Financial Analyst

We are looking for a Financial Analyst to join a manufacturing team in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on a 3-4 month Contract assignment. This role will provide essential financial support during a contract coverage period, with a focus on accounting accuracy, reporting, forecasting, and plant-level analysis. The position works closely with finance leadership and cross-functional partners to help maintain smooth month-end close activities and deliver meaningful insight into operating results. This role is paying $36/hr

Responsibilities:

• Manage core month-end accounting tasks, including preparing journal entries, reconciling accounts, and confirming the accuracy of financial balances.

• Review transactions and financial records within enterprise systems to ensure reporting is complete, accurate, and aligned with internal standards.

• Coordinate with shared services teams to research posting issues, resolve discrepancies, and support compliance with public-company reporting expectations.

• Analyze balance sheet and income statement activity, identify unusual trends, and work with business partners to clarify variances.

• Contribute to quarterly outlooks and ongoing forecasting processes by updating financial models and maintaining planning files.

• Prepare comparisons of actual performance against budget and forecast, highlighting risks, drivers, and key business changes.

• Participate in financial review discussions with operational and functional leaders to communicate results and support decision-making.

• Partner with Procurement, Accounts Payable, Fixed Assets, and plant personnel to connect daily operations with financial outcomes.

• Use tools such as SAP, Coupa, Concur, Prism, internal reporting platforms, and Excel to support analysis, reporting, and data validation.

Qualifications:

• Experience in financial analysis, accounting support, and month-end close activities.
• Strong understanding of journal entries, reconciliations, and core accounting principles.
• Background in manufacturing or plant finance environments is strongly preferred.
• Proficiency with SAP or a similar ERP system, with the ability to learn new financial tools quickly.
• Intermediate to advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookup functions, and formula-based analysis.
• Ability to perform hands-on accounting work while also delivering clear financial analysis and variance commentary.
• Strong attention to detail, sound judgment, and effective communication with cross-functional stakeholders.

Compensation

Based on experience

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