<p>A stable and well-established <strong>manufacturing company in San Marcos</strong> is seeking a detail-focused and highly motivated <strong>Junior Financial Analyst</strong> to support the accounting and production finance teams. This role offers hands-on involvement with cost accounting, inventory analysis, and operational reporting—ideal for someone who enjoys understanding <em>how</em> products are made and <em>why</em> financial results shift month to month. This position is intentionally designed to grow into a full Financial Analyst role within 12–18 months.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>&#128313; Key Responsibilities</strong></p><ul><li>Assist with <strong>cost analysis</strong>, including material costs, labor hour tracking, production inefficiencies, and overhead allocation</li><li>Prepare <strong>weekly and monthly operational reporting</strong> for production managers and supervisors</li><li>Participate in physical inventory counts and variance explanations</li><li>Work closely with the accounting team to support month-end close activities such as accruals, reconciliations, and COGS analysis</li><li>Maintain and update financial forecasting templates and long-term planning models</li><li>Perform margin and profitability analysis by product line and customer channel</li><li>Gather data from internal systems, validating accuracy and identifying anomalies</li><li>Support pricing reviews, cost-benefit studies, and business case evaluations for capital expenditures</li></ul>

<ul><li>BA/BS in Finance, Accounting, Business Analytics, or related field</li><li>Strong analytical mindset and eagerness to learn cost accounting</li><li>Intermediate Excel: pivots, formulas, data validation, charts</li><li>Experience with ERP systems (SAP, NetSuite, Oracle, Epicor) is an advantage</li><li>Excellent attention to detail and comfort working with large datasets</li><li>Strong interpersonal skills and ability to communicate findings to both finance and production teams</li></ul><p><br></p>

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