SR Financial Analyst

Location: Columbus, Nebraska Company: Camaco Employment Type: Full-time Position Summary Camaco is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst with strong experience in automotive manufacturing. This role provides financial analysis and insight to support operational and business decisions, with a focus on cost, plant performance, budgeting, forecasting, and profitability.

The analyst will partner with finance, operations, and leadership to identify trends, explain variances, and support continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare and analyze budgets, forecasts, and financial reports for manufacturing operations.
• Monitor and explain variances in labor, material, overhead, production costs, and other key financial measures.
• Analyze product costs, margins, inventory, scrap, and plant performance.
• Partner with plant leaders and cross-functional teams to evaluate operational results and improvement opportunities.
• Support month-end close, account reconciliations, and financial reporting.
• Develop financial models, business cases, and scenario analyses for operational and strategic decisions.
• Track key performance indicators and communicate findings and recommendations to leadership.
• Support annual planning, cost-reduction initiatives, capital requests, and investment analysis.
• Improve reporting processes, data quality, and internal controls.
• Assist with audits and other finance projects as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related field.
• Several years of progressive financial analysis experience; automotive or manufacturing experience strongly preferred.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing costs, including labor, materials, overhead, inventory, and variances.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience with financial reporting or ERP systems.
• Strong analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to explain financial results clearly to both finance and operations teams.
• High attention to detail and ability to manage multiple deadlines.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in automotive manufacturing or a Tier 1 or Tier 2 supplier environment.
• Experience with standard costing, cost accounting, and plant-level financial analysis.
• Experience with Workday Financial Management, or another ERP and planning/reporting system.
• CPA, CMA, MBA, or other relevant certification or graduate degree.