<p>This search is being conducted by Steve Spinello.</p><p><br></p><p>Now Hiring: Senior Financial Analyst-Chattanooga, TN</p><p>I’m partnering with a global manufacturing company to find a finance professional ready to step into a high-impact role supporting two key plant locations. If you have a few years of finance experience and want a seat at the table with operations leadership, this is a strong next step.</p><p>This is not a back-office reporting role. You’ll be in the business, partnering with plant leaders, owning key financial processes, and helping drive real results across cost, cash, inventory, and productivity.</p><p>What you’ll do:</p><ul><li>Partner with site leadership to improve cost, cash, and margin performance</li><li>Lead reporting on key plant metrics including safety, quality, delivery, cost, and cash</li><li>Analyze manufacturing cost structure, inventory, and value stream performance</li><li>Drive excess and obsolete inventory analysis and process improvement</li><li>Perform variance analysis across material, conversion, productivity, volume, and mix</li><li>Support month-end close, journal entries, and reporting packages</li><li>Help lead cross-functional operational improvement projects</li></ul><p>Why this role stands out:</p><ul><li>High visibility with plant and cross-functional leadership</li><li>Strong operational exposure</li><li>Opportunity to influence decisions, not just report on them</li><li>Great fit for someone who wants to grow their career in manufacturing finance</li></ul><p>If you’re ready to move beyond spreadsheets and into a role where your analysis actually drives action, let’s connect. Apply directly or message me for more details.</p>