Senior Financial Analyst

Job Description The Senior Financial Analyst will support the finance team with a primary focus on variance analysis, forecasting, budgeting, and monthly financial reporting. This consultant will analyze financial performance and provide detailed commentary explaining key drivers across forecast vs. prior year, actuals vs. budget, and actuals vs. prior year. Responsibilities will include supporting the forecasting process and performing variance analysis across areas such as Purchase Price Variance (PPV), manufacturing variances, distribution costs, and inventory provisions. The role will require strong Excel skills to manage and analyze large financial data sets. The ideal candidate will be comfortable digging into financial results, identifying the story behind the numbers, and clearly communicating findings to finance leadership. Manufacturing industry experience is strongly preferred, and experience with financial consolidation and reporting tools such as HFM or OneStream would be a plus. Qualifications

- 5+ years of budgeting/forecasting experience
- 5+ years of variance analysis experience
- 5+ years of experience providing commentary to explain variances
- Proficient within a large-scale ERP
- Able to work within large data sets, and create pivot tables, Vlookups, index match, and sumifs
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract position based out of Reading, PA.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $40.00 - $45.00/hr. Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job
classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be
subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits
available for this temporary role may include the following:

Medical, dental & vision
Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
Short and long-term disability
Health Spending Account (HSA)
Transportation benefits
Employee Assistance Program
Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract position based out of Reading, PA.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Nov 15, 2026.
Workplace Type
This is a hybrid position in Reading,PA.

About Aston Carter

Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry-leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence. With offices across the U.S., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® Platinum Award winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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