SR Financial Analyst

Camaco LLC is hiring a Senior Financial Analyst to support automotive manufacturing operations in Columbus, NE. The position focuses on cost analysis, plant performance insights, budgeting and forecasting, profitability evaluation, and continuous improvement in collaboration with finance, operations, and leadership.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare and analyze budgets, forecasts, and financial reports for manufacturing operations.
• Monitor and explain variances across labor, material, overhead, production costs, and other key financial metrics.
• Perform analysis of product costs, margins, inventory, scrap, and plant performance.
• Partner with plant leaders and cross-functional teams to assess operational results and identify improvement opportunities.
• Support month-end close activities, account reconciliations, and financial reporting.
• Build financial models, business cases, and scenario analyses to support operational and strategic decisions.
• Track key performance indicators and communicate findings and recommendations to leadership.
• Assist with annual planning, cost-reduction initiatives, capital requests, and investment analysis.
• Enhance reporting processes, improve data quality, and support internal controls.
• Assist with audits and other finance projects as needed.

Qualifications and Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related field.
• Several years of progressive financial analysis experience; automotive or manufacturing experience strongly preferred.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing costs, including labor, materials, overhead, inventory, and variances.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience with financial reporting or ERP systems.
• Strong analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to clearly explain financial results to both finance and operations teams.
• High attention to detail and ability to manage multiple deadlines.

Tools and Systems

The role requires strong working knowledge of Excel and experience with ERP systems.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in automotive manufacturing or a Tier 1 or Tier 2 supplier environment.
• Experience with standard costing, cost accounting, and plant-level financial analysis.
• Experience with Workday Financial Management, or another ERP and planning/reporting system.
• CPA, CMA, MBA, or other relevant certification or graduate degree.

Location and Work Setup

Location: Columbus, NE (onsite)