Job Description
Job Summary:
The Senior Financial Analyst, FP&A will play a critical role in supporting Carlisle Architectural Metals (CAM) Operations, Supply Chain, and plant leadership teams through financial planning, analysis, and reporting. This role will drive visibility into financial performance, support data-driven decision-making, and help standardize processes across multiple ERP systems as CAM continues its One CAM transformation. During month end, this role will support our four day financial close process by pulling system ERP and subledger data to create and book operations and manufacturing related journal entries
This individual will partner closely with Operations, Supply Chain, and Plant Leaders to analyze performance, identify opportunities, and improve cost structure, productivity, and working capital outcomes. The role will also be a key contributor to CAM’s annual planning process, ensuring alignment between financial targets and operational execution.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Financial Planning & Analysis
Support the development of Annual Operating Plan (AOP), forecasts, and long-range planning for Operations and Supply Chain functions
Play a key role in the annual planning process for CAM, partnering with finance and business leaders to build, consolidate, and validate budgets across plants and functions
Analyze plant-level financial performance including labor, overhead, and productivity metrics
Provide variance analysis vs. AOP, forecast, and prior year with actionable insights
Partner with plant leaders to translate financial results into operational actions
Operational & Supply Chain Support
Serve as a finance business partner to plant managers, operations leaders, and supply chain teams
Partner with plant managers to understand financial performance, understand drivers of performance, and highlight actions for continuous improvements that drives improved results
Analyze key drivers including labor efficiency, throughput, inventory, freight, and cost of goods sold (COGS)
Validate cost savings opportunities at ideation and post implementation, with project managers, to differentiate between opportunity cost savings and hard cost savings that impact our P&L
Support initiatives to improve productivity, reduce costs, and optimize working capital
Assist in evaluating capital investments, ROI, and continuous improvement initiatives
Reporting & Analytics
Develop and maintain Power BI dashboards to provide real-time insights into operational and financial performance
Standardize reporting across CAM’s multiple business units, plants, and ERP systems
Deliver clear, concise reporting for leadership to support decision-making and accountability
Create visibility into spend, budget adherence, and key performance indicators
Accounting & Financial Close
Leverage system data tables from four different ERPS, Power BI, and subledgers to generate schedules required to book month end transactions
Prepare and book operations related journal entries – labor, inventory, scrap, absorption, variance capitalization, etc.
Assist in our compliance process and complete monthly reconciliations and journal entry reviews.
Systems & Process Improvement
Leverage SAP and other ERP systems to extract, analyze, and validate financial and operational data
Support integration and alignment of financial processes across legacy CAM and MTL businesses
Drive continuous improvement in FP&A processes, reporting accuracy, and data consistency
Partner with cross-functional teams to enhance data integrity and reporting capabilities
Qualifications and Experience:
Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field
4–7+ years of experience in FP&A, financial analysis, or operations finance
Experience supporting manufacturing, operations, or supply chain environments strongly preferred
Strong analytical and financial modeling skills
Experience with SAP or similar ERP systems required
Advanced experience with Power BI (or similar data visualization tools) required
Proficiency in Excel (advanced functions, modeling, data analysis)
Key Skills & Competencies:
Strong business acumen with ability to connect financial results to operational drivers
Ability to influence and partner with cross-functional leaders
Data-driven mindset with focus on accuracy, insights, and actionability
Strong communication skills, with ability to translate complex data into clear insights
Ability to operate in a fast-paced, transformational environment with multiple priorities
High level of ownership, accountability, and attention to detail
Why This Role Matters at CAM:
This role is critical to enabling CAM’s One CAM transformation by improving financial visibility, driving operational discipline, and supporting scalable growth. The Senior Financial Analyst will help bridge finance and operations, ensuring leaders have the insights needed to make informed decisions and deliver on AOP commitments.
Working Conditions:
This position is full time during regular business hours typically, may be performed remotely from home or at a plant office location. Some travel may be required for engagements or industry events, up to 20% of the time.
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