Senior Financial Analyst - Operations & FP&A at Castolin… · Menomonee…

Hybrid: 1 day per week

Local candidates only, relocation not available.

Who we are:

We are Pioneering Industrial Sustainability. Castolin Eutectic is a global provider of surface protection applications and solutions. Since 1906, we have brought innovative products and solutions to our customers, challenging ourselves to extend useful life, reduce maintenance costs, and increase industrial productivity while upholding our deep-rooted belief in sustainability.

We employ a diverse team worldwide in over 25 countries who represent our core values of customer orientation, integrity, respect, team spirit, and trust. Our employees are part of a global family who work together to provide the best solutions for our customers.

Opportunity!

We are seeking a hands-on, proactive analytically minded Senior Financial Analyst - Operations & FP&A to help shape strategic, data-driven decision making. This role is focused on building a business-oriented, data-driven, and operationally supportive finance organization.

Rather than a traditional accounting profile, we are looking for a commercially curious thinker who can turn financial data into insights and actions. The ideal candidate is hands-on, thrives in a dynamic environment, and can drive process improvement while acting as a strong business partner to the local Vice President and cross-functional teams.

Position Overview

The primary responsibility is to help shape strategic, data-driven decision making by analyzing financial performance and guiding forecasting and budgeting efforts. They will partner with leadership to support long-term planning, provide actionable insights and drive business growth. The role is very hands-on, with responsibilities in both financial planning & analysis and day to day financial accounting functions.

What you’ll do:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

Financial Planning:
• Provide the VP and functional leaders with clear performance insights and well-argued financial advice.
• Explain financial results from the perspective of operational KPIs (i.e.. equipment downtime, direct-labor utilization, capacity, etc.)
• Bridge actuals, budget, and forecasts to drive performance transparency and accountability
• Ensure timely and insightful financial reporting, enabling effective control of the business.
• Support the management reporting process (month-end, forecast, budget), in coordination with local accounting and global consolidation (OneStream)
• Support audit and compliance activities
• Support ERP (Infor LN) and reporting tool optimization in alignment with the regional roadmap
• Standardize recurring reports and automate manual work wherever possible
• Advise management on recommendations for improvement
• Ensure internal controls are in place and adhered to — without overcomplicating processes
• Work seamlessly with other functions and regional teams to support group-wide improvement.
• Partner with Sales, Operations, and Procurement to track KPIs and drive working capital efficiency
• Coordinate with regional finance team in Canada for system and process alignment
• Represent the US business in global finance projects and transformation initiatives
• Responsible for handling Corporate requests

Analysis:
• Analyze margins, pricing, and product/customer profitability to support better decision-making
• Analyze and identify trends, performance drivers and improvement opportunities in all areas of the business
• Challenge the status quo with data-driven insights and help management take action
• Support commercial and operational decisions through business case development and scenario analysis
• Lead weekly/monthly KPI reporting and review routines with business stakeholders
• Validate data integrity and ensure alignment between operational and financial metrics
• Be the driving force behind process reliability, automation, and better data usage.
• Prepare monthly review updates to present to Corporate

Financial Accounting:
• Prepare and monitor cash flow analysis and working capital
• Prepare journal entries
• Responsible for cost accounting to include analysis of cost expenditures, evaluation of production efficiency and identifying cost-savings opportunities