• Location: Columbia, South Carolina
• Type: Contract to Hire
• Job #29816

We are hiring a Financial Analyst in Columbia, SC to support financial planning, reporting, and strategic decision-making in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. The ideal candidate will have experience in cost analysis, production efficiency, SAP, and financial reporting, providing actionable insights to drive profitability and operational success.

This is a great opportunity to grow your career in finance, accounting, and manufacturing operations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Maintain accurate product costing and verify master data and calculation methods.

• Prepare production efficiency reports and analyze variances; identify root causes and recommend actionable solutions.

• Support monthly financial close, including journal entries, account reconciliations, and production-related settlements.

• Collaborate with value stream managers to assess new standards, margins, and inventory revaluation.

• Assist in calculating inventory reserves and processing write-offs.

• Partner with manufacturing and operations teams to analyze COGS, labor, overhead, and inventory.

• Provide insights into pricing, profitability, and margin analysis across products, SKUs, and accessories.

• Conduct cost accounting and product lifecycle analysis to track manufacturing costs, raw materials, and compliance-driven overhead.

• Extract, validate, and analyze financial data from SAP, Excel, and BI tools (Power BI).

• Present financial insights to management to support strategic business decisions.

• Drive process improvements through cross-functional projects.

• Ensure compliance with company policies, financial controls, and industry regulations.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field.

• 3+ years of financial analysis experience, preferably in manufacturing.

• Proficiency with SAP (FI/CO, cost analysis, reporting) highly preferred.

• Strong analytical, financial modeling, forecasting, and reporting skills.

• Knowledge of standard costing and manufacturing operations preferred.

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