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.