Financial Analyst

We are looking for a Financial Analyst to join a growing team in California in a contract capacity with the potential for a permanent position. This position supports reporting, pricing evaluation, and core accounting activities while helping leaders make informed business decisions. The role works closely with operations, supply chain, and commercial partners to improve visibility into performance, profitability, and cost trends.

Responsibilities:
• Perform financial reviews related to product costs, profitability, and operating variances to support day-to-day decision-making.
• Partner with commercial and operational teams to evaluate margins across customers, products, and sales channels and highlight meaningful trends.
• Contribute to pricing assessments for new and existing business by analyzing cost inputs, customer-specific terms, and expected returns.
• Build and update scenario-based analyses to measure the impact of volume shifts, cost changes, and pricing adjustments.
• Prepare routine financial and operational reports that summarize key metrics, performance indicators, and business results for management.
• Assist with month-end activities by supporting reconciliations, accrual preparation, and investigation of differences between supporting records and the general ledger.
• Help maintain reliable financial data by reviewing accuracy, completeness, and consistency across reporting sources.
• Support enhancements to reporting tools, reconciliation methods, and analytical workflows to improve efficiency and usability.
• Document finance-related procedures and provide support for audit requests and data extraction or reconciliation activities as needed.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related discipline.
• At least 1 year of relevant experience in financial analysis, accounting, or a comparable business support role; strong internship experience may also be considered.
• Hands-on exposure to month-end close processes, account reconciliations, and basic accounting practices.
• Proficiency in Excel, including pivot tables, lookup functions, and financial modeling techniques.
• Working knowledge of financial analysis, variance review, and data-driven problem solving.
• Ability to identify discrepancies, investigate root causes, and communicate findings clearly to cross-functional stakeholders.
• Experience in a manufacturing, operations-focused, or ERP-supported environment is preferred.
• Strong collaboration skills, attention to detail, and a dependable, service-oriented approach to work.

Compensation

$35.00-$42.00 Hourly

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