Financial Data Analyst – Manufacturing
About the position The Financial Data Analyst will play a critical role in transforming financial and operational data into actionable insights for a manufacturing organization. Approximately 60% of this role is focused on reporting , with a strong emphasis on building BI reports from scratch to support leadership decision-making across finance, operations, and commercial teams. This role requires a hands-on analyst who is comfortable working with raw data, designing dashboards and reports, and delivering clear, accurate financial insights in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. Responsibilities • Design, develop, and maintain financial and operational reports from scratch using Business Intelligence tools (Power BI, Tableau, or similar). • Build automated dashboards and recurring reports to support budgeting, forecasting, cost tracking, and performance analysis. • Partner with finance and operations leaders to define reporting requirements and translate business needs into BI solutions. • Ensure data accuracy, consistency, and integrity across all reporting outputs. • Improve existing reporting processes by standardizing metrics and enhancing visualization quality. • Analyze financial performance, including revenue, costs, margins, and variances across manufacturing operations. • Support month-end and periodic financial reporting activities with data validation and analysis. • Identify trends, risks, and opportunities within production, labor, material, and overhead costs. • Assist with pricing analysis , including margin analysis and profitability modeling. • Support regular pricing updates , customer quotes, and new business pricing requests. • Collaborate with sales and operations teams to evaluate pricing strategies and cost impacts. Requirements • 2–5 years of experience in a financial analyst, data analyst, or reporting-focused role. • Proven experience creating BI reports and dashboards from scratch (Power BI, Tableau, or similar required). • Strong understanding of financial data, KPIs, and reporting structures. • Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, formulas, data modeling). • SQL or other data-querying experience. • Ability to work independently with raw data and minimal structure. • Experience supporting or working within a manufacturing or industrial environment is strongly preferred. Nice-to-haves • Experience with pricing, margin analysis, and profitability modeling . • Exposure to quoting processes and pricing updates for new or existing customers. • Experience working with ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, NetSuite, Dynamics). • Understanding of standard manufacturing cost structures (COGS, labor, materials, overhead). Apply tot his job