Job Description
Profile Extrusion Company, an industry leader for over 35 years in supporting businesses to include manufacturing and telecommunications, is currently seeking a qualified Financial Analyst for its Louisville, Kentucky office.
Are you ready to be part of a team that sets the standard for performance, innovation, and continuous improvement? Our Louisville office is considered a Center of Excellence and is more than a location — it's a hub for strategic thinking, specialized expertise, and collaborative problem-solving.
Working in the Center of Excellence means you're not just supporting the great work — you're leading it.
In summary
The Financial Analyst will own the pivotal areas of financial reporting, planning, forecasting and analysis with the main goal of driving impact by delivering results and insights on a more real-time basis for more effective decision-making.
Here is what you will be doing.
- Lead the monthly budget execution and variance analysis process by identifying trends, fluctuations, outliers and offering potential recommendations for enhanced profitability
- Develop FP&A tools / Excel dashboards by expanding on the functionality of the ERP system and creating presentations to track key financial metrics
- Analyze manufacturing data to reveal labor efficiencies, inventory turnover and other KPIs to optimize operations
- Familiar with accrual accounting and processes under GAAP and how transactions flow through the general ledger
- Participate in month-end financial close by owning the calculations and related entries surrounding inventory and cost accounting variance accounts
- Following month-end close (Controller completes all entries outside of inventory), generate the financial reporting packages across companies to distribute to management
- Collaborate with CEO, CFO and Controller to revamp the financial reporting packages to deliver more value-added insight, precision and usefulness to the stakeholders
This is what we need from a great candidate!
- Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting or business from an accredited college or university is required
- 2-3 years of professional experience in a company environment on a finance / accounting team, preferably in the manufacturing industry
- High level of proficiency with Microsoft Excel is required (V & Xlookups, pivot tables, SUMIFS function, advanced formulas, etc.)
- Entry-level proficiency in Microsoft Power BI is a plus
- Experience with Microsoft Business Central ERP is a plus
- Effective and clear communication skills both written and verbal
- Self-starter with strong problem-solving skills and ability to take initiative
- Dependable, detail-oriented with ability to prioritize, manage time and follow through on deliverables
Environmental/Physical Demands:
· Office environment: no specific or unusual environmental or physical demands
· Manufacturing environment: may be exposed to noise, moving mechanical parts