We are looking for a detail-oriented Financial Analyst to join our team in Richmond, Virginia on a Contract basis. This role will focus on strengthening financial reporting, improving process efficiency, and supporting manufacturing cost analysis through data-driven insights. The ideal candidate will partner across finance and operations to enhance visibility into costs, margins, inventory, and overall business performance.
Responsibilities:
• Drive process improvement efforts by evaluating current workflows, identifying inefficiencies, and recommending scalable solutions that improve accuracy and reporting effectiveness.
• Build and enhance dashboards, reports, and analytical tools using Power BI and other business intelligence platforms to support financial and operational decision-making.
• Assist with standard cost updates throughout the year, including reviewing cost changes, summarizing key impacts, and communicating findings to relevant stakeholders.
• Investigate manufacturing and work order variances across materials, labor, and overhead, determine underlying causes, and help implement corrective actions.
• Maintain accurate costing and inventory data within company systems by reviewing exceptions, resolving discrepancies, and supporting reliable general ledger classification.
• Prepare product cost estimates, maintain standard costs for purchased and manufactured items, and support pricing and sales order administration across product lines.
• Produce recurring and ad hoc financial analyses related to margins, profitability, inventory, backlog, absorption, and manufacturing performance for leadership and business partners.
• Collaborate with inventory control, operations, accounting, and audit teams to support variance reviews, compliance documentation, internal controls, and departmental continuity.
• Review employee expense submissions for policy compliance, documentation accuracy, and proper accounting treatment, while also assisting with accounts payable issue resolution and required commercial filing documentation.
• Provide backup support for payroll-related activities as needed to help maintain uninterrupted finance operations.