Finance in Columbus, IN.
In this role, you will make an impact in the following ways:
- Deliver decision-ready insights: Produce clear, accurate financial analyses and reports that help leadership make timely, informed business decisions.
- Strengthen financial planning & forecasting: Partner with teams to build realistic budgets, staffing plans, and forecasts that align spend with business priorities.
- Improve visibility into performance: Consolidate and interpret financial data, highlighting key trends, variances, and cost drivers to guide action.
- Drive accountability through variance analysis: Explain gaps between actuals and plan, identifying root causes and recommending corrective actions.
- Enhance cost efficiency: Identify opportunities to optimize spend and improve financial performance across the organization.
- Support strategic initiatives: Deliver special studies and analyses that inform investment decisions, resource allocation, and long-term planning.
- Develop team capability: Coach and guide junior analysts, raising the overall quality, consistency, and impact of financial outputs.
- Build strong business partnerships: Act as a trusted advisor to stakeholders, translating financial data into actionable insights that support operational success.
Cummins is an equal opportunity employer. Our policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified persons without regard to race, sex, color, disability, national origin, age, religion, union affiliation, sexual orientation, veteran status, citizenship, gender identity, or other status protected by law.
