Financial Planning Analyst

Company Overview

Our client is a well-established leader in the heavy industrial manufacturing sector, operating multiple high-risk production facilities throughout the central United States. Renowned for consistent performance, steady expansion, and a firm commitment to safety, the company fosters a stable, cooperative workplace culture focused on long-term success.

Role Summary

The Financial Planning & Admin Analyst will have a pivotal role in developing financial planning, assessing operational performance, and supporting decision-making processes across a varied industrial product portfolio. This position requires a strong connection with day-to-day operations and close collaboration with plant management, commercial units, and accounting teams to grasp production activities, cost structures, pricing strategies, and logistics.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage budgeting, forecasting, long-term planning, and capital expenditure strategies across several regions and product lines, ensuring capital investment processes align with financial objectives.
• Collaborate with operations and commercial teams to align financial plans with production capacities, market factors, and strategic goals.
• Examine primary cost components, perform variance analysis, and report on essential operational and financial performance indicators including volumes, efficiency, utilization, and margins.
• Contribute to cross-department projects that enhance financial reporting accuracy, streamline workflow processes, and support operational initiatives.

Candidate Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, or related disciplines.
• Minimum of three years’ experience in financial planning and analysis, corporate finance, or operational finance within manufacturing, industrial production, or construction sectors.
• Proficient in advanced Excel capabilities including modeling, forecasting, and analyzing large data sets.
• Preferred experience working with ERP systems like SAP or Oracle.
• Familiarity with business intelligence tools such as Power BI, Prophix, or similar platforms is advantageous.

Core Skills

• Strong abilities in financial modeling and forecasting.
• Capability to translate operational data into clear, actionable financial insights.
• Experience handling extensive data sets, ERP solutions, and BI tools.
• Exceptional attention to detail with a strong focus on accuracy and consistency in processes.

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive salary ranging from $90,000 to $100,000 annually plus a 10% performance bonus.
• Relocation assistance is available.
• Comprehensive benefits package.
• Stable, well-managed company with a promising long-term outlook.
• Opportunity to directly impact financial strategy and operational outcomes.

Additional Details

This position is based primarily in Denver, CO, but candidates may also be considered for locations in Rapid City, SD or El Paso, TX.