About the role

The Senior Financial Analyst will support financial planning, operational performance analysis, and strategic reporting within a manufacturing environment. Key tasks include developing budgets, performing variance analysis, and building financial models to evaluate pricing and capital investments.

What they look for

Financial analysis Operational finance Manufacturing analytics ERP systems Power BI Adaptive Planning Financial modeling Variance analysis Cost accounting Budgeting Forecasting Excel Data validation KPI reporting Inventory valuation

Requirements

Candidates must have a bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or Economics and 3–5 years of experience in financial analysis. Proficiency in ERP systems, advanced Excel, and manufacturing analytics is required.

Benefits

Medical insurance Dental insurance Vision insurance Life insurance Paid time off 401(k) plan with company match Equity package

Full description

Job Purpose

We are seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to support financial planning, operational performance analysis, and strategic reporting within a fast-paced manufacturing environment. This role will partner with Finance, Operations, Supply Chain, and Leadership to improve visibility into plant performance, product profitability, and business trends.

The ideal candidate will have 3–5 years of financial or business analysis experience, strong experience working within a manufacturing ERP system, and advanced skills in Power BI, Adaptive Planning, and operational reporting tools.

Key Responsibilities

Develop monthly forecasts, annual budgets, and long-range financial plans
Analyze revenue, gross margin, material costs, labor costs, burden absorption, and manufacturing variances
Perform detailed variance analysis between standard cost vs, actual cost, forecast vs. actual results, production plan vs. operational output
Support monthly close through financial reporting and business performance reviews
Build financial models to evaluate pricing decisions, capital investments, capacity utilization, customer profitability
Analyze manufacturing performance including labor efficiency, scrap rates, purchase price variance, inventory turns, on-time delivery, throughput
Track backlog, bookings, and shipments to improve revenue visibility
Partner with operations leaders to identify cost savings and process improvements
Monitor inventory valuation and excess/obsolete inventory exposure
Support SIOP / demand planning with financial insights
Extract and analyze data from Epicor ERP
Develop and maintain financial dashboards, KPI scorecards, Operational performance reporting
Build automated reporting in Microsoft Power BI
Support forecasting and planning processes in Workday Adaptive Planning
Improve data integrity across item costing, BOM structures, labor reporting, inventory transactions
Assist with report writing, BAQs, and data validation in Epicor

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field
3–5 years of experience in financial analysis, operational finance, manufacturing analytics
Experience in a manufacturing environment
Hands-on experience with ERP systems
Advanced Excel skills including Power Query, Pivot tables, Financial modeling, and Complex formulas

Preferred Qualifications

Direct experience with Epicor ERP
Experience with Microsoft Power BI and Workday Adaptive Planning
SQL and database reporting experience
Experience with BAQs, Dashboard design, ERP reporting tools
Experience supporting multi-site manufacturing operations

VulcanForms offers a competitive salary and equity package. Actual compensation is based on factors such as the candidate's skills, qualifications, and experience. In addition, VulcanForms provides comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance; generous paid time off; and a 401(k) plan with company match.

The annual base salary range for this position is $89,200.00 to $122,000.00.