Senior Financial Analyst - Operations & Business Performance

Who we are:

We are Pioneering Industrial Sustainability. Castolin Eutectic is a global provider of surface protection applications and solutions. Since 1906, we have brought innovative products and solutions to our customers, challenging ourselves to extend useful life, reduce maintenance costs, and increase industrial productivity while upholding our deep-rooted belief in sustainability.

We employ a diverse team worldwide in over 25 countries who represent our core values of customer orientation, integrity, respect, team spirit, and trust. Our employees are part of a global family who work together to provide the best solutions for our customers.

Opportunity!

We have an opportunity for a Senior Financial Analyst – Operations & Business Performance

Position Overview:                                   

We are seeking a highly analytical and business-minded Senior Financial Analyst - Operations & Business Performance to serve as a key finance partner to our Operations, Sales, Supply Chain, and Leadership teams.

This is not a traditional accounting role.

We are looking for someone who thrives in a dynamic manufacturing and service-oriented environment, enjoys digging into data, understands operational drivers, and can translate complex information into actionable business insights. The ideal candidate combines strong financial acumen with operational curiosity and has experience supporting decision-making through data analysis, forecasting, KPI reporting, and business performance management.

You will play a critical role in connecting financial results to operational performance, helping leaders understand not only what happened, but why it happened and what actions should be taken to improve outcomes.

This role offers broad exposure across financial planning & analysis, operational analytics, manufacturing performance, project profitability, cost management, and corporate reporting.

What You’ll Do:

Business Partnering & Financial Planning

• Act as a strategic finance partner to Operations, Sales, Procurement, and Leadership teams.

• Provide business leaders with meaningful financial and operational insights that support data-driven decision-making.

• Lead budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning processes.

• Translate operational activities and KPIs into financial impact and performance drivers.

• Build financial models and scenario analyses that support strategic and operational decisions.

• Develop business cases for investments, capital expenditures, productivity initiatives, and commercial opportunities.

• Present findings and recommendations to senior leadership and corporate stakeholders.

• Support monthly business reviews and performance discussions.

Operational Analytics & Performance Management

• Analyze operational performance using financial and non-financial KPIs, including:

  • Productivity and labor utilization

  • Capacity utilization

  • Equipment downtime and efficiency

  • Manufacturing throughput

  • Inventory performance

  • On-time delivery

  • Project and service profitability

  • Working capital metrics

• Identify trends, risks, inefficiencies, and opportunities for improvement across the business.

• Create and maintain dashboards, KPI scorecards, and management reporting tools.

• Partner with cross-functional teams to improve profitability, productivity, and operational effectiveness.

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives through data analysis and performance measurement.

• Challenge assumptions and provide objective recommendations backed by fact-based analysis.

• Improve data quality, reporting capabilities, and analytics processes to increase business visibility and decision speed.

Financial Analysis & Corporate Finance

• Analyze P&L performance and provide insight into revenue, margins, expenses, and profitability drivers.

• Evaluate product, customer, project, and service-line profitability.

• Support pricing analysis and margin improvement initiatives.

• Prepare monthly financial performance reviews and executive presentations.

• Develop rolling forecasts and financial projections.

• Monitor cash flow and working capital performance.

• Support corporate reporting requirements and strategic initiatives.

• Participate in global finance transformation projects and process improvement efforts.

Systems, Reporting & Continuous Improvement

• Support ongoing ERP (Infor LN) and reporting system enhancements.

• Standardize and automate reporting wherever possible.

• Improve reporting processes, controls, and data governance.

• Partner with regional and global finance teams to drive consistency and best practices.

• Support audit and compliance activities while maintaining practical and efficient controls.

Financial Accounting & Cost Management

• Support month-end close activities, including selected journal entries and account analysis.

• Collaborate with accounting to ensure accurate financial reporting.

• Perform cost accounting analysis and monitor manufacturing cost performance.

• Analyze production costs, efficiency trends, labor variances, and cost-saving opportunities.

• Support inventory valuation and manufacturing performance reporting.