Financial Analyst

We are looking for a Financial Analyst to support operational and accounting performance for a manufacturing site in Butler, Indiana. This Long-term Contract position will partner closely with site leadership to evaluate financial results, identify trends, and provide insight that helps improve profitability and decision-making. The role also contributes to budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and close activities while promoting strong financial controls and process efficiency.

Responsibilities:
• Partner with the Controller and site leadership to review operating results, assess performance trends, and deliver financial insights that support business objectives.
• Analyze customer profitability, spending patterns, and cost drivers to highlight risks, opportunities, and actions that can improve financial outcomes.
• Support the planning cycle by preparing inputs for budgets, forecasts, incentive calculations, capital reviews, and other operational finance initiatives.
• Assist with month-end activities by preparing journal entries, validating financial data, and helping ensure accurate and timely close results.
• Carry out recurring daily, weekly, and monthly finance tasks and produce reports that enable effective monitoring of plant performance.
• Use financial systems and data sources to research transactions, perform ad hoc analysis, and resolve reporting questions with accuracy and attention to detail.
• Work with finance leadership to strengthen accounting workflows, improve documentation, and increase overall process efficiency.
• Help maintain compliance with internal controls, accounting guidelines, and company financial policies across assigned responsibilities.
• Review financial transactions, evaluate appropriate accounting treatment, and communicate recommendations based on established standards and procedures.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, business or related field required; CPA or CMA a plus.
• 3+ years of accounting and/or finance experience; work experience in manufacturing facility highly desirable.
• Corrugated, printing, packaging and/or related finance experience in manufacturing environment a plus.
• Demonstrated knowledge of general business management principles, internal financial management, and industry business practices. Demonstrated skills to influence peers and management.
• Demonstrated effective communication with business leaders at various levels and functions.

Compensation

$28.50-$40.00 Hourly

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